Chennai–Madurai AC Duronto Express | |
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Overview | |
Service type | AC Duronto |
Status | Permanently withdrawn from service |
Locale | Tamil Nadu |
First service | 15 December 2012 [1] |
Last service | March 2020 [2] |
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Chennai Central (MAS) Madurai Junction (MDU) |
Stops | 1 [a] |
Distance travelled | 555 km (345 mi) |
Average journey time | 8 hrs 30 minutes |
Service frequency | Bi-Weekly |
Train number(s) | 22205/22206 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | First AC, Second AC, Third AC |
Observation facilities | Large Windows |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | Yes |
Operating speed | 71 km/h (45 mph) |
Chennai Madurai Duronto Express was a Duronto Express belonging to Indian Railways which was operated fully Air-Conditioned Superfast Bi-weekly train connecting Chennai and Madurai via Salem in Southern Railway zone. This train was cancelled with effect from 10 June 2020.
This Duronto Express now converted to a Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express. It runs three days a week along with the Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express (20601 / 20602) which runs once a week.
The ever-growing inflow to the State Capital from Madurai and its neighboring districts and the heavy rail traffic on the Tambaram-Villupuram-Madurai section, [3] is the prime reason behind operating the train from Chennai Central. [4] And hence the fact that it takes a longer route via Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindugal. The train makes only one commercial halt at Salem Junction across the Chennai-Salem-Madurai line. [5] [6] [7] It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 26 JUNE 2018 and is maintained at Chennai Central.
The train consists of one 1 AC First/Executive Class (1A), 2 AC Two-tier (2A), 9 AC Three-Tier (3A) and 2 EOG.
Loco | EOG | B9 | B8 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | EOG |