Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express

Chennai Coimbatore Shatabdi Express

Chennai–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express with LHB rake
Overview
Service type Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s) Indian Railways
Route
Start Chennai Central
Stops 3
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 74 km/hr (Average)

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 converted to Duronto Express, a non-stop train in 2011. It was decided to convert back to Shatabdi and add additional stoppages to increase revenues.[2]

Route and stations

The train has 3 commercial stops in between the starting station and the ending station namely, Salem Junction, Erode Junction and Tiruppur.

Rake and loco

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. The rake is pulled by Royapuram WAP-7.

See also

References

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