Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express

Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Start	Chennai Central
Stops	4
End	Coimbatore Junction
Distance travelled	496 km
Average journey time	6h 40m
Service frequency	Daily, except Tuesday
Train number(s)	12243/12244
On-board services
Class(es)	CC, Ex
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	135 km/hr (maximum), 77 km/hr (average)
Route map

The Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express was a Shatabdi Express train between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction in Tamil Nadu.^[1]

History[]

The Shatabdi Express which was running from 1995^[2] and 2000 was stopped because it had occupancy of 60 percent as cited by Railways, It was replaced with an Intercity Express departing at identical timings.^[3] Later, Indian railways introduced a Duronto Express between Chennai and Coimbatore in 2011. It was decided to convert back to Shatabdi and add additional stoppages to increase revenues.^[4]

Route and stations[]

The train has 4 commercial stops in between the starting station and the ending station namely, Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction and Tiruppur. It has also been given a temporary halt in Katpadi Junction.

Rake[]

The rake has 7 AC Chair Cars, 1 AC Executive chair car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 10 coaches. The train got new LHB coaches in November 2014.^[5] All the passenger coaches are air-conditioned.

Loco link[]

The rake is pulled by Royapuram WAP-7 or Erode WAP-7.

See also[]

• Cheran Superfast Express
• Kovai Express
• Nilgiri Express
• Southern Railway zone
• Indian Railways

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