Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express

Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal
First service	1998 (1998)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Start	Tiruchirappalli Junction (TPJ)
Stops	21
End	Howrah (HWH)
Distance travelled	2,025 km (1,258 mi)
Average journey time	35 hours, 20 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12663/12664
Line used	Chord line (TPJ – VM) Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line (VM – MS) Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section (MS – WST) Diamond Junction of Chennai (WST – KOK) Howrah-Chennai main line (KOK – HWH)
On-board services
Class(es)	2A, 3A, SL, SLR, SLRD and UR/GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach (UR/GS only)
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board
Observation facilities	Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock	Locomotive: TPJ–VSKP: (WAM 4/WAP 1 (AJJ) or WAP 1 (RPM)); VSKP–HWH: (WAM 4 (VSKP) or WAP 4 (SRC/TATA)) Bogie: One AC 2-tier (2A) Two AC 3-tier (3A) Thirteen II SL Four UR/GS One SLR One Pantry car
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed	57 kilometres per hour (35 mph)
Track owner(s)	Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)	21/21A/29/29A[1]
Route map

Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express is an inter-city express service connecting Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu with Howrah (Kolkata), West Bengal in India. The train is the first long distance train operated by Tiruchirappalli Railway Division from Tiruchirappalli Junction, running beyond Tamil Nadu border.^[2]

Overview

This express train was introduced during the 1998–1999 Railway Budget as a tri-weekly during Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays to run between Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and Howrah/Kolkata in West Bengal.^[3] Numbered as 6803/6804, the service of train was reduced to bi-weekly for Tiruchi on Tuesdays and Fridays only since first week of July 2000. And on Saturdays, the service was extended till Kanyakumari as a new train numbered 6355/6356.^[4]

This train was converted to Superfast type and re-numbered to 2663/2664 from 24 January 2006 (Tiruchi) and 26 January 2006 (Howrah) onwards.^[5] Later, the train number was changed to 12663/12664 from December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.^[6][7]

Rakes

The train has 22 coaches comprising One A/C 2-Tier, Two A/C 3-tier, Thirteen Sleeper class, Four General compartments (Unreserved), One Luggage van (SLR) and one pantry car.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	SLR	UR	UR	S13	S12	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	PC	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	A1	B2	B1	UR	UR

Schedule

The train leaves Tiruchirappalli Junction as 12664 at 16:00 hours every Tuesdays and Fridays,^[8] arrives Visakhapatnam at 11:45 hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays, reverses the loco and leaves at 12:05 hours and finally arrives Howrah at 03:20 hours on Thursdays and Sundays.^[9] On the return journey, the train leaves Howrah as 12663 at 16:10 hours every Thursdays and Sundays,^[10] arrives Visakhapatnam at 5:40 hours on Fridays and Mondays, reverses the loco and leaves at 6:00 hours and finally arrives Tiruchirappalli Junction at 04:25 hours on Saturdays and Tuesdays.^{[11][lower-alpha 2]} Some of the prominent stoppages includes Viluppuram Junction, Chennai Egmore, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur.

See also

• Cholan Express
• Pallavan Express
• Rockfort Express
• Tiruchirappalli-Mayiladuthurai Express
• Vaigai express
• Tiruchirappalli – Tirunelveli Intercity Express
• IRCTC

Notes

References

External links

• Southern Railway - Official Website

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