Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Chennai Central Weekly Express

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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service15 December 2014; 7 years ago (2014-12-15)
Current operator(s)Central Railway
Route
StartLokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
Stops15
EndPuratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station (MAS)
Distance travelled1,269 km (789 mi)
Average journey time21 hours 40 minutes as LTT–Chennai Express, 22 hours 35 minutes as Chennai–LTT Express
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph)
Route map
Mumbai-Chennai Express Trains Route map.jpg

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai in Maharashtra and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station, Chennai of Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 22179/22180 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]

Service[]

The 22179/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 58 km/hr and covers 1262 km in 21 hrs 40 mins. 22180/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and 1262 km in 22 hrs 35 mins.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

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 – 22179)[]

The train consists of:

  • 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1)
  • 4 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3, B4)
  • 11 Sleeper coaches (S1 – S11)
  • 4 Unreserved General Sitting Coaches (GS)
  • 2 Generator Cars
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
BSicon LDER.svg EOG GS GS A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 GS GS EOG

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WDP-4D or [clarification needed] diesel locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Guntakal and from Guntakal it is hauled by an -based WDP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive up til Chennai.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Udasi, Sunil (3 December 2015). "Permanent Augmentation of 5 CR Trains with 17 General Second class coaches". Central Railway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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