Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express

Chennai Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
Chennai–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express with LHB rake
Overview
Service type Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Start Chennai Central
Stops 4
End Coimbatore Junction
Distance travelled 496 km
Average journey time 6h 40m
Service frequency Daily, except Tuesday
Train number(s) 12243/12244
On-board services
Class(es) CC, Ex
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities Yes
Technical
Rolling stock 1
Track gauge Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed

135 km/hr (Maximum)

74 km/hr (Average)
Route map

Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi superfast train between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Main Junction in Tamil Nadu.[1]

History

The Shatabdi express which was running from 1995[2] and 2000 was stopped because it had occupancy of 60 percent as cited by Railways, It was replaced with an Intercity express departing at identical timings.[3] Later, Indian railways introduced a Duronto Express between Chennai and Coimbatore in 2011. It was decided to convert back to Shatabdi and add additional stoppages to increase revenues.[4]

Route and stations

The train has 4 commercial stops in between the starting station and the ending station namely, Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction and Tiruppur. It has also been given a temporary halt In Katpadi Junction.

Rake

The rake has 7 AC Chair Cars, 1 AC Executive chair car, 1 Anubuthi Chair Car [5] and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 11 coaches. The train got new LHB coaches in November 2014.[6] All the passenger coaches are air-conditioned.

The rake is pulled by Royapuram WAP-7 or Erode WAP-7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "12243/Chennai Central - Coimbatore Shatabdi Express - Chennai/MAS to Coimbatore Main/CBE - India Rail Info". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ http://www.irfca.org/docs/ministers-trains.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/07/01/stories/090140b1.htm
  4. ↑ "Duronto to run as Shatabdi". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/shatabdi-express-to-be-augmented-with-anubhuti-coach-from-jan-26/article22484106.ece
  6. ↑ "Chennai Kovai Shatabdi to sport new look". Retrieved 24 March 2015.


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