Locale Tamil Nadu Service frequency Daily Sleeping arrangements Yes Current operator Southern Railway zone Stops 7 | Distance travelled 496 km (308 mi) Seating arrangements Yes Average journey time 8 hours 15 minutes Service type Express train | |
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Class(es) AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A), Sleeper(SL) Start Chennai Central railway station End Coimbatore Junction railway station | ||
Cheran express entering chennai central at dawn
The Cheran Express is an overnight superfast express train in India which runs daily between Coimbatore city Junction and Chennai Central via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The train shares its rakes with 12655/12656 Navjeevan Express and it is maintained at the Coimbatore Yard.
Contents
- Cheran express entering chennai central at dawn
- Cheran express crossing kovai express at dawn
- Numbering
- Route
- Incidents
- References
Cheran express crossing kovai express at dawn
Numbering
Train Number 12673 runs from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Chennai Central.
Route
Incidents
In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.
In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.
References
Cheran Express Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA