Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Chennai Central Weekly Express

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly 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 11073/11074 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service15 December 2014 (2014-12-15)
Current operator(s)Central Railway
Route
StartLokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
Stops16
EndPuratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MAS)
Distance travelled1,269 km (789 mi)
Average journey time23 Hours 35 Minutes as LTT – Chennai Express, 24 Hours 45 Minutes as Chennai – LTT Express
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesPantry Car available
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed53 km/h (33 mph)
Route map

Service

The 11073/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 1262 km in 23 hrs 35 mins. 11074/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and 1262 km in 24 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

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 – 11073)

The train consists of:

  • 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1)
  • 3 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3)
  • 13 Sleeper Coaches (S1 – S13)
  • 3 Unreserved General Sitting Coaches (GS)
  • 1 Pantry Car
  • 2 Sitting cum Luggage Rakes
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed based WDP-4D or WDP 4D diesel locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Guntakal and from Guntakal it is hauled by an Erode Loco Shed based WDP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive up til Chennai.

Notes
  1. Runs one days in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Udasi, Sunil (3 December 2015). "Permanent Augmentation of 5 CR Trains with 17 General Second class coaches". Central Railway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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