The Uzhavan Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between
Chennai Egmore
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and
Thanjavur
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Junction. The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 km.
Schedule
Rolling Stock
Uzhavan Express running end to end with WAP-4 Loco From Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed, WAP-7 from Royapuram Electric Loco Shed.
Coach Composition
* 1 AC I Tier
* 2 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tiers
* 12 Sleeper Coaches
* 3 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
The Uzhavan Express between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with
Ananthapuri Express
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between Chennai and Kollam. The primary maintenance of four rakes of the express trains is being carried out at the
Trichy
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coaching depot.
References
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Transport in Chennai
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
2013 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Express trains in India