The 20919/20920 Chennai Central–Ekta Nagar Superfast Express is a
Superfast train belonging to
Western Railway zone
The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...
that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 20919/20920 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 4 General Unreserved
* 2 EOG cum Luggage Rake
Service
20919/Chennai Central – Ekta Nagar Superfast Express has an average speed of 60 km/hr and covers 1701 km in 28 hrs 20 mins.
20920/Ekta Nagar – Chennai Central Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1701 km in 30 hrs 45 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Vadodara Loco Shed-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...
(HOG)-equipped locomotive from Chennai to Guntakal, from Pune to Ekta Nagar and vice versa. Both trains are hauled by a Pune Loco Shed based
WDP-4D
The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...
locomotive from Guntakal to Pune and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12947/12948
Azimabad Express
The 12947 / 12948 Azimabad Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train running between two capital cities of Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Patna in Bihar.
"Azimabad" was the old name of Patna during the later Mughal peri ...
and 20953/20954
Chennai Central–Ahmedabad Express
The 19419 / 19420 Chennai Central–Ahmedabad Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Chennai Central railway station and in India.
Service
It operates as train number 19419 from Che ...
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See also
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Ekta Nagar railway station
Ekta Nagar railway station (station code: EKNR) earlier known as Kevadiya railway station (station code: KDCY) is located in Kevadiya, Narmada district, Gujarat, India. It consists of 3 platforms.
Location
Facing the Narmada river, it is 7 k ...
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Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central (station code: MAS, short for ''Madras''), officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway ...
References
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External links
20919/Chennai Central - Ekta Nagar Superfast ExpressIndia Rail Info
20920/Ekta Nagar - Chennai Central Superfast ExpressIndia Rail Info
Rail transport in Gujarat
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
Rail transport in Karnataka
Transport in Vadodara
Transport in Chennai
Railway services introduced in 2021
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