Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express
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Chennai–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express with LHB rake
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Shatabdi Express |
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Chennai Central |
| Stops | 3 |
| End | Coimbatore Junction |
| Distance travelled | 496 km |
| Average journey time | 6h 40m |
| Service frequency | Daily, except Tuesday |
| Train number(s) | 12243/12244 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | CC, Ex |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 1 |
| Track gauge | Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 74 km/hr (Average) |
Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi superfast train between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Main Junction in Tamil Nadu.[1]
History
The Shatabdi express which was running earlier was converted to Duronto Express, a non-stop train in 2011. It was decided to convert back to Shatabdi and add additional stoppages to increase revenues.[2]
Route and stations
The train has 3 commercial stops in between the starting station and the ending station namely, Salem Junction, Erode Junction and Tiruppur.
Rake and loco
The rake has 7 AC Chair Cars, 1 AC Executive chair car and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 10 coaches. The train got new LHB coaches in November 2014.[3] All the passenger coaches are air-conditioned. The rake is pulled by Royapuram WAP-7.
