Chennai–Salem Express

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Chennai Egmore – Salem Express
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Name board of Chennai Egmore - Salem Express
Overview
Service type Inter-city / Mail Express
StatusOperating
Locale Tamil Nadu
First service7 August 2008;15 years ago (2008-08-07)
Current operator(s) Central Railway zone
Route
Termini Chennai Egmore (MS)
Salem Junction (SA)
Stops12
Distance travelled352 km (219 mi)
Average journey time6 Hours 25 Minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)22153/54
Line(s) used Chord line (MS Tooltip Chennai Egmore  VRI Tooltip Virudhachalam Junction railway station)
Virudhachalam–Salem line (VRI Tooltip Virudhachalam Junction railway station  SA Tooltip Salem Junction)
On-board services
Class(es) 2A, 3A, SL, SLR, SLRD and UR/GS
Disabled access Wheelchair symbol.svg
Seating arrangements Corridor coach (UR/GS only)
Sleeping arrangements Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board
Observation facilitiesWindows in all carriages
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Baggage carriage
Other facilitiesElectrical outlets
Technical
Rolling stock Locomotive:
WAP 4//5/7 (ED/AJJ/RPM Tooltip from VRI TO SA)
WAP 7 (RPM Tooltip ROYAPURAM railway station MS TO VRI)

Bogie:
One AC 2-tier (2A)
4 AC 3-tier (3A)
Nine II SL
Two UR/GS
Two SLR
One Pantry car
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification No
Operating speed46 kilometres per hour (29 mph)
Track owner(s) Central Railway zone
Timetable number(s)7/7A [1]
Route map
(Chennai - Salem) Express route map.png

The 22153/22154 Chennai Egmore - Salem Junction Express is a express train which runs from Salem to Chennai via Vridhachalam and Villupuram in Tamil Nadu State India. This train is operated by Southern Railway in India and the rakes are owned by Central Railway. The train was inaugurated on 7 August 2008. The Train runs with 9 Sleeper class, 1 Second AC and 4 Third AC Coaches. It is an overnight train and runs daily in both directions. This train is assigned 22153 number in the Chennai - Salem direction and 22154 number in the Salem - Chennai direction. This train is also fondly called as Mango Express by locals and railfans because Salem is famous for Mangoes.

Contents

History

This train was operated as a link/slip typed express train with only one coach during meter gauge era. The single train coach was attached with Pearl City Express till Vriddhachchalam Junction and after that the lone slip coach is detached at Vriddhachalam Junction and continues its journey towards Salem Junction via Chinna Salem. [2] Introduction of a separate Train from Madras to Salem demanded Hon'ble MP R. KOLANTHAIVELU on 15-03-1979. [3] Due to the demand, After the Broad Gauge Conversion, this train was reintroduced on 7 August 2008 with two dedicated rakes and this train also had a slip coaches in broad gauge era. After getting 2 dedicated rakes for daily operation, some of the coaches are detached from this train at salem junction and proceed its journey towards Mettur Dam Railway Station via Omalur Junction, Mecheri Road to boost Tourism. But later that slip train was cancelled around 2018 due to several reasons. After cancellation of that slip coaches, a connection train facility at Salem Junction is provided for this Express train till Mettur Dam by utilising Erode Mettur Dam Passenger train.

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Chennai Egmore-Salem express at Egmore

The important stops are as follows:

Coach composition (Downward - 22153)

The train consists of:

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The pantry car remains locked.

Rake sharing

It shares its rake with the 22157/22158 Mumbai Csmt Chennai Egmore Superfast Express.

Demands

There are also demands to divert and operate this train via neyveli, vadaloor, cuddalore port junction since these areas has very less train connectivity and there are no trains operated in-between chennai and neyveli areas and there are also demands to extend this train till bangalore's under construction sir m visveswaraya terminal via hosur and dharmapuri since these areas also doesn't have any train connection with its state capital chennai.

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References

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