The 12375/12376 Tambaram–Jasidih Junction Ratna Weekly Superfast Express (formerly Chennai Central–Asansol Ratna Express) is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Jasidih Junction in Jharkhand. It is currently being operated with 12375/12376 train numbers on a weekly basis.DERAILMENT OF 18448 JAGDALPUR-JUNAGARH ROAD-BHUBANESWAR HIRAKHAND EXPRESSCabinet nod for Indian Railways infra projects worth Rs 10,736 crRailways deploy special buses for stranded passengers
Service
The 12375/Tambaram–Jasidih Junction Ratna Weekly Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1872 km in 33 hrs 25 mins. 12376/Jasidih Junction–Tambaram Ratna Weekly Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1872 km in 34 hrs 45 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Chennai Egmore
Eluru
(Adra alternative) Asansol Junction Chittaranjan Madhupur Junction Jasidih Junction
Coach composition
The train has newly manufacturef LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :
1 AC II Tier 6 AC III Tier 10 Sleeper Coaches 2 General Unreserved 1 Pantry Car 2 End On Generator Cars (EOG)
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Erode shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Tambaram to Visakhapatnam, from Visakhapatnam it is hauled by a Tatanagar shed based WAP-7 locomotive up to Asansol and from Asansol to Jasidih by a Howrah shed based WAP-7 locomotive and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
Asansol Junction
See also
Tambaram railway station Jasidih Junction railway station
Notes
References
External links
12375/Chennai Central – Asansol (Ratna) SF Express 12376/Asansol – Chennai Central (Ratna) SF Express