Chennai Madurai AC Duronto Express

Madurai AC Duronto Express

Madurai Chennai Central Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Tamil Nadu
First service	15 December 2012[1]
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Start	Chennai (MAS)
Stops	Salem (SA) (Non-commercial Halt)
End	Madurai (MDU)
Distance travelled	555 km(345 miles)
Average journey time	8 hrs 30 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-Weekly
Train number(s)	22205/22206
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, Second AC, Third AC
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Not Available
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Entertainment facilities	Not Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	RPM WAP4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	67 km/hr

The 22205/22206 Chennai Madurai AC Duronto Express is an Indian Railway-operated fully Air-Conditioned Non-stop Superfast Bi-weekly train between Chennai, Capital of Tamil Nadu and Madurai, the Temple city. This train is one of the fastest and most acclaimed services operated by the Southern Railways.

Background

The ever-growing inflow to the State Capital from Madurai and its neighboring districts and the heavy rail traffic on the Tambaram-Villupuram-Madurai section,^[2] is the prime reason behind operating the train from Chennai Central.^[3] And hence the fact that it takes a longer route via Dindugul, Karur, Jolarpet. The train does not make any commercial halts en route and plies across the Chennai-Salem-Madurai line.^[4][5][6]

Coach Composition

The train consists of:

• 1 AC First/Executive Class (1A)
• 3 AC Two-tier (2A)
• 9 AC Three-Tier (3A)
• 2 EOG

Train no 22205 / Chennai Central-Madurai Duronto Express

Total number of coaches 15

Train no 22206 / Madurai-Chennai Central Duronto Express

Total number of coaches 15

Schedule

22205 down FROM Chennai Central TO Madurai Junction (MON & WED)

22206 UP FROM Madurai Junction TO Chennai Central (TUE & THU)

Route

• DOWN: Chennai Central - Katpadi Jn - Namakkal Jn - Dindigul Jn - Madurai Junction.
• UP: Madurai Junction - Dindigul Jn - Namakkal Jn - Katpadi Jn - Chennai Central.
• Commercial Stops: None.
• Technical Stop: Salem Junction.

Gallery

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  Chennai Central - Madurai Duronto arrived Madurai Junction

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  Duronto halted Parallel with Punalur-Madurai FP

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  Duronto halted at Madurai Junction

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  A View of AC 2-tier (2A) Coach

See also

• Pandian Express
• Vaigai Express
• Duronto Express
• List of named passenger trains of India

References

Duronto Express
Ahmedabad-Mumbai Ahmedabad-Pune Allahabad-Mumbai Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Chennai-New Delhi Chennai-Madurai Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jammu Tawi Ernakulam-New Delhi Ernakulam-Mumbai Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune Howrah–New Delhi Howrah-Yeshvantapur Howrah Mumbai CST Howrah-Digha Howrah–Pune Indore-Mumbai Jaipur-Mumbai Mumbai-New Delhi Nagpur-Mumbai Patna–Kolkata Sealdah–New Delhi Sealdah-Puri Secunderabad-New Delhi Secunderabad-Mumbai Yeshvantapur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad

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