 Silambu Express at Chennai Egmore. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Super Fast train | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 22 June 2013 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore Sengottai | ||||
| Stops | 21 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 683 km (424 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 12 hours 20 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Tri-weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 20681 / 20682 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | Partially electrified (till Virudhunagar Junction) | ||||
| Operating speed | 52.5 km/h (32.6 mph) average with halts | ||||
| Timetable number(s) | 8 / 8A[1] | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Tambaram Railway Yard | ||||
| Rake sharing | Tambaram Nagercoil Triweekly Express | ||||
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The Silambu Super fast Express (20681/20682) is a train that runs between Chennai Egmore and Sengottai via Karaikkudi Junction. Initially it ran up to Manamadurai, later it was extended up to Sengottai.[2] It was the only train in Indian Railways where LHB rakes were replaced by ICF coaches again. According to IR if a train gets new LHB coaches it won't be converted to ICF. But this train was again replaced with ICF coaches after getting new LHB rakes.
- ^ "Time Table of Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram (Main Line)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Southern Railway zone. pp. 43–44 (93–94). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Rail news http://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=5767