The 12007/08 Chennai CentralâÂÂMysuru Junction Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways, Southern Railway zone, that runs between Chennai Central and Mysuru Junction in India. It is the first Shatabdi Express in South India.
It operates as train number 12007 from Chennai Central to Mysuru Junction, and as train number 12008 in the reverse direction while also connecting the capital cities of the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
The 12007 Chennai CentralâÂÂMysuru Junction Shatabdi Express covers the distance of in 7 hours 00 mins averaging and in 7 hours 25 minutes as 12008 Mysuru JunctionâÂÂChennai Central Shatabdi Express averaging including halts.
Prior end 2017 due to partial electrification of the route, an Arakkonam or Royapuram-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 and WAP-1 , WAM-4 would haul the train between Chennai Central & KSR Bengaluru Station handing over to a Hubli-based WDP-4 or WDG-4 and Tondiarpet-based WDM-3D or WDM-3A which would then power the train up to Mysuru Junction.
Since the entire route is now completely electrified, the train is now hauled end to end by a Royapuram or Erode based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive which are equipped with head-on generation(HOG) technology.