Pearl City Express

Pearl City Express (Chennai - Tuticorin) Route map

The Pearl City Express is a superfast overnight express train of the Southern Railway, a zone of the Indian Railways. The Pearlcity Express runs between Chennai Egmore and Tuticorin via Tiruchirapalli Junction - Vridhachalam Junction - Villupuram Junction (Chord Line).[1] Pearl City is another name of Tuticorin as the sea water of Bay of Bengal in this area is suited for Oysters resulting in cultivation of Pearls. This train is typically referred to as "Muthu Nagar Express (Muthu-Pearl and Nagar-City) in Tamil. It is a Prestigious train of Southern Railways consisting of 23 coaches. The main cities and towns which are connected by this train are Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Tiruchirapalli, Dindigal, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur and Kovilpatti. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 656 km. The train runs at a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph)."

Schedule

12694 Up From Tuticorin to Chennai Egmore

Station Code Station Name Departure/Arrival Day
TN Tuticorin 19.50(dep) 1
MS Chennai Egmore 07.45(arr) 2

12693 Down From Chennai Egmore to Tuticorin

Station Code Station Name Departure/Arrival Day
MS Chennai Egmore 19:15(dep) 1
TN Tuticorin 07.10(arr) 2

Train Route and Timings

Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Pearlcity Express (12694) starts from Chennai Egmore at 19:15 hours towards Tuticorin and reaches its destination at 07:10 hours the second day of the journey. It takes a total of 11 hours and 55 minutes for the entire journey. Tuticorin - Chennai Egmore Pearlcity Express (12693) starts from Tuticorin at 19:50 hours and reaches Chennai Egmore at 07:45 hours the second day of the journey. Pearlcity Express connects Tuticorin and also major cities of Tamil Nadu like Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai and large towns like Villupuram, Dindigul and Virudhunagar en route its journey. Pearlcity Express take the Chord Line route via Tiruchirapalli Junction - Vridhachalam Junction - Villupuram Junction on its journey. Pearlcity express usually gets a Diesel Engine from Chennai Egmore to Tuticorin until a few months ago but recently it is being hauled by Electric locomotives from Erode or Royapuram shed between Chennai Egmore - Tiruchirapalli Junction - Chennai Egmore. Between Tiruchirapalli Junction and Tuticorin it is being hauled by Diesel locomotive from Erode shed most of the times. The route has been completely electrified now and so and Electric locomotive (ED/RPM WAP4) hauls the train end to end for the entire journey.

Coach Position

12694 Tuticorin to Chennai Egmore

Loco SLR UR HA1 A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 UR UR SLR

12693 Chennai Egmore to Tuticorin

Loco SLR UR UR S12 S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 HA1 UR SLR

Total number of coaches 23

The train consists of:

There is no Rake sharing alignment for Pearlcity Express and it is a stand-alone rake.

Relevance

Pearl City is another name of Tuticorin as the sea water of Bay of Bengal in this area is suited for Oysters resulting in cultivation of Pearls. This train is referred to as "Muthu Nagar Express" (Muthu-Pearl and Nagar-City) in Tamil.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pearly City Timetable". India Rail Info. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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