The Cholan Express is a
superfast express train
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operated by the
Southern Railway zone of the
Indian Railways
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. This train connects and
Tiruchchirappalli via
Viluppuram
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Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...
,
Kumbakonam and
Thanjavur
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in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
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.
New LHB coach has been installed for this train since 16 February 2017.
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Train is named after the
Chola Kingdom
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which ruled over the regions through which the train passes. The Cholas ruled over their kingdom from their capital in
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the ...
,
Poombuhar
Poompugar is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient port city known as Kaveri poompattinam and Kaveripattanam (not to be confused with modern Kaveripattinam), which fo ...
.
Coach composition
See also
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Pallavan Superfast Express
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Rockfort (Malaikottai) Superfast Express
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Uzhavan Express
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Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express
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Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express
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Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express
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Kanniyakumari Superfast Express
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Vaigai Superfast Express
The Vaigai Superfast Express is a Intercity express typed super fast express train running daily between Madurai and Chennai via Tiruchirappalli operated by Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Due to the demand for a day train betwe ...
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Pandian Superfast Express
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Sethu Express
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Anantapuri Express
Ananthapuri Express is an express train running between and via , Nagercoil Town, Tirunelveli Junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a ...
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Mannai Express
References
External links
{{Railways in Southern India
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Express trains in India