Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express

The Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway connecting in Assam and in Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 12516/12515 train numbers on once in week basis. The train passes through Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It starts from at 20:10 on Tuesday and reaches at 12:00 on Friday. During its journey the train travels through major cities like Guwahati, Siliguri, Malda, Rampurhat, Kolkata, Kharagpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore. It holds the record of 8th longest running train of Indian Railways that covers 3492 km. (as of 2022).

Routing

The 12515 / 16 Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations:

ASSAM

1. (Starts)
3. New Haflong
5. Hojai
11. Kokrajhar

BIHAR

1. Kishanganj

WEST BENGAL

1. New Alipurduar
2. New Cooch Behar
3. Dhupguri
4. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
5. Malda Town
7. Rampurhat Junction
8. Bolpur Shantiniketan
9. Dankuni (Kolkata)

ODISHA

1. Balasore
2. Bhadrak
3. Jajpur Keonjhar
7. Balugaon
8. Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Palasa
2. Srikakulam
5. Rajahmundry

TAMIL NADU

1. (Chennai)
7. Tirupur
8. (Ends)

<small>Note:</small>

• <small>Bold letters indicate Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.</small>
• <small>The train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand, but it does not have any stoppages there.</small>

Reversal

The train reverses the direction in the following stations

Locomotive

Silchar - Coimbatore Express is hauled by WDP-4 from Silchar to Lumding. WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah from Lumding to . From to the train is hauled by WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam/ Electric Loco Shed, Erode and vice versa.

Coach composition

Silchar Coimbatore Express consists of One Second AC (2AC) coaches, Four Third AC (3AC) coaches, Thirteen Sleeper (SL) coaches, Two Second Sitting(2S) coaches Engine and One End On Generator (EOG) coach.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express and Silchar - New Tinsukia Barak Brahmaputra Express.

Gallery

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