Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express

Indian express train service

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Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station–Thiruvananthapuram Central Premium AC Superfast Express

Overview

Service type

AC Superfast Express

Locale

Tamil Nadu, Kerala

First service

15 December 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-15)

Current operator(s)

Southern Railways

Route

Distance travelled

905 km (562 mi)

Average journey time

15 hours 10 minutes

Service frequency

Bi-weekly

Train number(s)

22207/22208

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, PANTRY CAR

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Yes

Observation facilities

Large windows

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB AC coach

Route map

The Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station–Thiruvananthapuram Premium AC Superfast Express (train number 22207 and 22208, formerly Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Duronto Express) is a train of the Indian Railways, announced in the 2011–12 Railway Budget. It connects Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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References

"New Time Table Comes into Effect from 1st July 2011". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
"Chennai-Coimbatore Duronto Express withdrawn due to poor patronage: Southern Railway". The Economic Times. 20 November 2013. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

General references

"Conversion of Chennai – Coimbatore & Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram Duronto Express trains". Southern Railway. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.

"TN CM flags off Duronto trains to Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram". Business Line. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.

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Anuvrat AC Superfast Express Arunachal AC Superfast Express Cocanada AC Express Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express Dharti Aaba AC Superfast Express Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Udhampur AC Superfast Express Hisar–Coimbatore AC Superfast Express Howrah–Digha Super AC Express Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Haridwar AC Superfast Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya AC Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karmali AC Superfast Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Lucknow AC Superfast Express Nanda Devi AC Express Nagpur–Amritsar AC Superfast Express Shri Shakti AC Express Patna–Ranchi AC Express Pune–Ajni AC Superfast Express Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Superfast Express Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express Shalimar–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express Yesvantpur–Barmer AC Express Yesvantpur–Kochuveli AC Express

AC Express

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

Accidents
and incidents

v t e Express trains running through Kerala
Starting from Trivandrum	Mangalore Vande Bharat Rajdhani Exp Maveli Exp Vanchinad Exp Malabar Exp Venad Exp Ernad Exp Amritha Exp Mangalore Exp Chennai Mail SF Chennai AC SF Chennai SF Trichy Intercity Exp Veraval Exp Korba Exp Aronai Exp Ahilyanagari Exp Shalimar Exp Nizamuddin Exp via KTYM Nizamuddin Exp via ALLP
Starting from Kochuveli	Rajya Rani Exp Kerala Sampark Kranti Exp Antyodaya Exp Hubballi SF Kochuveli–Amritsar Exp SMVT Humsafar Exp Rishikesh SF Porbandar SF Indore Exp LTT Garib Rath Yesvantpur Garib Rath Sri Ganganagar Exp Kochuveli-LTT Exp
Starting from Kollam Jn.	Quilon Mail Exp Ananthapuri Exp Tirupati Exp Visakhapatnam Exp
Starting from Ernakulam Jn.	Tea Garden Exp Bilaspur SF Kannur Exp Okha Patna SF via ASN Velankanni Exp Nizamuddin Exp
Starting from Guruvayur	Intercity Exp Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Exp
Starting from Palakkad Jn.	Palaruvi Exp
Starting from Kozhikode	Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi
Starting from Kannur	Kannur Jan Shatabdi Yesvantpur Exp
Starting from Kasaragod	Kasaragod Vande Bharat
Starting from other states	Parasuram Exp Jayanti Janata Exp Island Exp Mangalore Mail SF Dadar-Tirunelveli SF Gandhidham–Nagercoil Exp Himsagar Exp Gurudev Exp
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