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{{unreferenced|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Howrah–Chennai Mail
| logo = Coromandel Express - howrah mail.jpg
| image = A View of Anakapalle Train station.jpg
| caption = Howrah bound '''Chennai Mail''' at [[Anakapalle]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| type = [[Mail trains in India|Mail]]
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1900|08|15}}
| last =
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Howrah Junction]]
| stops =
| end = [[Chennai Central]]
| distance = {{convert|1664|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 27 hours Approximately
| frequency = daily
| class = AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes
| observation = Large Windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Yes
| other facilities =
| stock = Standard [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 12839 / 12840
| speed = {{convert|59|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| map = [[File:(Howrah - Chennai) Mail Express Route map.jpg|250px|(Howrah–Chennai) Mail Express route map]]
| map_state =
}}
'''Howrah Junction–Chennai Central Mail''' is a [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] train of [[Indian Railways]] connecting [[Howrah Junction]] and [[Chennai Central]]. It connects three [[metropolitan area|metropolitan]] cities of India, [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. It also runs via some major cities of India like [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Vijayawada]] etc.,

==History==
The train made its inaugural run on 15 August 1900, which makes it one of the oldest running trains on Indian Railways. It was first hauled by steam engines, including the [[Indian locomotive class WP|WP class engines]], then by diesel, and now by electric [[WAP-4]] locomotives. It was the first passenger train to be dieselised on South Eastern Railway, in 1964/65. Till the introduction of the [[Coromandel Express]] in the mid seventies, it was the main and fastest train link between Howrah and Chennai (then Madras) with much fewer halts. Presently, this train is the second most important train on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line]] after the high speed Coromandel Express. It covers {{convert|1664|km|0|abbr=on}} at an [[average speed]] of {{convert|59|km/h|0|abbr=on}}

==Rakes==

* 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
* 2 AC Two Tier
* 3 AC Three Tier
* 12 Sleeper class
* 1 Pantry car
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Luggage cum Brake Vans (SLR)

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==Route==
Important stations through which it passes are {{stnlnk|Kharagpur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Balasore}}, {{stnlnk|Cuttack Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}, {{stnlnk|Khurda Road Junction}}, [[Berhampur]], {{stnlnk|Naupada}}, {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}}, {{stnlnk|Samalkot Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}}, {{stnlnk|Eluru}}, {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tenali Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nellore}}} {{stnlnk|Gudur Junction}}.

==References==
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{{Railways in Southern India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-Chennai Mail}}
[[Category:Express trains in India]]
[[Category:Mail trains in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1900]]
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Howrah]]

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>Colonies Chris at 12:39, 8 July 2021