Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Santragachi Junction and Chennai Central in India.
_AC_Express_at_Tuni_with_a_WAP1_locomotive.jpg.webp) (Santragacchi - Chennai) AC Express at Tuni with a WAP1 loco | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service | 21 January 2014 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Santragachi Junction | ||||
| Stops | 17 | ||||
| End | Chennai Central | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,655 km (1,028 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | 2 days a Week. 22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express – Tuesday and Friday. 22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express – Thursday and Sunday. | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,61.01 km/h (38 mph), including halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 22807 from Santragachi Junction to Chennai Central and as train number 22808 in the reverse direction serving the 4 states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Coaches
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express has 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generator cum Luggage Rack Coaches. In addition, it carries 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 22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express covers the distance of 1655 kilometres in 27 hours 45 mins (59.64 km/hr) and in 26 hours 30 mins as 22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express (62.45 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction, Gudur Junction to Chennai Central .
It reverses direction of travel at Visakhapatnam.
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi based WAP 4 hauls the train from Santragachi Junction up to Visakhapatnam , but these days this job is carried by a Santragachi based WAP 7 and a Vijayawada based WAP 1 locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey.
Operation
22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction every Tuesday and Friday reaching Chennai Central the next day .
22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express runs from Chennai Central every Thursday and Sunday reaching Santragachi Junction the next day .
References
- http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,5,268&dcd=3553&did=139124247753895977870EF61F32487E507DB6445DCF3.web103
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/superfast-express-train-between-chennai-santragachi/article5587410.ece
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gvcQFym2OI
- http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=3493&id=0,5,268
- http://www.railnews.co.in/mosr-flags-off-santragachi-chennai-superfast-ac-exp-and-howrah-amta-emu-local/
- http://www.traveliks.com/trains/22807-santragachi-chennai-central-sf-ac-express-train-timings-schedule-22807
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8owYouNdblA
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
