The Chennai Central–Nagercoil Superfast Express is a
Superfast train belonging to
Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 12689/12690 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 12689/Chennai Central Nagercoil Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 923 km in 16h 45m. The 12690/Nagercoil–Chennai Central Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 923 km in 16h 45m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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* Katpadi Junction
* Jolarpettai Junction
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 14 coaches:
* 1 AC 1st class
* 2 AC III Tier
* 9 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Royapuram Loco Shed-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
or
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
electric locomotive from Chennai to
Salem. From Salem, train is hauled by an
Erode Loco Shed-based
WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M ...
diesel locomotive.
See also
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Chennai Egmore railway station
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Nagercoil Junction railway station
Nagercoil Junction railway station (station code: NCJ) is a railway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Background
Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurat ...
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Chennai Egmore–Kanniyakumari Superfast Express
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Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
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Tambaram–Nagercoil Superfast Express
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Island Express
Notes
References
External links
12689/Chennai Central–Nagercoil (Weekly) SF ExpressIndia Rail Info
12690/Nagercoil–Chennai Central (Weekly) SF ExpressIndia Rail Info
Transport in Chennai
Transport in Nagercoil
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
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