Start Trichy Service frequency Daily each way Average journey time 8 hours 15 minutes | Status Operating Distance travelled 401 km (249 mi) Train number(s) 16853/16854 Stops 17 | |
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End Chennai Eg railway station | ||
Cholan express with lhb coaches lhbfied 16853 cholan express led by ed alco indian railways
The Cholan Express (16854/16853) (Officially Tiruchirappalli-Chennai Egmore Express) is an express train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This train connects Chennai Egmore and Tiruchirappalli via Villupuram and Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. New LHB coaches will be installed for this train from 16 February 2017.
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- Cholan express with lhb coaches lhbfied 16853 cholan express led by ed alco indian railways
- 16854 tpj ms cholan express with dual tone honking
- Relevance
- Coach Position
- Route
- References
16854 tpj ms cholan express with dual tone honking
Relevance
Train is named after the Chola Kingdom which ruled over the regions through which the train passes. The Cholas ruled over their kingdom with headquarters at Woraiyur, Trichy.
Coach Position
Total number of Coaches- 21
Coaches are maintained at SSE/C&W/BG/TPJ.
the coach will be revised from 16 February 2017 from Chennai Egmore and 17 February 2017 from Tiruchirappalli junction.
Consequently, the composition of Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Cholan express trains will be revised as detailed below.
Composition:AC First Class – 1, AC 2-tier – 3, AC 3-tier – 4, Sleeper Class – 10 & General Second Class– 2coaches.
Route
It runs via Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur