Chennai–Tirupati MEMU
Overview | |
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Service type | Passenger |
First service | 1 January 2010 |
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Moore Market Complex (MMCC) Tirupati (TPTY) |
Stops | 25 |
Distance travelled | 147 km (91 mi) |
Average journey time | 4h |
Service frequency | Daily [a] |
Train number(s) | 66015/66014 (earlier), 06727/06728 (at present) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Observation facilities | ICF coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 37 km/h (23 mph), including halts |
The Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU is a MEMU passenger service belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Moore Market Complex and Tirupati in India. [1] It was announced in 2013 rail budget.[2]
Service
[edit]The 66015/Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU has an average speed of 37 km/h and covers 147 km in 4h. The 66014/Tirupati–Moore Market Complex MEMU has an average speed of 34 km/h and covers 147 km in 4h 15m. However after the CoVid pandemic, the train was re-introduced as a MEMU express special with train no 06727/06728 departing from MASS/TPTY respectively
Route and halts
[edit]The important halts of the train are:
Coach composition
[edit]The train uses either old generational MEMU which has 8 coaches or new generation MEMU (introduced by ICF ) which has 9 coaches out of which .6 are general coaches .3 are general ladies and first class coaches (it is 2 in the case of old gen MEMU)
Direction reversal
[edit]The train reverses its direction 1 times:
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
References
[edit]- ^ "South Central Railway gets many projects in Railway Budget 2013". Deccan Chronicle. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Rail Budget 2013: Andhra Pradesh to get 8 express trains, 4 new lines". The Times of India. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.
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