Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express

Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service 21 January 2014
Current operator(s) South Eastern Railways
Route
Start Santragachi Junction
Stops 16
End Chennai Central
Distance travelled 1,655 km (1,028 mi)
Service frequency 2 days a Week. 22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express – Tuesday and Friday. 22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express – Thursday and Sunday.
On-board services
Class(es) AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Yes
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways LHB Coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum
,61.01 km/h (38 mph), including halts

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Santragachi Junction and Chennai Central in India.

It operates as train number 22807 from Santragachi Junction to Chennai Central and as train number 22808 in the reverse direction serving the 4 states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Coaches

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express has 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generator cum Luggage Rack Coaches. In addition, it carries 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 22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express covers the distance of 1655 kilometres in 27 hours 45 mins (59.64 km/hr) and in 26 hours 30 mins as 22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express (62.45 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction, Gudur Junction to Chennai Central .

It reverses direction of travel at Visakhapatnam.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi based WAP 4 hauls the train from Santragachi Junction up to Visakhapatnam handing over to a Vijayawada based WAM 4 locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Operation

22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction every Tuesday and Friday reaching Chennai Central the next day .

22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express runs from Chennai Central every Thursday and Sunday reaching Santragachi Junction the next day .

References

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