The 12655 / 12656 Navjeevan Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Southern Railways that runs between and . It is currently being operated with 12655/12656 train numbers on a daily basis. From November 2, 2019, it runs with highly refurbished

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. It operates as train number 12655 from Ahmedabad Junction to Chennai Central and as train number 12656 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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History

It was introduced in 1978 to run between Madras Beach and on a weekly basis. Originally numbered as 145/146, it departed Madras Beach at 06:00 on Tuesdays and arrived Ahmedabad Junction the next day at 17:30. On its return lap, it departed Ahmedabad Junction on Thursdays at 06:50, and reached Madras Beach the next evening at 19:50. The train ran via

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Daund Daund is a city, municipal council, and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The city of Daund is located on the Bhima River. In ancient times, a sage named Dhaumya Rishi stayed here; henc ...

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with a 24 coach haul, and a single

WDM-2 The Indian locomotive class WDM-2 is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1962 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 in gauge railway, broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), ...

diesel loco. A single coach AC 2 Sleeper accommodation was introduced in 1984.

Coach composition

The train has highly refurbished

with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches. * 1 Ends On Generator (EOG) * 2 Unreserved (UR) * 1 AC First (HA) * 1 AC 2 Tier (A) * 6 AC 3 Tier (B) * 3 AC 3 Tier Economy (M) * 6 Sleeper (S) * 1 Pantry Car (PC) * 1 Sleeper cum Luggage (SLR)

Route & halts

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Traction

It is hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed or Erode Loco Shed based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

electric locomotive on its entire journey.

References

External links

Navjeevan Express (12655) Time-Table

Navjeevan Express (12656) Time-Table

Navjivan Express Time-Table
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