Amaravati Express

It operates via Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nandyal, Guntakal, Bellary, Hospet, Gadag, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Madgaon.

The Amaravati Express is popular with the inhabitants of Andhra Pradesh particularly those living in the cities and towns of Vijayawada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Markapur, Cumbum, Giddaluru, Nandyal, Mahanandi, Guntakal and Bellary and the surrounding regions.

By the beginning of 2000, the train service had been extended to Londa Junction, Castle Rock and eventually to Vasco da Gama as the gauge conversion progressed.

But due to a poor response from passengers, the frequency was reduced to bi-weekly and for the remaining 5 days the train terminated at Hubli.

On 12 February 2013, Railway minister Mallikarjuna Karge increased the frequency of Amaravathi Express 17225/17226 which runs between Hubli and Vijayawada from 3 days to daily.

The train service is named after the historical capital city of the Satavahana dynasty, Amaravati in the present day Guntur district.