The Pandian Express is a Superfast overnight express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways which runs daily between and via Villupuram, Vridhachalam and Tiruchirappalli. It began running on Wednesday October 1, 1969.
Introduction
The name of the train commemorates the 6th century BC to 17th century AD Pandyan Dynasty or Pandian Kingdom of Tamil Nadu. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The main stops on the way are Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchirappalli and Dindigul. The train operates daily and covers a distance of . The train runs at a top speed of . It is a Prestigious train with Southern Railway Zone. It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 15 August 2016 and is maintained at Madurai.
50th Anniversary of Pandian Express was celebrated by Railfans and Rail users on 1/10/2019 at Madurai Junction with a cake cut.
This train had the livery changed twice - first it had the "Olive-Green livery", separated by 2 yellow-lines between the upper & lower part of the windows & later on it was changed to "Maroon colour" on the MG.
This train was numbered as 6717/6718 when it was run on MG. It is now hauled by WAP-7 loco from Royapuram Loco Shed from Madurai to Chennai Egmore and via the same route.
Coach composition There are 22 coaches, including an AC First Class (1A), AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper Class (SL), Unreserved general sitting coach (UR) and End on Generators (EOG). RSA with Rockfort Superfast Express/Cholan Express. Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 EOG GS GS S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A3 A2 A1 H1 GS EOG
See also Cheran Express Cholan Superfast Express Rockfort Superfast Express Vaigai Superfast Express Nellai Superfast Express Pothigai Superfast Express
References
External links Indian Railways