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The Chendur Superfast Express is an
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train operated by
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of Indian railways. This train runs between
Thiruchendur Tiruchendur (Tamil: ''TiruccentÅ«r'' ˆt̪iɾɯtËʃen̪d̪uËr also ''jayantipuram'') is a municipality in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. Geogr ...
and
Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore (formerly: Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur)(station code: MS), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one ...
. It is a daily overnight service and an important train of Tiruchendur–Tirunelveli line.


Route and halts

This train is being operated via the main line and hauled by an electric locomotive from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli and an electric locomotive from Tirunelveli to Tiruchendur ( full electrification).


Name

It is named after Tiruchendur, a town in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.


Coach composition

The Chendur Express between Egmore and Tiruchendur has a rake sharing agreement with Mannai Express between Chennai and Mannargudi. These two rakes are used for operating ''Mannargudi – Mayiladuthurai – Mannargudi'' and ''Tiruchendur – Tirunelveli – Tiruchendur'' passenger trains. It has one AC First Class cum IInd Class, one Ac Two Tier, one AC Three Tier, nine Sleeper class, four Unreserved general sitting coach.


See also

* Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli Intercity Express *
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* Pearl City Express * Pothigai Express * Ananthapuri Express


References


External links


Indian Railway official website
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