Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

The Shalimar - Chennai Central Weekly SF Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar and Chennai Central in India. It is currently being operated with 22825/22826 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Shalimar - Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service24 July 2012 (2012-07-24)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartShalimar (SHM)
Stops21
EndChennai Central (MAS)
Distance travelled1,660 km (1,031 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22825/22826
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilitiesICF Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed61 km/h (38 mph), including halts

Service

The 22825/Shalimar - Chennai Central Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 61 km/hr and covers 1660 km in 27h 25m. The 22826/Chennai Central - Shalimar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and covers 1660 km in 29h 5m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 10 Sleeper Coaches
  • 5 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam trains are hauled by a Lalaguda Loco Shed based WAM-4 electric locomotive uptil Chennai and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with 22829/22830 Shalimar - Bhuj Weekly SF Express, 18009/18010 Santragachi - Ajmer Weekly Express and 22851/22852 Santragachi - Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

See also

Notes
  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic Block
  2. "Arasavalli temple set to get much-needed facelift". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. Change in platform numbers in Visakhapatnam Junction


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