Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

The 22825 / 22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is an Superfast train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22825/22826 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

The 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 64 km/h and covers 1659 km in 25h 50m. The 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1659 km in 28h 00m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Eluru
• Vijayawada
• Ongole

Coach composition

The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive up to Chennai and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

• 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
• 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
• 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

See also

• Shalimar railway station
• Chennai Central railway station
• Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
• Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
• Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express

Notes

References

External links

• 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info
• 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info