Chennai Madurai Duronto Express was a Duronto Express belonging to Indian Railways which was operated fully Air-Conditioned Superfast Bi-weekly train connecting Chennai and Madurai via Salem in Southern Railway zone. This train was cancelled with effect from 10 June 2020.
This Duronto Express now converted to a Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express. It runs three days a week along with the Chennai Central–Madurai AC Superfast Express (20601 / 20602) which runs once a week.
Background The inflow to the State Capital from Madurai and its neighboring districts and the heavy rail traffic on the Tambaram-Villupuram-Madurai section is the prime reason behind operating the train from Chennai Central. Therefore, it takes a longer route via Salem, Namakkal, Karur and Dindugal. The train makes only one commercial halt at Salem Junction across the Chennai-Salem-Madurai line. It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 26 June 2018 and is maintained at Chennai Central.
Coach composition
The train consists of one 1 AC First/Executive Class (1A), 2 AC Two-tier (2A), 9 AC Three-Tier (3A) and 2 EOG.
Loco EOG B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 H1 EOG
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See also Pandian Express Vaigai Express Duronto Express
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