The Uzhavan Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction. The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 km.
Schedule 16865 ~ Chennai Egmore → Thanjavur Junction ~ Uzhavan ExpressStation NameStation CodeArrivalDepartureDayChennai EgmoreMSSOURCE22:151MambalamMBM22:2622:27TambaramTBM22:4822:50Chengalpattu JunctionCGL23:1823:20Villupuram JunctionVM00:3500:402Cuddalore Port JunctionCUPJ01:2101:22ChidambaramCDM02:4302:45 SirkazhiSY03:0003:01Mayiladuthurai JunctionMV03:2503:27KutaalamKTM03:3903:40AduthuraiADT03:5103:52KumbakonamKMU04:0304:05PapanasamPML04:1704:18Thanjavur JunctionTJ05:10DEST16866 ~ Thanjavur Junction → Chennai Egmore ~ Uzhavan ExpressThanjavur JunctionTJSOURCE21:501PapanasamPML22:1122:12KumbakonamKMU22:2422:26AduthuraiADT22:3722:38KutaalamKTM22:5022:51Mayiladuthurai JunctionMV23:0523:10Vaitheeswaran KoilVDL23:2523:26SirkazhiSY23:3423:35ChidambaramCDM23:5023:52Cuddalore Port JunctionCUPJ00:2100:222Villupuram JunctionVM01:3501:40Chengalpattu JunctionCGL02:5803:00TambaramTBM03:2803:30MambalamMBM03:4803:50Chennai EgmoreMS04:25DEST
Rolling stock Uzhavan Express runs end to end with WAP-4 Loco From Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed, WAP-7 from Royapuram Electric Loco Shed.
Coach composition the train consists of 23 LHB coaches 1 AC I Tier 2 AC II Tier 3 AC III Tiers 12 Sleeper Coaches 3 General 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 SLRGSGSS12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2S1B3B2B1A2A1H1GSSLR
The Uzhavan Express between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with Ananthapuri Express between Chennai and Kollam. The primary maintenance of four rakes of the express trains is being carried out at the Trichy coaching depot. This train is very very likely to receive lhb coaches by first quarter of 2026. The coach composition will be 10 sleeper coaches 4 3 ac coaches 3 2ac coaches 1 1 ac coach and 3 Unreserved coaches and 1 car generator(22 coaches).
See also
Pothigai Superfast Express Kanniyakumari Superfast Express Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express Ananthapuri Express Chemmozhi Express Tea Garden Express Pandian Superfast Express Vaigai Superfast Express Chendur Superfast Express Pallavan Superfast Express Mayiladuthurai-Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express Chennai Egmore-Puducherry Express Sethu Superfast Express Boat Mail Express Guruvayur Express
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