Pandian Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore Madurai Junction | ||||
| Stops | 10 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 497 km (309 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 9 Hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12637/12638 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | First AC, Second AC, Third AC, First Class, Sleeper, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | WAP-7 (RPM) | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||||
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Pandian Express is a superfast overnight express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways which runs daily between Madurai Junction and Chennai Egmore via Tiruchirapalli and vice versa.The inuagral run of this express train is during Oct 01, 1969 on Wednesday.
Introduction
The name of the train commemorates the 6th century BC to 17th century AD Pandyan Dynasty or Pandian Kingdom of Tamil Nadu. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The main stops on the way are Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirapalli and Dindigul. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 497 km (309 mi). The train runs at a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). It is a Prestigious train with Southern Railways Zone. It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 15 AUG 2016 and is maintained at Madurai.
This train had the livery changed twice - first it had the "Olive-Green livery", separated by 2 yellow-lines between the upper & lower part of the windows & later on it was changed to "Maroon colour" on the MG.
This train was numbered as 6717/6718 when it was run on MG. It is now hauled by WAP 7 loco from Royapuram Loco Shed from Madurai to Chennai Egmore and via the same route.
Stations for 12637 MS to MDU
- Chennai Egmore
- Tambaram
- Chengalpattu Junction
- Villupuram Junction
- Vriddhachalam Jn.
- Trichy Jn.
- Manapparai
- Dindigul Junction
- Ambaturai
- Kodaikanal Road railway station
- Madurai Junction
Coach Composition
In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (1A), Three AC 2 Tier (2A), Four AC 3 Tier (3A), Ten Sleeper Class (SL), Three Unreserved general sitting coach (UR) and Two End on Generators (EOG). RSA with Rockfort Superfast Express/Cholan Express.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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EOG | GN | H1 | A1 | A2 | A3 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | GN | GN | EOG |
Rakes
The Train has LHB coaches from 15 Aug 2016.
See also
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