Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express

Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express is an inter-city express service connecting Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu with Howrah (Kolkata), West Bengal in India. The train is the first long distance train operated by Tiruchirappalli Railway Division from Tiruchirappalli Junction, running beyond Tamil Nadu border.[2]

திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி - ஹௌரா
வாராந்திர அதிவேக விரைவு வண்டி
Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express skipping Tuni
Overview
Service typeInter-city Express
StatusOperating
LocaleTamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal
First service1998 (1998)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
StartTiruchirappalli Junction (TPJ)
Stops21
EndHowrah (HWH)
Distance travelled2,025 km (1,258 mi)
Average journey time35 hours, 20 minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number(s)12663/12664
Line(s) usedChord line (TPJ – VM)
Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line (VM – MS)
Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section (MS – WST)
Diamond Junction of Chennai (WST – KOK)
Howrah-Chennai main line (KOK – HWH)
On-board services
Class(es)1A, 2A, 3A, SL, SLR, SLRD and UR/GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangementsCorridor coach (UR/GS only)
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board
Observation facilitiesWindows in all carriages
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stockLocomotive:
TPJ–VSKP: (WAM 4/WAP 1 (AJJ) or WAP 1 (RPM));
VSKP–HWH: (WAM 4 (VSKP) or WAP 4 (SRC/TATA))
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed57 kilometres per hour (35 mph)
Track owner(s)Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)21/21A/29/29A[1]
Route map

Overview

This express train was introduced during the 1998–1999 Railway Budget as a tri-weekly during Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays to run between Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and Howrah/Kolkata in West Bengal.[3] Numbered as 6803/6804, the service of train was reduced to bi-weekly for Tiruchi on Tuesdays and Fridays only since first week of July 2000. And on Saturdays, the service was extended till Kanyakumari as a new train numbered 6355/6356.[4]

This train was converted to Superfast type and re-numbered to 2663/2664 from 24 January 2006 (Tiruchi) and 26 January 2006 (Howrah) onwards.[5] Later, the train number was changed to 12663/12664 from December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.[6][7]

Rakes

The train has 24 coaches comprising One AC first, 1 AC 2-Tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper class, Four General compartments (Unreserved), Two Luggage van (SLR) and 1 pantry car.[lower-alpha 1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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Schedule

12664 leaves Thiruchirapalli Junction at 13.45 every Tuesday and Friday and arrives at Howrah Junction at 23.45 the next day i.e, on Wednesday and Saturday. In return 12663 departs Howrah Junction at 17.35 every Thursday and Sunday and arrives Thiruchirapalli Junction at 02.50 on Saturday and Tuesday. It stops at Srirangam, Ariyalur, Vriddhachalam, Villuppuram, Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, Tambaram, Chennai Egmore, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada Junction, Eluru, Rajamundry, Vishakapatnam, Vijayanagaram, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur Junction.

See also

Notes
  1. The coach composition is subject to change.

References
  1. "Trains at a Glance July 2013 – June 2014". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. R. Rajaram (17 January 2011). "On board cleaning proposed in Tiruchi–Howrah Express". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "Railway Budget, 1998–99". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. "Over a dozen new trains to begin". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  5. "Tiruchi-Howrah Express made superfast". The Hindu. Chennai. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. "Railways to Switch to 'Five' – Digit System for Numbering all its Passenger Carrying Trains from December 2010". Press Information Bureau. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  7. "Railways migrate to 5-digit number scheme to monitor trains". The Times of India. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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