Tambaram–Sengottai Antyodaya Express

Superfast express train of the Indian Railways

Tambaram - Sengottai Antyodaya Express
Overview
Service type	Antyodaya Express
Status	Inactive (Defunct)
First service	05/03/2018
Last service	14/03/2018
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Tambaram (TBM) Sengottai (SCT)
Stops	17
Distance travelled	730.1 km (453.7 mi)
Average journey time	16 hrs (Approx.)
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	16189/16190
On-board services
Class(es)	Second Class Sitting : 16, General Second Class: 2
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Tambaram - Sengottai Antyodaya Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Tambaram in Chengalpet district with Sengottai in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. It was planned to be operated daily with 16189/16190 train numbers, later decision was reverted.

Coach composition

The train has 16 unreserved coaches (UR) and 2 EOG. These coaches feature a LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras as well as facility for potable drinking water and mobile charging points and toilet occupancy indicators.

Service

The service commences in early morning almost simultaneously at both, Tambaram and Sengottai and reach their final destination late night via Villupuram Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction, Karaikudi Junction, Manamadurai Junction and Virudhunagar Junction.

This train was permanently cancelled after 15 days of trial run (with numbers of 06023/24 and ran via vriddhachalam junction due to ongoing interlock works at thanjavur junction) and the single rake which was allocated for this route was re-allocated for new antyodya train service between Kochuveli Mangalore Junction Antyodya Express which was inaugurated on 09/06/2018. Due to raise of demand, now railways is planning to operate a new triweekly express between Tambaram to Sengottai via Ambasamudram, Aruppukottai, Pattukottai in the name of Thamirabarani Express as a compensation for this cancelled Antyodya Express.

References

"SALIENT FEATURES OF SOUTHERN ZONE RAILWAY TIME TABLE – November 2017 TRAINS PERTAINING TO SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"Railway Board cancels new Antyodaya Express | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
"Demand for operating Antyodaya express | Trichy News - Times of India". The Times of India. tnn. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

v t e Antyodaya Express
East Central Railways	Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Jaynagar–Udhna Darbhanga–Jalandhar City Darbhanga–Varanasi City Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
North Eastern Railways	Chhapra–Mumbai CST Gorakhpur–Mumbai CST
North Western Railways	Bikaner–Bilaspur
South East Central Railways	Durg–Firozpur Cantonment
South Eastern Railways	Howrah–Ernakulam Santragachi–Chennai Central Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Tatanagar
Southern Railways	Kochuveli–Mangaluru Jn Tambaram–Sengottai Tambaram–Nagercoil
Western Railways	Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur

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
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