Cheran Express

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Cheran Express
Overview
Service type Express train
Locale Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Start Chennai Central
Stops 7
End Coimbatore Junction
Distance travelled 496 km (308 mi)
Average journey time 8 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A), Sleeper(SL)
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Yes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
Route map

The Cheran Express is an express train in India which runs between Coimbatore city Junction and Chennai Central on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Numbering

Train Number 12673 runs from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Chennai Central.[1][2][3]

Route

  • The train starts from Coimbatore at 22.20 hours and reaches Chennai at 06.35 hours the next day.
  • In the return direction it leaves Chennai at 22.10 hours and reaches Coimbatore at 06.05 hours. The train stops at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, katpadi and Arakkonam. In the return direction (from Chennai), it also stops at the Coimbatore North Junction.

Incidents

In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.[4]

In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/cheran-express-12674-cbe-to-mas/319/41/35
  2. ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/cheran-express-12673-mas-to-cbe/318/35/41
  3. ↑ "Extra coach in Cheran Express". The Hindu. April 26, 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  4. ↑ S, Vydhianathan (Jul 21, 2005). "Immolation or accident aboard Cheran Express?". Chennai. The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  5. ↑ S, Natarajan (Jan 29, 2007). "5 coaches of Cheran Express derail". Ambur. The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
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