Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express

Kachiguda Chennai Egmore Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	26 February 2006
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Start	Kacheguda
Stops	18 as 17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express, 17 as 17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express
End	Chengalpattu
Distance travelled	773 km (480 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry car coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52.11 km/h (32 mph) including halts
Route map

The 17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Central Railway zone that runs between Kacheguda and Chennai Egmore in India.

It operates as train number 17652 from Kacheguda to Chennai Egmore and as train number 17651 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh.

Coaches

17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express covers the distance of 773 kilometres in 14 hours 45 mins (52.41 km/hr) & in 14 hours 55 mins as 17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express (51.82 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 17652 / 51 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express runs from Kacheguda via Gooty, Cuddapah, Renigunta Junction, Arakkonam Junction to Chennai Egmore.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a Gooty based WDM 2A locomotive hauls the train from Kacheguda to Renigunta Junction handing over to a Arakkonam based WAP 4 which powers the train for the remainder of the journey.

Timings

17652 Kacheguda Chennai Egmore Express leaves Kacheguda on a daily basis at 16:30 hrs IST and reaches Chennai Egmore at 07:15 hrs IST the next day.

17651 Chennai Egmore Kacheguda Express leaves Chennai Egmore on a daily basis at 17:00 hrs IST and reaches Kacheguda at 07:55 hrs IST the next day.

References

• "South Central Railway : Kacheguda – Chennai Egmore Express Rescheduled on 29th January, 2013 | JAABAALI NEWS". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30. 
• "Live Chennai: Temporarily augmented trains,Kacheguda � Chennai Egmore Express,Chennai Egmore � Kakinada Port Circar Express,Hyderabad � Thiruvananthapuram Sabari Express,". livechennai.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.  replacement character in |title= at position 54 (help)
• "New halt for Chennai Egmore Kacheguda train - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30. 
• "Kacheguda-Chennai Egmore Express was delayed by over half an hour at Arakonam Railway Station, 68 km away from Chennai, after overhead power cable snapped between Arakonam and Tirutani, on Thursday. The train, that was already running late, arrived 80 minutes behind schedule at Chennai. - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30. 
• "Additional Seats / Berths by Attaching Additional Coaches to several Express Trains | Siasat". siasat.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30. 

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05. 
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05. 
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05. 

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