The 22649/50 Yercaud Express is an 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 ...
, connecting Erode and
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...
in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...
.
Coach Composition
The train runs consists of 23
carriages
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:
Loco link
It is hauled by an
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
Locomotive from
Electric Loco Shed, Erode or
Arakkonam
Arakkonam () is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created Ranipet district, about from Ranipet h ...
Schedule
See also
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Yelagiri Express
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Cheran Express
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Blue mountain Express
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Coimbatore chennai central weekly express
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Coimbatore Express
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Kovai Express
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Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express
The Pearl City Superfast Express is an overnight Superfast Express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Pearl City Superfast Express runs between Thoothukudi and Chennai Egmore via Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Ti ...
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Nellai Superfast Express
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Coimbatore shadabti express
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Salem chennai express
References
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Transport in Chennai
Transport in Erode
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Named passenger trains of India