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]
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service | 15 December 2014 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station (MAS) | ||||
| Stops | 15 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,269 km (789 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 21 hours 40 minutes as LTT–Chennai Express, 22 hours 35 minutes as Chennai–LTT Express | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly [a] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22179/22180 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved General | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) | ||||
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Service
editThe 22179/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 58 km/h 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/h and 1262 km in 22 hrs 35 mins.
Route and halts
editThe important halts of the train are:
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Kalyan Junction
- Pune Junction
- Solapur
- Gulbarga
- Wadi Junction
- Yadgir
- Raichur Junction
- Manthralayam Road
- Guntakal Junction
- Gooty Junction
- Yerraguntla Junction
- Cuddapah
- Renigunta Junction
- Arakkonam Junction
- Perambur
- Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station
Coaches
editAs 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)
editThe train consists of:
- 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1)
- 4 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3, B4)
- 11 Sleeper coaches (S1 – S11)
- 1 Pantry Car
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EOG | GS | GS | A1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | PC | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | GS | EOG |
Traction
editBoth trains are hauled by an Erode based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end
Notes
edit- ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Udasi, Sunil (3 December 2015). "Permanent Augmentation of 5 CR Trains with 17 General Second class coaches". Central Railway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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