MGR Chennai Central New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express

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The 22611 / 22612 MGR Chennai Central–New Jalpaiguri SuperFast Express is a superfast express of Southern Railway connecting Indian cities Chennai the capital of Tamil Nadu and Siliguri the largest metropolis of North Bengal. This is the first direct train service originating from MGR Chennai Central and terminating at New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) via Malda Town , Rampurhat , Asansol ,Bankura. The train connects Eastern and Southern part of India covering the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.It previously ran between MGR Chennai Central and Asansol, and was later extended to run to New Jalpaiguri .

Though this a weekly train it is a very popular train in this route. As the demand for tickets is very high, one has to book a ticket many days in advance before the journey date to get a confirmed berth.[1][2][3][4][5]

Accommodations

This train comprises 2 AC 2-Tiers, 4 AC 3-Tiers, 4 AC - Economy Class, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 Unreserved General Compartment & 2 Luggage/Parcel.Total coach composition is 23.

Route

22611 / 22612 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
22611 MAS → NJP (Wednesday) 22612 NJP → MAS (Friday)
Sr. Station Day Arr. Dep. Sr. Station Day Arr. Dep.
1 Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station 1 — 10:45 1 Template:Stnlink 1 — 22:05
2 Template:Rws 1 13:14 13:15 2 Aluabari Road 1 22:45 22:47
3 Template:Rws 1 14:54 14:55 3 Template:Rws 1 23:10 23:12
4 Template:Stnlink 1 16:55 17:05 4 Template:Stnlink 2 00:05 00:07
5 Template:Rws 1 17:49 17:50 5 Template:Rws 2 00:44 00:46
6 Template:Rws 1 21:43 21:45 6 Template:Rws 2 01:50 02:00
7 Template:Rws 1 22:33 22:35 7 Template:Stnlink 2 04:10 04:15
8 Template:Rws (Reversal) 1 23:10 23:30 8 Template:Rws (Reversal) 2 07:25 07:45
9 Template:Stnlink 2 00:18 00:20 9 Template:Stnlink 2 08:40 08:50
10 Template:Rws 2 03:08 03:10 10 Template:Stnlink 2 09:50 09:55
11 Template:Stnlink 2 05:00 05:10 11 Template:Rws 2 10:33 10:35
12 Template:Rws 2 05:25 05:30 12 Template:Rws 2 12:40 12:50
13 Template:Rws 2 10:40 10:50 13 Template:Rws 2 17:25 17:30
14 Template:Rws 2 13:23 13:25 14 Template:Stnlink 2 18:00 18:15
15 Template:Stnlink 2 14:25 14:30 15 Template:Rws 2 20:30 20:35
16 Template:Stnlink 2 16:15 16:25 16 Template:Stnlink 3 00:23 00:25
17 Template:Rws (Reversal) 2 17:15 17:35 17 Template:Rws (Reversal) 3 01:20 01:40
18 Template:Stnlink 2 20:05 20:10 18 Template:Rws 3 02:18 02:20
19 Template:Rws 2 23:00 23:10 19 Template:Rws 3 02:33 02:35
20 Template:Rws 3 00:03 00:05 20 Template:Rws 3 05:58 06:00
21 Template:Stnlink 3 00:35 00:37 21 Template:Stnlink 3 07:00 07:10
22 Template:Rws 3 01:20 01:25 22 Template:Rws 3 09:08 09:10
23 Aluabari Road 3 01:48 01:50 23 Template:Rws 3 10:38 10:40
24 Template:Stnlink 3 03:30 — 24 Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station 3 14:10 —
Total Distance: 2266 km — Travel Time: 40h 45m Total Distance: 2267 km — Travel Time: 40h 05m

Reversal

Chennai-NJP(Siliguri) Superfast Express reverses the direction in the following stations:

  1. Template:Rws
  2. Template:Rws

Major bridges

The train passes over some important rivers of India:

  1. Creek in Ennore near Chennai
  2. Penna river in Nellore
  3. Paleru river in Ongole
  4. Krishna River in Vijayawada
  5. Godavari River in Rajamahendravaram
  6. Nagavali River in Srikakulam
  7. Vamsadhara River in Srikakulam
  8. Rushikulya River in Ganjam
  9. Mahanadi river in Cuttack
  10. Kathjori river (Mahanadi distributary) in Cuttack
  11. Kuakhai River (Mahanadi distributary) near Barang
  12. Birupa River (Mahanadi distributary) near Kendrapara
  13. Brahmani River in Jenapur
  14. Baitarani River in Jajpur Keonjhar Rd.
  15. Budhabalanga River in Balasore
  16. Subarnarekha River near Jaleswar
  17. Kangsabati River near Kharagpur
  18. Dwarakeswar River near Bankura
  19. Damodar River near Asansol
  20. Mayurakshi River near Sainthia
  21. Ganges via Farakka Barrage in Farakka
  22. Mahananda River near Dumdangi
  23. Balason River near Matigara

See also

References

  1. ↑ New Jalpaiguri-Chennai train from today(2011-01-29).
  2. ↑ Chennai New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express. indiarailinfo.com.
  3. ↑ Chennai NJP Superfast Express. indiarailinfo.com.
  4. ↑ Stoppages extended of some trains. psuconnect.in.
  5. ↑ Njp Chennai Superfast Express. ndtv.com.

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