Coromandel Express

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Coromandel Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
First service6 March 1977;48 years ago (1977-03-06)
Current operator(s) South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Howrah Junction (HWH)
MGR Chennai Central (MAS)
Stops14
Distance travelled1,659 km (1,031 mi)
Average journey time25 hrs 35 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12841 / 12842
On-board services
Class(es) AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
69 km/h (43 mph) average including halts.
Route map
12841
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Shalimar
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Santragachi Junction
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Kharagpur Junction
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Balasore
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Bhadrak
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Jajpur Keonjhar Road
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Cuttack
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Bhubaneswar
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Khurda Road
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Brahmapur
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Visakhapatnam
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Rajahmundry
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Tadepalligudem
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Eluru
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Vijayawada
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12842
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MGR Chennai Central

The Coromandel Express is a superfast express train of Indian Railways. The train runs down the east coast of India between Howrah Junction railway station, West Bengal, and M. G. R Chennai Central railway station, Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] The train service is run by South Eastern Railway zone. [1] The route travels across the eastern coast of India along the Bay of Bengal, called the Coromandel Coast, so giving the service its name.

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History

The train was first run on 6 March 1977 as a bi-weekly train between (then) Madras and Howrah. The Coromandel Express was designed to be the equivalent of the Rajdhani Expresses running through the Coromandel Coast. At the time the train had a dining car. Whilst initially the train operated from Howrah Station to MGR Chennai Central, during COVID 19 the route was changed to Shalimar - MGR Chennai Central. [1]

Route

The route uses the Howrah–Chennai main line along the East Coast of India. The route includes a non-stop run between Vijayawada and Chennai, and it runs up to Visakhapatnam with two stops at Eluru and Rajahmundry. The other stops are Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur.[ citation needed ]

Rake

Source: [3]

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Accidents and incidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dastidar, Avishek G (8 June 2023). "Coromandel Express: All but the 'Rajdhani' of coastal route, minus the name". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "Ill-fated Coromandel Express set to resume services today days after dreadful accident". The Economic Times. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. "12841/Coromandel Express (PT) - Kolkata to MGR Chennai SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. "Six elephants run over by speeding train in Odisha". Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. "At least 50 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India". The Guardian. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. R, Senjo M. "Odisha train accident: CBI charges 3 railway officials with culpable homicide". Rediff. Retrieved 28 February 2024.