Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express

Chennai - Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express
Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express at Kathivakkam
Overview
Service type Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Start Chennai Central
Stops 9
End Vijayawada Junction
Distance travelled 455 km (283 mi)
Service frequency Daily (Except Tue)
Train number(s) 12077 / 12078
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities No Pantry car coach attached but it has On-board Catering
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 63 Kmph
Route map

The Chennai-Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi[1] is a day-train, so called because as it returns to the station of origin on the same day. It connects the two commercial centers of South India - Chennai and Vijayawada. It is one of the fastest and most comfortable trains between Chennai and Vijayawada.

Overview

Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi runs between Chennai Central and Vijayawada Jn.

The train is numbered as 12077 from Chennai Central. It departs at 07:35 and reaches Vijayawada Jn at 14:45 taking 7 hours 10 minutes to cover 455 km. On the return journey the train is numbered as 12078 and departs from Vijayawada Jn at 15:20 and arrives at Chennai Central at 22:30.[2]

The Chennai Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi is an 11 coach train and has 8 Jan shatabdi class chair cars, 1 AC chair car and 2 luggage-cum-brake vans as part of its seating configuration.[3]

Locomotives

The most common loco link for this train is Arakkonam based WAM 4, although it is hauled by Royapuram WAP 4 at times

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Janshatabdi Train List". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ↑ "12077/Chennai Central - Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express - Chennai/MAS to Vijayawada/BZA". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ↑ "12078/Vijayawada - Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express - Vijayawada/BZA to Chennai/MAS". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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