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[[File:Nilgiri Express at Chennai Central Station.jpg|thumb|260px|The Nilgiri Express at Chennai Central]]<br />
[[File:Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express Route map.jpg|thumb|260px|Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express Route map]]<br />
The '''Nilgiri Express''' (Also known as the '''Blue Mountain Express''', or '''Nilagiri Express''') is a night express train service operating between [[Chennai Central]] and [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="extracoach">{{cite news|title=Extra sleeper coach in Grand Trunk, Nilgiri Express |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3552501.ece|date=21 June 2012|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|accessdate=2012-09-23}}</ref> It is operated by [[Indian Railways]].<br />
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==Introduction==<br />
This train is named after the [[Nilgiri Hills|Nilgiri]] ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] : [[English language|English]] - (Nil - Blue; giri - Mountain)) Hills. The train is primarily intended for travellers to these hills, especially to the towns of [[Ooty]], [[Coonoor]] and [[Kotagiri]]. [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]] is near [[Coimbatore]], which is at the foot of these hills, and the Nilgiri Express links to the Nilagiri passenger train operated by the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] ('''NMR''') at [[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam station]], enabling passengers to complete the journey to [[Udagamandalam]] by rail. During Meter Gauge era in 1990s, The Nilgiri Express used to run between Chennai(then Madras) & Udhagamandalam(then Ooty) directly. Timings were:- Madras 21.00; Ooty 10.20 & in return:- Ooty 16.30; Madras 05.50.But it was stopped after '''NMR''' got UNESCO World Heritage Tag in 1994. [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]] also has numerous road links to various parts of the Nilgiri hills via the [[Nilgiri Ghat Roads]]. <br />
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==Rake till 1997-98==<br />
This train had a dark blue colored rake with white stripes above and below the windows, distinctly spottable from other trains till 1997/98 when all the other trains had maroon/brick colored coaches. When the rake color of the other train changed for conversion to Vacuum brakes even this train got the same color as the other trains.<br />
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==Train Numbers==<br />
There is a daily overnight service in both directions. Train number 12671 runs from [[Chennai Central]] to [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], while train number 12672 runs from Mettupalayam to Chennai Central.<br />
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==Stops and Distance Covered==<br />
# MGR [[Chennai Central]] {{convert|0|km|mi}}<br />
#[[Arakkonam Junction]] {{convert|69.7|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Katpadi Junction]]{{convert|130.2|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Salem Junction]] {{convert|334.5|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Erode Junction]] {{convert|394.5|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Tiruppur]] {{convert|444|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Coimbatore North Junction]]{{convert|498|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Coimbatore Junction]] {{convert|494|km|mi}}<br />
# [[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam]] {{convert|532|km|mi}}<ref>[http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Booking Quota==<br />
The train is intended for travellers to and from [[the Nilgiris District]] of Tamil Nadu. Though the train does not enter the district, the main towns in the Nilgiris have designated seats and berths on this train allocated for sale at local booking offices. [[Ooty]], [[Coonoor]], [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], [[Aruvankadu]], [[Ketti]], [[Kotagiri]] and [[Gudalur (Nilgiris district)|Gudalur]] all have this provision. Notably, the latter two do not even have any rail connectivity.<br />
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==Loco Links==<br />
The train is hauled by an [[Erode Junction]]('''ED''') [[WAP7]] or [[Arakkonam Junction]]('''AJJ''') [[WAP4]] or a [[Royapuram]]('''RPM''') [[WAP7]] electric locomotive from MGR [[Chennai Central]]('''MAS''') to [[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam]]('''MTP''') and the return journey. At [[Coimbatore Junction]]('''CBE'''), there is a loco & rake reversal. The {{convert|38|km|mi}}Coimbatore-Mettupalayam stretch was electrified in 2007, and the same locomotive is used to haul the train in this section in both directions.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]]<br />
* [[Rail transport in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/1196/35/2647 Nilgiri Express Route]<br />
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