Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express
 Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express at Kathivakkam | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Chennai Central | ||||
| Stops | 8 | ||||
| End | Vijayawada Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 455 km (283 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily (Except Tue) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached but it has On-board Catering | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 63 Kmph | ||||
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The Chennai-Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi[1] is a day-train, so called because as it returns to the station of origin on the same day. It connects the two commercial centers of South India - Chennai and Vijayawada. It is one of the fastest and most comfortable trains between Chennai and Vijayawada.
Overview
Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi runs between Chennai Central and Vijayawada Jn.
The train is numbered as 12077 from Chennai Central. It departs at 07:35 and reaches Vijayawada Jn at 14:45 taking 7 hours 10 minutes to cover 455 km. On the return journey the train is numbered as 12078 and departs from Vijayawada Jn at 15:20 and arrives at Chennai Central at 22:30.[2]
The Chennai Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi is an eight-coach train and has four Jan shatabdi class chair cars, two AC chair cars and 2 luggage-cum-break vans as part of its seating configuration.[3]
Locomotives
A Royapuram based WAP 4 hauls the train end to end, except on Thursday Ghaziabad based WAP 7 hauls the train end to end.
References
- ↑ "Janshatabdi Train List". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "12077/Chennai Central - Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express - Chennai/MAS to Vijayawada/BZA". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "12078/Vijayawada - Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express - Vijayawada/BZA to Chennai/MAS". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
