Chennai_Central–Tirupati_Express

Chennai Central–Tirupati Express

Chennai Central–Tirupati Express

Train in India

The Chennai Central–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Central and Tirupati in India. It is currently being operated with 16053/16054 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]

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Service

The 16053/Chennai Central–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 25m. The 16054/Tirupati–Chennai Central Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

  • 1 AC Chair Car
  • 7 Second Sitting
  • 8 General Unreserved

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAG-7 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Chennai to Tirupati and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16057/16058 Sapthagiri Express

See also

Notes

  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. [1]
    "South Central Railway gets many projects in Railway Budget 2013". Deccan Chronicle. 30 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Rail Budget 2013: Andhra Pradesh to get 8 express trains, 4 new lines". The Times of India. 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.


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