During the return journey, the train departed Hyderabad at 5:15 p.m. and arrived at Visakhapatnam station at 5:50 a.m. the next morning.

The train entered a Rake Sharing Agreement or RSA with Simhadri Express, which ran between Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry.

Soon, the Godavari Express became the first South Central Railway train to offer 5 air-conditioned coaches.

[2] Hundreds of people from Visakhapatnam district travel to Secunderabad daily through Godavari Express.

The train was upgraded with LHB coach on 1 June 2020, running from both Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam by South Central Railway.