The 22671 / 22672 Chennai Egmore–Madurai Tejas Express is India's second semi-high speed ''
Tejas Express
The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. It features modern onboard facilities with doors which are operated automatically. Tejas means "sharpness", "lustre", or "brilliance" in many I ...
'' introduced by
Indian Railways
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connecting and in
Tamil Nadu
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, after
Mumbai CSMT–Karmali Tejas Express
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.
Background
It is currently being operated with 22671/22672 train numbers on six days a week basis.
At present, it is the only Tejas Express running in
Tamil Nadu
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as well as in Entire
South India
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and the currently fastest Tejas Express.
Service
22671/22672 Chennai Egmore–Madurai Junction Tejas Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering 493 km in 6 hrs 12 mins (79.5 km/h average speed). Max speed is 110 km/h.
See also
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Vande Bharat Express
Vande Bharat Express is a medium to long-distance Higher-speed rail (Indian English: Semi-High Speed) Express trains in India#Superfast, Express train service. It is a Indian Railways#Ticketing and fares, reserved, air-conditioned chair car se ...
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Humsafar Express
Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugu ...
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Antyodaya Express
Antyodaya Express are a series of Economic Unreserved Superfast Express trains operated by Indian Railways. The trains were proposed to be overnight unreserved trains in the 2016 Railway budget of India. Antyodaya refers to the Rise of dusk in ...
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Tejas Express
The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. It features modern onboard facilities with doors which are operated automatically. Tejas means "sharpness", "lustre", or "brilliance" in many I ...
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Uday Express
References
Tejas Express trains
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Transport in Chennai
Transport in Madurai
Railway services introduced in 2019
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