Dadar–Chennai Egmore Express

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Mumbai LTT–MGR Chennai Central Superfast Express

Overview

Service type

Superfast

First service

26 April 1988; 36 years ago (1988-04-26)

Current operator(s)

Central Railway

Route

Termini

Mumbai LTT (LTT)
MGR Chennai Central (MAS)

Stops

Distance travelled

1,279 km (795 mi)

Average journey time

21 Hours 50 Minutes

Service frequency

Daily

Train number(s)

12163 / 12164

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Available

Observation facilities

Large Windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts.

Route map

The 12163 / 12164 Mumbai LTT–MGR Chennai Central Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railways zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Chennai Central in India. Its terminal was changed in both directions from Dadar to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and to Chennai Central from Chennai Egmore.

It operates as train number 12163 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Chennai Central and as train number 12164 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The train now departs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus from 1 July 2020 and arrives at Chennai Central.

Coaches

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Coach composition (Downward – 12163)

The train consists of:

1 AC Two Tier
4 AC Three Tier coaches
10 Sleeper Class
3 General Unreserved
1 AC Hot Buffet Car (Pantry)
1 High Capacity Parcel Van (HCPV)
1 End On Generator
1 SLR

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	HCPV	SLR	GS	GS	A1	B4	B3	B2	B1	PC	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GS	EOG

Service

The 12163/64 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chennai Central Superfast Express covers a distance of 1261 kilometres in 21 hours 45 mins as 12163 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chennai Central Superfast Express (58 km/h) and 1261 kilometres in 21 hrs 20 mins as 12164 Chennai Central – Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express (59 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12163/64 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chennai Central Superfast Express runs via Khandala railway station, Pune Junction, Solapur Junction, Adoni, Guntakal Junction, Renigunta Junction to Chennai Central.

Traction

It is hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed / Ajni Loco Shed / Kalyan Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive throughout its journey.

Timings

12163 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chennai Central Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Everyday at 18:45 hrs IST and reaches Chennai Central at 16:30 hrs IST the next day.

12164 Chennai Central – Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express leaves Chennai Central everyday at 18:20 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 15:40 hrs IST the next day.

Shares 6 Rakes with 20103/20104 Mumbai LTT – Gorakhpur SF Express (Via Kanpur) aka Sant Kabir Dham Express.

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

References

"Train reservation Chennai-Egmore". askmebuddy. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
"Train Dadar Chennai Egmore SF Express (12163) from Raichur (RC) to Kadapa (HX)". trains.indiadekh.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"Tatkal ticket confirmation status for Chennai-Egmore to Dadar express?". Ask Me Fast.com. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"Train services restored". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

Accidents
and incidents

v t e Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Port line) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Mumbai
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

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