The Cheran Superfast Express is an overnight Super Fast

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which runs daily between

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and

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via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the

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History

It was inaugurated on Jul 05, 1984 as a day train between Coimbatore Junction and Madras Central, with Air-Conditioned Chair Car and Second Class Sitting coaches to run opposite

Kovai Express The 12675 / 12676 Kovai Express is a daily superfast express train on Indian Railways, running between Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station and Coimbatore Junction. The train made its inaugural run on 14 April 1977 ...

was changed to run night time with Sleeper Coaches. At present, Coimbatore–Chennai Central Intercity is running in the old schedule of Cheran express

Numbering

Train Number 12673 runs from

while 12674 runs from

. The Cheran Express began to run with LHB coaches from 10 November 2017.

Coach Position

With the introduction of LHB coaches to Cheran Superfast Express, it has the following coach position: * 1 AC First Class * 1 AC Two Tier * 6 AC Three Tier * 9 Sleeper Class * 3 General Unreserved * 1 End On Generator * 1 Luggage Cum LHB Brake Vans This train shares its rake with

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Loco Links

The train is hauled by WAP 7 locomotive on its entire route.

Route

*The train starts from Coimbatore at 22.50 hours and reaches Chennai at 07.00 hours the next day. *In the return direction it leaves Chennai at 22.10 hours and reaches Coimbatore at 06.05 hours. The train stops at

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, Jolarpettai Junction and

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. In the return direction (from Chennai), it also stops at the

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Incidents

In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train. In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near

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due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.

References

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