The 16057 / 16058 The Sapthagiri Express is an Express train, operated between Chennai Central and Tirupati Main. The train was nostalgic among the millennium generation due to the green and yellow livery of the train in its past.[1][2]
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | MGR Chennai Central (MAS) Tirupati (TPTY) | ||||
| Stops | 8 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 147 km (91 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 4 hrs 10 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 16053 / 16054 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class Seating, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | Overhead racks | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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Traction
editIt is regularly hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from end to end.
Halts
edit★Train No. 16057 departs MGR Chennai Central at 06.25 hours and stops at Ambattur, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam Junction, Tiruttani, Ekambarakuppam, Puttur and Renigunta Junction to reach Tirupati at 09 hours 50 minutes
★Train no 16058 departs Tirupati at 18.00 hours to reach MGR Chennai Central at 22.15 hours. Enroute Chennai Central, it has additional stoppage at Perambur
Rake sharing
editThe train is having Rake Share Arrangement with Train Number 16054/16053 Chennai Central–Tirupati Express
Coach composition
editRunning with ICF CBC Rake comprises 01 - AC Chair Car (CC) 06 - Second Sitting (D coach) 09 - General SecondClass (GS) 02 - SLR.
Direction reversal
edit★The train no 16057 coming from Chennai Central reverses at Renigunta junction to reach Tirupati Main via Tiruchanur
★The train no 16058 coming from Tirupati reaches Renigunta Junction and reverses its direction of travel to reach Chennai
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 13. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Many trains cancelled, diverted due to rains in TN". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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