Service type Superfast Start Santragachi Junction End Chennai Central | Current operator(s) South Eastern Railways Stops 16 | |
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First service 21 January 2014 [1] [2] | ||
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Santragachi Junction and Chennai Central in India.
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It operates as train number 22807 from Santragachi Junction to Chennai Central and as train number 22808 in the reverse direction serving the 4 states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Coaches
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express has 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generator cum Luggage Rack Coaches. In addition, it carries a Pantry car coach [3] [4] [5].
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express covers the distance of 1655 kilometres in 27 hours 45 mins (59.64 km/hr) and in 26 hours 30 mins as 22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express (62.45 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 22807 / 08 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction, Gudur Junction to Chennai Central [6] [7].
It reverses direction of travel at Visakhapatnam.
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi based WAP 4 [8] hauls the train from Santragachi Junction up to Visakhapatnam handing over to a Vijayawada based WAP 1 [9] locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey.
Operation
22807 Santragachi Chennai Central AC Express runs from Santragachi Junction every Tuesday and Friday reaching Chennai Central the next day [10].
22808 Chennai Central Santragachi AC Express runs from Chennai Central every Thursday and Sunday reaching Santragachi Junction the next day [11].