Shalimar–Chennai_Central_Weekly_Superfast_Express

Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

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The Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is an Superfast 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]

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Service

The 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 64 km/h and covers 1659 km in 25h 50m. The 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1659 km in 28h 00m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 9 Sleeper coaches
  • 2 General Unreserved
  • 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive up to 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 once:

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. [1]
    Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic Block
  2. [2]
    "Arasavalli temple set to get much-needed facelift". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. [3]
    Change in platform numbers in Visakhapatnam Junction


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