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Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast Express

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Service type
  
express

Current operator(s)
  
Southern Railways

End
  
Chennai Central

Locale
  
Tamil Nadu

Stops
  
5

Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast Express

Start
  
Coimbatore city Junction

Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast express (Train Nos 12681/12682) is a weekly express train run by Indian Railways between Coimbatore city Junction and Chennai Central.

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Service and schedule

The train starts on Sundays from Coimbatore and on Saturdays from Chennai Central, covering the total distance of 496 kilometres (308 mi) in approximately 8 hours.

Route and stations

This train passes through 5 intermediate stations including Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Katpadi and Arakkonam.

Coach and rake

The Coimbatore–Chennai Central express has rake sharing arrangement with the (Train No 12647/12648) Kongu Express. The train is pulled by WAP-4 from Erode or Royapuram. The train has 12 sleeper, 2 air conditioned and 5 general coaches.

References

Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast Express Wikipedia