Current operator(s) Southern Railways Stops 8 Distance travelled 455 km (283 mi) | Start Chennai Central End Vijayawada Junction | |
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Service type Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express | ||
The Chennai-Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi is a day-train, so called because as it returns to the station of origin on the same day. It connects the two commercial centers of South India - Chennai and Vijayawada. It is one of the fastest and most comfortable trains between Chennai and Vijayawada.
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Overview
Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi runs between Chennai Central and Vijayawada Jn.
The train is numbered as 12077 from Chennai Central. It departs at 07:35 and reaches Vijayawada Jn at 14:45 taking 7 hours 10 minutes to cover 455 km. On the return journey the train is numbered as 12078 and departs from Vijayawada Jn at 15:20 and arrives at Chennai Central at 22:30.
The Chennai Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi is an eight-coach train and has four Jan shatabdi class chair cars, two AC chair cars and 2 luggage-cum-break vans as part of its seating configuration.
Locomotives
A Royapuram based WAP 4 hauls the train end to end, except on Thursday Ghaziabad based WAP 7 hauls the train end to end.