Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express

Express train of the Indian Railways

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Silchar-Coimbatore Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	30 January 1984; 40 years ago (30 January 1984)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Silchar (SCL) Coimbatore Junction (CBE)
Stops	43
Distance travelled	3,492 km (2,170 mi)
Average journey time	63 hours 50 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12516/12515
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	54 km/h (34 mph)

The Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway connecting Silchar in Assam and Coimbatore Junction in Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 12516/12515 train numbers on once in week basis. The train passes through Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It starts from Silchar at 20:10 on Tuesday and reaches Coimbatore Junction at 12:00 on Friday. During its journey the train travels through major cities like Guwahati, Siliguri, Malda, Kolkata, Kharagpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore. It holds the record of 8th longest running train of Indian Railways that covers 3492 km. (as of 2022).

Routing

The 12515 / 16 Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations:

ASSAM

BIHAR

WEST BENGAL

ODISHA

ANDHRA PRADESH

TAMIL NADU

Note:

Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.
The train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand, but it does not have any stoppages there.

The train reverses the direction in the following stations

Silchar Coimbatore Express consists of One Second AC (2AC) coaches, Four Third AC (3AC) coaches, Thirteen Sleeper (SL) coaches, Two Second Sitting(2S) coaches Engine and One End On Generator (EOG) coach.