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Charminar Express
	Charminar Express with WAP-7 loco
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway, Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Hyderabad Deccan; Chennai Central
Stops	15
Distance travelled	790 km (490 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Indian Rail standard
Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	Two
Track gauge	Broad
Operating speed	57 km/h
Route map
Route map

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The Charminar Express is a very popular train operating between the metropolitan cities, Chennai and Hyderabad

Train Schedule

Charminar is one of the most prestigious trains of SCR, with 24 coaches(first 24 Coacher of SCR).

Train Number 12759 runs from Chennai^[1] to Hyderabad. It departs from Chennai Central(MAS) at 18.10 Hrs and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 08.00 Hrs the next day, with 15 halts in between.
Train Number 12760 runs from Hyderabad^[2] to Chennai. It departs from Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 18.30 Hrs and arrives at Chennai Central(MAS) at 08.15 Hrs next day.

Loco Links and Rake Composition

The train is a 24 coach rake. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, four 2AC, two 3AC, 12 sleeper, 3 general and 2 SLR coaches. Hence forming a 24 coach train. The regular Link of Charminar Express is a LGD WAP4 / WAP 7. Moreover, Charminar Express is one of the few trains of the country having CBC ( Centre Buffer Coupling ) rakes with GPS system. Also the first train to become a CBC. And first 24 coacher of SCR.

Relevance

This train is named after Charminar, an historical monument in Hyderabad built to mark the victory against the plague epidemic that haunted Hyderabad in the 15th Century."Char minar" refers to the four minarets of the monument on the top.

Distance Covered

The Charminar Express covers 790 kilometres.

Schedule chart and status

References

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External links

Charminar Express Route Map

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 ==Train Schedule==
 Charminar is one of the most prestigious trains of SCR, with 24 coaches(first 24 Coacher of SCR).
-*Train Number '''12759''' runs from Chennai<ref>http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi</ref> to Hyderabad. It departs from Chennai Central(MAS) at 18.10 Hrs and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 08.00 Hrs the next day, with 15 halts in between.
+*Train Number '''12759''' runs from Chennai<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023070902/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi |archivedate=23 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> to Hyderabad. It departs from Chennai Central(MAS) at 18.10 Hrs and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 08.00 Hrs the next day, with 15 halts in between.
-*Train Number '''12760''' runs from Hyderabad<ref>http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi</ref> to Chennai. It departs from Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 18.30 Hrs and arrives at Chennai Central(MAS) at 08.15 Hrs next day.
+*Train Number '''12760''' runs from Hyderabad<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023070902/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi |archivedate=23 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> to Chennai. It departs from Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 18.30 Hrs and arrives at Chennai Central(MAS) at 08.15 Hrs next day.
 ==Loco Links and Rake Composition==

v t e South Central Railway
Administration	Ministry of Railways Rail Nilayam
History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Divisions	Hyderabad Nanded Secunderabad
Sections / Branch lines	Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Secunderabad–Dhone section Nallapadu–Nandyal section
Railway stations	Karnataka Maharashtra Telangana
Subsidiaries	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Rail Land Development Authority Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
Institutes	Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
Transits	Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
See also	Rail transport in India