Charminar Express

Charminar Express

Charminar Express with WAP-7 loco
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
Status Operating
Locale Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s) South Central Railway, Indian Railways
Route
Start Hyderabad Deccan
Stops 15
End Chennai Central
Distance travelled 790 km (490 mi)
Average journey time 13 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangements Indian Rail standard
Observation facilities Large windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock Two
Track gauge Broad
Operating speed 57 km/h
Route map

The Charminar Express is a very popular train operating between the metropolitan cities, Chennai and Hyderabad

Train Schedule

Charminar is one of the most prestigious trains of SCR, with 24 coaches(first 24 Coacher of SCR).

The train is a 24 coach rake. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, two 2AC, two 3AC, 14 sleeper, 3 general and 2 SLR coaches. Hence forming a 24 coach train. The regular Link of Charminar Express is a LGD WAP4 / WAP 7. Moreover, Charminar Express is one of the few trains of the country having CBC ( Centre Buffer Coupling ) rakes with GPS system. Also the first train to become a CBC. And first 24 coacher of SCR.

Relevance

This train is named after Charminar, an historical monument in Hyderabad built to mark the victory against the plague epidemic that haunted Hyderabad in the 15th Century."Char minar" refers to the four minarets of the monument on the top.

Distance Covered

The Charminar Express covers 790 kilometres.

Schedule chart and status

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi
  2. ↑ http://www.indianrail.gov.in/cgi_bin/inet_trnnum_cgi.cgi
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