The Cholan Express is a
superfast express train operated by the
Southern Railway zone of the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
. This train connects and
Tiruchchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...
via
Viluppuram,
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...
and
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 Gr ...
in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
.
New LHB coach has been installed for this train since 16 February 2017.
Relevance
Train is named after the
Chola Kingdom 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 Gr ...
,
Poombuhar.
Coach composition
See also
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Pallavan Superfast Express
Pallavan Superfast Express is an Intercity Express (Indian Railways), Intercity express typed Superfast Express trains in India, superfast service operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This service connects the cities of ...
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Rockfort (Malaikottai) Superfast Express
The Rockfort Express is a Superfast Express overnight Express rail connecting Tiruchirappalli with Chennai Egmore via Villupuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This train serves as the main connectivity to the state capital Chenna ...
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Uzhavan Express
The Uzhavan Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction. The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 k ...
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Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express
The Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 16175/16176 train numbers on a daily basis.
History
During meter gauge ...
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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
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Pandian Superfast Express
The Pandian Express is a Superfast overnight express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways which runs daily between and via Villupuram, Vridhachalam and Tiruchirappalli. The inaugural run of this express train is during ...
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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 d ...
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Mannai Express
The Mannai Express is an express train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This train connects Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Thiruvarur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The traffic ...
References
External links
{{Railways in Southern India
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Express trains in India