Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express

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Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express
(Santragacchi - Chennai) AC Express at Tuni with a WAP1 locomotive.jpg
(Santragacchi–Chennai) AC Express at Tuni with a WAP-1 loco
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
First service21 January 2014 [1] [2]
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railways
Route
StartSantragachi Junction
Stops17
EndChennai Central
Distance travelled1,655 km (1,028 mi)
Service frequency2 days a week. 22807 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express – Tuesday and Friday. 22808 Chennai Central–Santragachi AC Express – Thursday and Sunday.
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railways LHB coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed140 km/h (87 mph) maximum,
61.01 km/h (38 mph), including halts
Route map
(Santragachi - Chennai) AC Express route map.png

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Santragachi Junction and Chennai Central in India.

It operates as train number 22807 from Santragachi Junction to Chennai Central and as train number 22808 in the reverse direction, serving the 4 states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Coaches[]

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express has 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generator cum Luggage Rack Coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car coach [3] [4] [5].

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service[]

The 22807 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express covers the distance of 1655 kilometres in 27 hours 45 mins (59.64 km/hr) and in 26 hours 30 mins as 22808 Chennai Central–Santragachi AC Express (62.45 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing[]

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Cuttack Junction, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction, Gudur Junction to Chennai Central [6] [7].

It reverses direction of travel at Visakhapatnam.

Traction[]

As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi-based WAP-4 [8] hauls the train from Santragachi Junction up to Visakhapatnam, but these days this job is carried by a Santragachi-based WAP-7 and a Vijayawada-based WAP-1 [9] locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Operation[]

22807 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction every Tuesday and Friday reaching Chennai Central the next day [10].

22808 Chennai Central–Santragachi AC Express runs from Chennai Central every Thursday and Sunday, reaching Santragachi Junction the next day [11].

References[]

External links[]

  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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