Cheran Superfast Express

The Cheran Superfast Express is an overnight Super Fast Express train in India which runs daily between Coimbatore Junction and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Cheran Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Super Fast Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Start	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
Stops	7
End	Coimbatore Junction
Distance travelled	496 km (308 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A), Sleeper(SL)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
Route map

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 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 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station.[1][2][3] The Cheran Express began to run with LHB coaches from 10 November 2017.[4]

Coach Position

With the introduction of LHB coaches to Cheran Superfast Express, the train composition is changed and consists of one coach each of First AC cum AC 2-tier AC 2-tier, five coaches of AC 3-tier, eleven sleeper class coaches and three general second class coaches two EOG coaches.[4] This train shares its rake with Trivandrum Mail.

Loco Links

The train is hauled by an Arakkonam WAP4 Royapuram WAP7 electric locomotive from Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to Coimbatore Junction and the reverse journey. This train usually gets a Head on Generation locomotive.

Route

• The train starts from Coimbatore at 22.40 hours and reaches Chennai at 06.45 hours the next day.[5]
• In the return direction it leaves Chennai at 22.10 hours and reaches Coimbatore at 06.05 hours. The train stops at Tiruppur, Erode Junction, Salem Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction and Arakkonam Junction . In the return direction (from Chennai), it also stops at the Coimbatore North Junction.[6]

Incidents

In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.[7]

In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.[8]

See also

• Tamil Nadu Express
• Chennai Rajdhani
• Nellai Express
• Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
• Pallavan Express
• Vaigai express
• Rockfort Express
• Kovai Express
• Pandian Express
• Pearl City Express
• Uzhavan Express

References

1. "12674/Cheran SF Express (PT) - Coimbatore Main to Chennai SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
2. "12673/Cheran SF Express (PT) - Chennai to Coimbatore Main SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
3. "Extra coach in Cheran Express". The Hindu. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
4. "Cheran Express train to get LHB coaches". Times of India. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
5. "Cheran SF Express (PT)/12674 Time Table/Schedule: Coimbatore Main to Chennai SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
6. "12673/Cheran SF Express (PT) - Chennai to Coimbatore Main SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
7. S, Vydhianathan (21 July 2005). "Immolation or accident aboard Cheran Express?". Chennai. The Hindu. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
8. S, Natarajan (29 January 2007). "5 coaches of Cheran Express derail". Ambur. The Hindu. Retrieved 25 August 2012.