Status Operating Average journey time 5 Hours 45 Minutes Current operator Southern Railway zone Locale Tiruchirappalli | Distance travelled 317 km (197 mi) Service frequency Daily First service 14 July 2012 Stops 6 | |
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Start Tiruchirappalli Junction (TPJ) End Tirunelveli Junction (TEN) Service type Superfast/Mail Trains in India | ||
Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli Intercity Express is a Superfast Express connecting Trichy with Tirunelveli via Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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General information
This train was introduced during the 2012-2013 Railway Budget as a new daily train between Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. The train, numbered as 22627/22628, made its inaugural run on 14 July 2012. And it made its regular service since 15 July 2012.
Rakes
The train has 15 bogies comprising One A/C Chair car (CC), Two Second seating (2S), Ten Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), One Luggage rake (SLR), Eight General compartments (Unreserved), One Luggage rake (SLR) and One second class coach for disabled passengers (SLRD).
Enroute
The following stations have a brief stoppage for this service on both directions
- Dindigul Junction
- Madurai Junction
- Virudhunagar Junction
- Satur
- Kovilpatti
- Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction