Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
Chennai–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express with LHB rake | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Chennai Central | ||||
Stops | 4 | ||||
End | Coimbatore Junction | ||||
Distance travelled | 496 km | ||||
Average journey time | 6h 40m | ||||
Service frequency | Daily, except Tuesday | ||||
Train number(s) | 12243/12244 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | CC, Ex | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | 1 | ||||
Track gauge | Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed |
110 km/hr (Maximum) 74 km/hr (Average) | ||||
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Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi superfast train between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Main Junction in Tamil Nadu.[1]
History
The Shatabdi express which was running earlier was stopped due to low patronage, It was replaced with an Intercity express departing at identical timings. Later, Indian railways introduced a Duronto Express between Chennai and Coimbatore in 2011. It was decided to convert back to Shatabdi and add additional stoppages to increase revenues.[2]
Route and stations
The train has 4 commercial stops in between the starting station and the ending station namely, Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction and Tiruppur.
Rake
The rake has 7 AC Chair Cars, 1 AC Executive chair car and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 10 coaches. The train got new LHB coaches in November 2014.[3] All the passenger coaches are air-conditioned.
Loco link
The rake is pulled by Royapuram WAP-7 or WAP-4 for its entire journey.
See also
References
- ↑ "12243/Chennai Central - Coimbatore Shatabdi Express - Chennai/MAS to Coimbatore Main/CBE - India Rail Info". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Duronto to run as Shatabdi". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Chennai Kovai Shatabdi to sport new look". Retrieved 24 March 2015.