Circar Express

The 17643 / 17644 Circar Express is a daily express train run by Indian Railways from Puducherry railway station to Kakinada Port railway station. The train covers a distance of 933 km.

Arrival and departure
Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:30 hrs. reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs. Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 09:30 hrs.

Name
The train is named after the Circars region (also spelled as Circar) which historically referred to the coastal districts of present-day Andhra Pradesh.

Locomotive
The train is hauled by Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Routes and halts

 * Puducherry
 * Villupuram junction
 * Melmaruvathur
 * Chengalpattu Junction
 * Tambaram
 * Chennai Egmore
 * Gudur Junction
 * Nellore
 * Ongole
 * Chirala
 * Tenali Junction
 * New Guntur
 * Vijayawada Junction
 * Gudivada Junction
 * Bhimavaram Town
 * Rajahmundry
 * Samalkot Junction
 * Kakinada Town Junction
 * Kakinada Port

Rake sharing
This train has rake sharing with 17651 / 17652 Kacheguda-puducherry Express.

Average speed and frequency
The train runs at an average speed of 43 km/h. It runs on a daily basis.

Demands
As per demands this train is extended from Chengalpattu Junction to Puducherry from 13-03-2024.