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The 20627/20628 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Junction Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 724 km (450 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 40 mins with average speed of 84 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
The Premium AC special train from Mumbai to Delhi was the first train which was launched on 24 December 2013 during festive season of Christmas and New Year. [3] The train's maiden journey earned 48 percent more than the Mumbai — Delhi Rajdhani that ran during the same period. [ 9 ]
Vande Bharat Express is a medium to long-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways.It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services and a planned reserved, air-conditioned sleeper service connecting cities that are 800 km (500 mi) to 1,200 km (750 mi ...
On 1 July 1992, the first intercity express was introduced between Indore and New Delhi which is the only overnight intercity train runs between two major cities of India. On 1 July 1997, the second intercity express train launched between Chennai–Coimbatore & Bengaluru–Hubbali which was the first one-day trip daily intercity express train.
Meals are provided as a part of the journey ticket in select trains. [60] In Vande Bharat Express trains, the class is equipped with more features including passenger information system, CCTVs, larger toilets and automated doors. [74] [75] Sleeper S Sleeper class is the most common sleeping car coach in Indian Railways. [58]
Few trains operate from Chennai Beach. These trains from Chennai Beach cover a distance of 5.64 kilometres (3.50 mi) via Royapuram and Washermanpet stations to reach Vysarpadi, beyond which the alignment is the same as the trains from Chennai Central. Most beach-bound trains operate from Arakkonam via Chengalpattu, Tambaram line, which is the ...
The coaches are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of ₹ 650 million (US$7.6 million) per trainset. [2] In contrast to other Indian trains, the trainsets will have a locomotive at both ends in a push-pull configuration, enabling better acceleration and shorter turnaround times in direction reversals.
The Chennai Beach station, one of the termini, is a hub for several suburban trains. Along with the Chennai Fort station, it offers connectivity to the commercial area of Broadway. [65] [66] The Park Town station is located near the Chennai Central station, which is a hub for other suburban lines and for long-distance express trains. [67] [68]