Mumbai CSMT–Chennai Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Mail / Express | ||||
First service | 1 December 1921 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Central Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MAS) | ||||
Stops | 34 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,284 km (798 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 26 Hours 20 Minutes as 11041 Mumbai - Chennai Express, 25 Hours 15 Minutes as 11042 Chennai - Mumbai Express | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 11041 / 11048 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Pantry Car available | ||||
Observation facilities | Carries a Railway Mail Service coach | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 49 km/h (30 mph) including halts. | ||||
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The Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Express is an Indian Railways train which travels between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station. This train is numbered 11041 for the Mumbai-Chennai run and 11042 for the Chennai-Mumbai run.
Route
- Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
- Arakkonam Junction railway station
- Tiruttani railway station
- Puttur railway station
- Renigunta railway station
- Koduru railway station
- Razampeta railway station
- Nandalur railway station
- Cuddapah railway station
- Yerraguntla Junction
- Muddanuru railway station
- Kondapuram railway station
- Tadipatri railway station
- Gooty Junction railway station
- Guntakal Junction railway station
- Adoni railway station
- Akalkot Road railway station
- Solapur railway station
- Kurduvadi Junction railway station
- Daund Junction railway station
- Pune Junction railway station
- Khadki railway station
- Lonavala railway station
- Kalyan
- Thane railway station
- Dadar Cr
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Coaches
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Coach composition (Downward - 11041)
The train consists of:
- 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1)
- 3 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3)
- 8 Sleeper Coaches (S1 - S8)
- 2 Unreserved General Sitting Coaches (GS)
- 1 Pantry Car
- 1 Railway Mail Service (RMS) coach
- 2 Sitting cum Luggage Rakes
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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SLR | GS | RMS | A1 | B3 | B2 | B1 | PC | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | GS | SLR |
Traction
As most of the route is yet to be electrified, A Kalyan based WDM-3A or WDM-3D Locomotive hauls this train from Mumbai CSMT to Wadi and a Royapuram based WAP-4 or WAP-7 Locomotive hauls from Wadi to Chennai
Operation
It runs on a daily basis.
Rake Sharing
It shares its rake with the 11027/11028 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Mail.
Gallery
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11042 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express - AC 2 tier coach
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11042 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express - AC 3 tier coach
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Mumbai CSMT - MGR Chennai Central Mail - Sleeper Class coach
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11042 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express - Pantry coach
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11042 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Express about to be shunted off to the marshalling yard