Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	24 July 2012; 9 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start	Shalimar (SHM)
Stops	21
End	Chennai Central (MAS)
Distance travelled	1,660 km (1,031 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22825/22826
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	61 km/h (38 mph), including halts

The Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar and Chennai Central in India. It is currently being operated with 22825/22826 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service[]

The 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 61 km/hr and covers 1660 km in 27h 25m. The 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and covers 1660 km in 29h 5m.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

Shalimar
Santragachi Junction
Kharagpur Junction
Cuttack Junction
Bhubaneswar
Khurda Road Junction
Brahmapur
Vizianagaram Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction
Eluru
Vijayawada
Chennai Central

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
4 AC III Tier
10 Sleeper coaches
5 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAM-4 electric locomotive uptil Chennai and vice versa.

Rake sharing[]

The train shares its rake with 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express, 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express and 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Visakhapatnam Junction

Notes[]

^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References[]

^ Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic Block
^ "Arasavalli temple set to get much-needed facelift". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^ Change in platform numbers in Visakhapatnam Junction

External links[]

22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info
22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info

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[1] Runs one day in a week for every direction.

[2] Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic Block

[3] "Arasavalli temple set to get much-needed facelift". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

[4] Change in platform numbers in Visakhapatnam Junction

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