Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
First service | 26 February 2006 | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Central Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Kacheguda | ||||
Stops | 18 as 17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express, 17 as 17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express | ||||
End | Chengalpattu | ||||
Distance travelled | 773 km (480 mi) | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52.11 km/h (32 mph) including halts | ||||
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The 17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Central Railway zone that runs between Kacheguda and Chennai Egmore in India.
It operates as train number 17652 from Kacheguda to Chennai Egmore and as train number 17651 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh.
Coaches
17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have a Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express covers the distance of 773 kilometres in 14 hours 45 mins (52.41 km/hr) & in 14 hours 55 mins as 17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express (51.82 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express runs from Kacheguda via Gooty, Cuddapah, Renigunta Junction, Arakkonam Junction to Chennai Egmore.
Traction
As the route is partly electrified, a Gooty based WDM 2A locomotive hauls the train from Kacheguda to Renigunta Junction handing over to a Arakkonam based WAP 4 which powers the train for the remainder of the journey.
Timings
17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express leaves Kacheguda on a daily basis at 16:30 hrs IST and reaches Chennai Egmore at 07:15 hrs IST the next day.
17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express leaves Chennai Egmore on a daily basis at 17:00 hrs IST and reaches Kacheguda at 07:55 hrs IST the next day.
References
- "South Central Railway : Kacheguda – Chennai Egmore Express Rescheduled on 29th January, 2013 | JAABAALI NEWS". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Live Chennai: Temporarily augmented trains,Kacheguda � Chennai Egmore Express,Chennai Egmore � Kakinada Port Circar Express,Hyderabad � Thiruvananthapuram Sabari Express,". livechennai.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30. replacement character in
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at position 54 (help) - "New halt for Chennai Egmore Kacheguda train - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Kacheguda-Chennai Egmore Express was delayed by over half an hour at Arakonam Railway Station, 68 km away from Chennai, after overhead power cable snapped between Arakonam and Tirutani, on Thursday. The train, that was already running late, arrived 80 minutes behind schedule at Chennai. - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Additional Seats / Berths by Attaching Additional Coaches to several Express Trains | Siasat". siasat.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.