Nellai Express
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| Nellai Express | |||||
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| Nellai Express at Chennai Egmore Railway Station | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 13June 1972;54 years ago(1972年06月13日) | ||||
| Current operator | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Former operator | Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Tirunelveli Junction (TEN) | ||||
| Stops | 12 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 650km (400mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hours, 20 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
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| Disabled access | Disabled access | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all carriages | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Other facilities | CCTV Cameras in all coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | WAP-7 locomotive from (RPM) Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676mm (5ft6in) | ||||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | ||||
| Operating speed | 70.5 kilometres per hour (43.8mph) | ||||
| Average length | 22 coaches | ||||
| Track owner | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Timetable number | 21/21A | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Tirunelveli Junction | ||||
| Rake sharing | Pothigai Superfast Express | ||||
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Nellai Express is a Superfast train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It runs on all days connecting Chennai Egmore with Tirunelveli Junction via Villupuram Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Madurai Junction through the chord line.
History
[edit ]The town is also called 'Nellai' after the Nellaiyappar temple in Tirunelveli. Hence, this train from Nellai is named Nellai Express
Rakes
[edit ]The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC First cum Second AC Coach, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 6 AC Three-tier coaches, 8 Sleeper Coaches,3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van. It runs with LHB (Linke Hoffman Busch) coaches and is maintained at Tirunelveli Junction. Earlier was WDP-3A now WAP-7 and WAP-4 pull it
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| EOG | UR | UR | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | HA1 | UR | UR | EOG |
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