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Latest revision as of 01:19, 14 July 2023
Superfast train in India
| Service type | Superfast |
|---|---|
| First service | 3 November 2017 |
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railways |
| Termini | Chennai Central Bodinayakanur |
| Stops | 8 |
| Distance travelled | 728 km (452 mi) |
| Average journey time | 11:05 Hours |
| Service frequency | Weekly (tri-weekly from 10 June) |
| Train number(s) | 20601 / 20602 |
| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved. |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No pantry car attached |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum, 62 km/h (39 mph), including halts |
The Chennai Central–Bodinayakanur Superfast Express is a Superfast express train connecting Chennai and Bodinayakanur which lies in Southern Railway zone of Tamil Nadu State in India. This train is now proposed to be extended upto Bodinayakanur via Teni since the gauge conversion of this route was completed. From 15, June 2023 it made its first run from Bodinayakanur to Chennai.[1]
Overview[edit]
This train was inaugurated on 3 November 2017, as weekly frequency train service. It was Flagged off by Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) and Edappadi K. Palaniswami (Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu), For making less time and comfortable journey for Chennai and Madurai Commuters.[2]
History[edit]
This was one of the first two trains operated by Southern Railways with newly manufactured AC Three Tier Economy Coach. It was used to depart as a weekly service from Chennai at Fridays and from Madurai at Saturdays. But after Merging Madurai Duronto Express after Covid Lockdown, It had depart from Chennai on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from Madurai on every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Services were the service of Ex. Duronto Express and the Saturday Service of the train from madurai changed as sunday service. This train will be operated from weekly to tri-weekly with effect from 10 June 2020 from Chennai and 11 June 2020 from Madurai. There is no changes in timings but changes were made in departure days only in down direction (i.e. from Madurai to Chennai). Earlier it used to run as a fully air conditioned express, but after August 2021, 4 Sleeper Class coaches were attached. Initially, it ran only one day a week from Chennai Central – Madurai by sharing its rakes with Chennai Central – Madurai AC Duronto Express. After June 2020, Duronto Express was fully cancelled and it was made to run on the days that Duranto ran. Stoppages were given at Katpadi, Karur, and Dindigul. In return, it will leave from Madurai on every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. It was the first train to carry AC Three Tier Economy Coach in Southern Railway, though some trains carrying 3 Tier Economy Coach passes through Southern Railway Zone, do not belong to Southern Railway. From 25th February 2021, it will run with 1 more additional coach, i.e., AC Three Tier Economy which gives the count as 2. Prior to extending the service to Bodinayakkanur, all the AC three Tire Economy coaches were converted in to Unreserved Coaches there by it becomes the first AC express train to run with Unreserved Coaches.
Coach Composition[edit]
Till June 2020, 20601/02 MAS – MDU – MAS AC Express had the following Coach Position when it ran with ICF Coaches,
- 1 AC First Class
- 2 AC Two Tier
- 9 AC Three Tier
- 2 Power Cum Generator Cars
After receiving LHB rakes it had revised composition,
- 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
- 2 AC Two Tier
- 9 AC Three Tier
- 2 End On Generator Cars.
From September 2021 it had been attached with 4 Sleeper Classes and the name…
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