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Superfast Train of Southern Railway in India

Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Express
12668 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Express At Tirunelveli Junction in 30411 RPM/WAP-7
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
StatusActive
LocaleTamilnadu
First service9 November 2006; 18 years ago (2006-11-09)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
TerminiChennai Egmore (MS)
Nagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Stops9
Distance travelled724 km (450 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)12667 / 12668
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier (2A), AC 3 tier (3A), Sleeper class (SL), Unreserved Compartments (GS) & Luggage cum Break Van (SLRD)
Disabled accessDisabled access
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesICF coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockWAP-7 (RPM), WAP-4 (AJJ & ED)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed66 km/h (41 mph)
Rake sharingChennai Egmore-Jodhpur Express

The Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Express is a Superfast train belonging to Southern Railway that runs between Chennai Egmore and Nagercoil Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 12667/12668 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

The 12667/Chennai Egmore→Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 67 km/h and covers 724 km in 12h 15m. The 12668/Nagercoil–Chennai Egmore Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 67 km/h and covers 724 km in 12h 20m.

Coach composition

The train consists of 24 coaches (ICF) as follows:

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
SLRD GS GS A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 GS GS SLRD


See also

Notes

References

  1. "Southern Railway releases new train timetable". Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. "'Correct destination name in train' – TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. "6 trains to get more coaches". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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