17209 SMVT Bengaluru - Kakinada Town Seshadri Express Time Table
- Departs
- 11:30
- SMVT Bengaluru SMVB
- Arrives
- 06:30 day 2
- Kakinada Town CCT
- Journey
- 19h 00m
- 945 km · 35 stops
17209 SMVT Bengaluru - Kakinada Town Seshadri Express leaves SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) at 11:30 and reaches Kakinada Town (CCT) at 06:30 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 945 km in 19h 00m, with 35 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) through to Kakinada Town (CCT).
17209 at a glance
| Runs on | Daily |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 49.7 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 17209 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMVB SMVT Bengaluru | start | 11:30 | — | 0 |
| KJM Krishnarajapurm | 11:43 | 11:44 | 1m | 7 |
| WFD Whitefield | 11:53 | 11:54 | 1m | 17 |
| MLO Malur | 12:09 | 12:10 | 1m | 37 |
| TCL Tyakal | 12:20 | 12:21 | 1m | 52 |
| BWT Bangarapet Jn | 12:31 | 12:32 | 1m | 64 |
| KPN Kuppam | 13:00 | 13:01 | 1m | 95 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 14:03 | 14:05 | 2m | 133 |
| VN Vaniyambadi | 14:23 | 14:25 | 2m | 149 |
| GYM Gudiyattam | 14:53 | 14:55 | 2m | 192 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 15:25 | 15:30 | 5m | 217 |
| CTO Chittoor | 15:58 | 16:00 | 2m | 250 |
| PAK Pakala Jn | 16:23 | 16:25 | 2m | 280 |
| TPTY Tirupati | 17:10 | 17:15 | 5m | 321 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 17:40 | 17:50 | 10m | 331 |
| KHT Sri Kalahasti | 18:14 | 18:15 | 1m | 354 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 19:13 | 19:15 | 2m | 414 |
| NLR Nellore | 19:58 | 20:00 | 2m | 452 |
| KVZ Kavali | 20:49 | 20:50 | 1m | 503 |
| SKM Singarayakonda | 21:18 | 21:20 | 2m | 540 |
| OGL Ongole | 21:48 | 21:50 | 2m | 568 |
| CLX Chirala | 22:33 | 22:35 | 2m | 618 |
| BPP Bapatla | 22:49 | 22:50 | 1m | 633 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 23:28 | 23:30 | 2m | 675 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 00:25 +1 | 00:35 +1 | 10m | 707 |
| GDV Gudivada Jn | 01:14 +1 | 01:15 +1 | 1m | 750 |
| KKLR Kaikolur | 01:43 +1 | 01:45 +1 | 2m | 779 |
| AKVD Akividu | 02:03 +1 | 02:05 +1 | 2m | 796 |
| BVRT Bhimavaram Town | 02:23 +1 | 02:25 +1 | 2m | 813 |
| TNKU Tanuku | 02:49 +1 | 02:50 +1 | 1m | 843 |
| NDD Nidadavolu Jn | 03:29 +1 | 03:30 +1 | 1m | 860 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 04:28 +1 | 04:30 +1 | 2m | 882 |
| APT Anaparti | 04:54 +1 | 04:55 +1 | 1m | 906 |
| SLO Samalkot Jn | 05:28 +1 | 05:30 +1 | 2m | 933 |
| CCT Kakinada Town | 06:30 +1 | end | — | 945 |
What 17209’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 60 km and 0h 58m from Sri Kalahasti (KHT) to Gudur Jn (GDR). The next longest is 51 km and 0h 49m from Nellore (NLR) to Kavali (KVZ).
At 22:00 it is between Ongole (OGL) and Chirala (CLX), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Samalkot Jn (SLO) and Kakinada Town (CCT).
4 of its 33 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 5 minutes at Katpadi Jn (KPD), 5 minutes at Tirupati (TPTY). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Krishnarajapurm (KJM).
The run crosses midnight before Vijayawada Jn (BZA); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 472 km at Kavali (KVZ), stop number 19 of 35, and is booked to stand at its stops for 75 minutes in all, 7% of the 19h 00m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Vaniyambadi (VN) to Gudiyattam (GYM), 43 km at an average of 92 km/h.
After SMVT Bengaluru it calls first at Krishnarajapurm (KJM), Whitefield (WFD), Malur (MLO), Tyakal (TCL) and Bangarapet Jn (BWT).
Its last stops before Kakinada Town are Tanuku (TNKU), Nidadavolu Jn (NDD), Rajamundry (RJY), Anaparti (APT) and Samalkot Jn (SLO).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 17 of the 33 fall in the first half of the distance and 16 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Katpadi Jn (KPD), where 312 trains call, Ongole (OGL), where 272 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 00:25 and away again at 00:35, 707 km into the run.
Other trains that share 17209’s route
From 17209’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 17 stations in common with 17209
- 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad Jn Express — ALLP to DHN, 17 stations in common with 17209
- 18189 Tatanagar Jn - Ernakulam Jn Express — TATA to ERS, 17 stations in common with 17209
- 16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat — SMVB to APDJ, 14 stations in common with 17209
Reservation chart and seat availability
17209 is booked out of SMVT Bengaluru at 11:30, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-A: its first reservation chart is expected at about 20:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 17209 is charted at SMVT Bengaluru. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 17209 — SMVT Bengaluru to Kakinada Town, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.