Chennai Madurai Duronto Express is a Duronto Express belonging to Indian Railways which is operated fully Air-Conditioned Superfast Bi-weekly train connecting Chennai and Madurai via Salem in Southern Railway zone. This train will be cancelled with effect from 10 June 2020.
Background
The ever-growing inflow to the State Capital from Madurai and its neighboring districts and the heavy rail traffic on the Tambaram-Villupuram-Madurai section,[1] is the prime reason behind operating the train from Chennai Central.[2] And hence the fact that it takes a longer route via Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindugal. The train makes only one commercial halt at Salem Junction across the Chennai-Salem-Madurai line.[3][4][5] It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 26 JUNE 2018 and is maintained at Chennai Central.
Coach Composition
The train consists of one 1 AC First/Executive Class (1A), 2 AC Two-tier (2A), 9 AC Three-Tier (3A) and 2 EOG.
| Loco | EOG | B9 | B8 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | EOG |
Gallery
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Chennai Central - Madurai Duronto arrived Madurai Junction -
Duronto halted Parallel with Punalur-Madurai fast passenger -
Duronto halted at Madurai Junction
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A View of AC 2-tier (2A) Coach
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Chennai-Madurai Duronto by October. IBNLive.in(14 July 2011).
- ↑ Travel Chennai-Madurai non-stop on Duronto Express. The New Indian Express(23 November 2012).
- ↑ Chennai-Madurai Duronto Express likely from Nov.. The Hindu(14 July 2011).
- ↑ Madurai-Chennai Central Duronto Express likely from June. The Hindu(18 May 2012).
- ↑ Two more non-stop Duronto trains from city. The Hindu(10 December 2012).
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