Ahilyanagari Express

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Ahilyanagari Express
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Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
First service29 October 1988;35 years ago (1988-10-29)
Current operator(s) Southern Railway Zone
Route
Termini Indore Junction (INDB)
Kochuveli (KCVL)
Stops48 as 22645 and 47 as 22646
Distance travelled2,645 km (1,644 mi)
Average journey time47 hours 5 minutes as 22645, 46 hours 30 minutes as 22646
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22645/22646
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-catering available at BPL, ET, BZU, NGP, CD, BPQ, WL, BZA, KPD, JTJ, SA, ED, TUP, CBE, PGT, TCR, AWR, ERS, QLN
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) average with halts for 22645, 57 km/h (35 mph) average with halts for 22646
Route map
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The 22645/22646 Ahilya nagari Express is a weekly Superfast train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Kochuveli in Kerala (via Chennai Central). From February 2021, the terminal was changed to Kochuveli instead of Thiruvananthapuram Central. It runs between Kochuveli and Indore via Chennai Central [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The name Ahilyanagari signifies the former name of the city of the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, that is, Indore. Previously, it was running between Cochin Harbour Terminus and Indore, and later it was extended to Thiruvananthapuram. In February 2021, its terminal was changed to Kochuveli near Thiruvananthapuram Central

Service

The 22645 Ahilyanagari Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2645 km in 47 hours and 5 minutes. [4]

The 22646 Ahilyanagari Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2645 km in 46 hours 30 minutes. [5]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Schedule

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival station codeArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
22645INDBIndore Junction4:45 PMMonKCVLKochuveli3:50 PMWed
22646KCVLKochuveli6:35 AMSatINDBIndore Junction5:05 AMMon

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with the following trains:

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times at:

Traction

As the route is completely electrified, an Erode (EDDS) or Royapuram (RPM)-based WAP-1/WAP-4/WAP-7 powers the train the entire journey.

Coach composition

The train consists of 21 coaches as follows:

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SLRURS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9A1B1B2B3B4B5B6URSLR

See also

Notes

  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

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References

  1. Trains to skip Chennai Central
  2. MMC to AVD/TRT/AJJ/TRL/GMU/SUL timings (13 sep to 18 sep)
  3. Sleeper coaches added to trains from today
  4. "22645/Ahilyanagari Express". India Rail Info.
  5. "22646/Ahilyanagari Express". India Rail Info.