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Charminar Express

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Status
  
Operating

Service frequency
  
Daily

Average journey time
  
14 hours 0 minutes

Distance travelled
  
790 km (490 mi)

Seating arrangements
  
Indian Rail standard

Stops
  
15


Locale
  
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Class(es)
  
Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved

Start
  
Hyderabad Deccan railway station

End
  
Chennai Central railway station

Service type
  
Superfast/Mail Trains in India

Current operators
  
South Central Railway zone, Indian Railways

The Charminar Express is a very popular train operating between the metropolitan cities, Chennai and Hyderabad

Contents

Train Schedule

Charminar is one of the most prestigious trains of SCR, with 24 coaches(first 24 Coacher of SCR).

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  • Train Number 12759 runs from Chennai to Hyderabad. It departs from Chennai Central(MAS) at 18.10 Hrs and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 08.00 Hrs the next day, with 15 halts in between.
  • Train Number 12760 runs from Hyderabad to Chennai. It departs from Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 18.30 Hrs and arrives at Chennai Central(MAS) at 08.15 Hrs next day.
    • Charminar Express Charminar Express Wikipedia

    The train is a 24 coach rake. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, two 2AC, two 3AC, 14 sleeper, 3 general and 2 SLR coaches. Hence forming a 24 coach train. The regular Link of Charminar Express is a LGD WAP4 / WAP 7. Moreover, Charminar Express is one of the few trains of the country having CBC ( Centre Buffer Coupling ) rakes with GPS system. Also the first train to become a CBC. And first 24 coacher of SCR.

    Relevance

    Charminar Express 2759 Charminar Express with LGD WAP4 YouTube

    This train is named after Charminar, an historical monument in Hyderabad built to mark the victory against the plague epidemic that haunted Hyderabad in the 15th Century."Char minar" refers to the four minarets of the monument on the top.

    Distance Covered

    The Charminar Express covers 790 kilometres.

    Schedule chart and status

  • From Chennai Central (MAS) to Hyderabad Decan (HYB)
  • From Hyderabad Decan (HYB) to Chennai Central (MAS)

    • Charminar Express Charminar Express at Chennai Central YouTube


    Charminar Express SUPER FAST Charminar Express Attacks Arambakkam YouTube

    References

    Charminar Express Wikipedia
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