Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai in Maharashtra and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station, Chennai of Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 22179/22180 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 22179/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1262 km in 21 hrs 40 mins. 22180/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and 1262 km in 22 hrs 35 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Manthralayam Road
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station
Coaches
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Coach composition (Downward – 22179)
The train consists of: 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1) 6 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6) 8 Sleeper coaches (S1 – S8) 1 Pantry Car 4 Unreserved General Sitting Coaches (GS) 2 Generator Cars
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 EOG GS GS B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 A1 PC S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 GS GS SLR
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Erode/Royapuram based WAG-9 and WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end
Notes
External links
11073/Mumbai LTT – Chennai Central Weekly Express 11074/Chennai Central – Mumbai LTT Weekly Express
References