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Indian Railways

Transit type
  
Rapid Transit

Locale
  
India

Track gauge
  
Indian gauge

MEMU

The Mainline Electric Multiple Unit or MEMU is a commuter rail system in India operated by the Indian Railway for semi-urban and rural areas.

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History

The first MEMU service in Bilaspur division of S E Railway started on 17-10-1995 in 1995-96 between Raipur-Durg-Bhatapara-Raipur-Bilaspur. First train was inaugurated by V.C.Shukla, the senior leader of Indian national congress.

Technology

The system uses Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMU) operating on Alternating Current (AC) drawn from over-head cables through the catenary system..

Design

MEMU trains are designed for semi-urban and rural areas, unlike EMU (electric multiple unit) trains that are designed for urban and semi-urban areas. MEMU trains also have end vestibules (gangway connections) not found on EMU trains. Also, unlike EMU, MEMU trains have lavatories.

List of MEMU Trains

  • Kollam - Kanyakumari MEMU
  • Kollam - Ernakulam - MEMU (via Kottayam)
  • Kollam - Ernakulam - MEMU (via Alappuzha)
  • Palakkad - Ernakulam - MEMU
  • Palghat - Erode MEMU
  • Varanasi- Patna MEMU
  • Vijayawada- Ongole MEMU
  • Hyderabad - Warangal Memu (67264 & 67266)
  • Andal- Sainthia MEMU
  • Warangal - Hyderabad Memu (67265 & 67267)
  • SURAT - VIRAR MEMU (SURAT - SANJAN (69142) & SANJAN - VIRAR (69144))
  • VIRAR - SURAT MEMU (VIRAR - SANJAN (69143) & SANJAN - SURAT (69141))
  • Surat - Nandurbar (69169)
  • Nandurbar - Surat (69170)
  • VADODARA - UMBARGAM MEMU (VADODARA - SURAT (69112) SURAT -VALSAD (69152) VALSAL - UMBARGAM (69154))
  • UMBARGAM - VADODARA MEMU (UMBARGAM - VALSAL (69153) VALSAD - SURAT (69151) SURAT - VADODARA (69111))
  • SURAT - AHMEDABAD MEMU (SURAT - VADODARA (69109) VADODARA - AHMEDABAD (69107))
  • Aligarh - Delhi MEMU (64151)
  • AHMEDABAD - SURAT MEMU (AHMEDABAD - VADODARA (69108) VADODARA - SURAT (69110))
  • Ahmedabad Anand MEMU(69106)
  • Ahmedabad Anand MEMU (69116)
  • Gandhinagar-Anand MEMU (69192)
  • Anand-Dahod MEMU (69189)
  • Ahmedabad Anand MEMU (69128)
  • DADAR - DAHANU MEMU
  • Chennai - Tirupati MEMU
  • Falaknuma - Bhongir MEMU
  • Falaknuma - Jangaon ME
  • Sealdah- Ranaghat MEMU
  • Sealdah- Behrampur court MEMU
  • Ranaghat- Lalgola MEMU
  • Ranaghat- Murshidabad MEMU
  • Kanpur- Lucknow MEMU
  • Ghaziabad - New Delhi MEMU
  • Kanpur-Etawah-Tundla-Agra cantt MEMU
  • Agra cantt - Bayana Jn. MEMU
  • Gaya - Patna Passenger MEMU
  • Gaya - Bhagalpur Passenger MEMU
  • Ambikapur - Anuppur MEMU
  • Bilaspur - Katni MEMU
  • Raipur - Durg MEMU
  • Raipur - Dongargarh MEMU
  • Bilaspur - Raipur MEMU
  • Korba - Raipur MEMU
  • Durg - Gondia MEMU
  • Bilaspur - Gevra Road MEMU
  • Bilaspur - Raigarh MEMU
  • Raipur - Gevra Road MEMU
  • Asansol - Bardhaman MEMU
  • Bokaro Steel City - Asansol - Bardhaman MEMU
  • Asansol - Gaya MEMU
  • Purulia - Asansol MEMU
  • Balasore - Kharakpur MEMU
  • Visakhapatam - Rajahmundry MEMU
  • Jhargram - Santragachi jn MEMU
  • Tatanagar - Santragachi jn MEMU
  • Ghatsila - Howrah jn MEMU
  • Jaleshwar - Howrah jn MEMU
  • Midnapur - Jhargram MEMU
  • Belda - Howrah jn MEMU
  • Chennai - Nellore MEMU
  • Chennai - Avadi MEMU - 66000
  • Moradabad (MB)-Anand vihar terminal(ANVT) MEMU
  • Bhopal - Bina MEMU - 61631
  • Barabanki Lucknow MEMU
  • Tata Nagar Asansol MEMU
  • Marikuppam - Baiyappanahalli MEMU 66533
  • Indore - bhopal MEMU
  • References

    MEMU Wikipedia