Nellai Express
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| Nellai Express | |||||
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Superfast | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 13 June 1972 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Former operator(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Tirunelveli Junction (TEN) | ||||
| Stops | 12 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 650 km (400 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hours, 40 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
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| Disabled access | Pothigai Superfast Express | ||||
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Nellai Express is a
Madurai Junction
through the chord line.
History
The town is also called 'Nellai' after the Nellaiyappar temple in Tirunelveli. Hence, this train from Nellai is named Nellai Express
Rakes
The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC First cum Second AC Coach, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 6 AC Three-tier coaches, 8 Sleeper Coaches,3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van. It runs with LHB (Linke Hoffman Busch) coaches and is maintained at Tirunelveli Junction.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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EOG | UR | S8 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | HA1 | UR | UR | EOG |
See also
- KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express
- Chennai Egmore–Kanyakumari Express
- Pothigai Express
- Chendur Express
- Pandian Express
- Ananthapuri Express
- Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express
- Pearl City Express
- Sethu Express
- Rockfort Express
- Nilgiri Express
- Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express
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