The 22825 / 22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is an Superfast train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22825/22826 train numbers on a weekly basis.Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic BlockChange in platform numbers in Visakhapatnam Junction
Service
The 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 64 km/h and covers 1659 km in 25h 50m. The 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1659 km in 28h 00m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Eluru Vijayawada Ongole
Coach composition
The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:
2 AC II Tier 4 AC III Tier 9 Sleeper coaches 2 General Unreserved 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive up to Chennai and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with; 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction once:
See also
Shalimar railway station Chennai Central railway station Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express
Notes
References
External links
22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info