The 12077 / 12078 MGR Chennai Central – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express is a day-train, so called because as it returns to the station of origin on the same day. It connects the two commercial centers of South India – Chennai and Vijayawada. It is one of the fastest and most comfortable trains between Chennai and Vijayawada.
Overview Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi runs between and Vijayawada Jn.
The train is numbered as 12077 from Chennai Central. It departs at 07:25 and reaches Vijayawada Junction at 14:55 taking 7 hours 30 minutes to cover 455 km. On the return journey the train is numbered as 12078 and departs from Vijayawada Jn at 15:30 and arrives at Chennai Central at 22:55.
Frequency. Except Tuesday All Days The Chennai–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi is an 16-coach train and has 12 Jan Shatabdi class chair cars, 2 AC chair car and 2 luggage-cum-brake vans as part of its seating configuration.
History Initially it was operated from , after the gauge conversion gained steam, this train was shifted to Chennai Central to facilitate better punctuality of incoming trains from southern Tamil Nadu.
It was allocated with the modern LHB coach from February 2020.
Locomotives It is hauled by a Royapuram or Erode-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.
See also Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express Bangalore City–Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express
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