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{{Short description|Indian passenger train service}}
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{{Infobox rail service
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| name = MGR Chennai Central - Ahmedabad Jn.<br>''Humsafar Express''
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| image = Ahmedabad Chennai Humsafar Express.jpg
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| alt = An AC 3 Tier LHB coach wrapped in Humsafar livery ready to depart from Ahmedabad Junction as 22920 Ahmedabad Chennai Humsafar Express
| caption = An AC-3 Tier coach of Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Humsafar Express at Ahmedabad Junction
| type = [[Humsafar Express]]
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]]
| predecessor =
| first = {{start date and age|2017|05|08|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/humsafar-express-trains-introduced-on-ahmedabad-chennai-route-1689385 |title=Humsafar Express Trains Introduced On Ahmedabad-Chennai Route |last=Singh |first=Sandeep |website=[[NDTV]] |publisher=ndtv convergence limited |access-date=4 July 2023 |quote=The new weekly service from Ahmedabad to Chennai will be available from May 8, 2017}}</ref>
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| successor =
| operator = [[Western Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]
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| start = {{rws|Chennai Central}} ('''MAS''')
| stops = 11
| end = {{rws|Ahmedabad Junction}} ('''ADI''')
| distance = {{convert|1727|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 29 hours, 30 min
| frequency = Weekly{{efn|Runs once in a week for every direction.}}
| trainnumber = 22919 / 22920
| line_used = {{Hlist|[[Mumbai–Chennai line]]|[[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]}}
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 Tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper class]]
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| sleeping = Bedroll and Linen is provided in AC 3 Tier
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| catering = On-board catering available
| observation = Large windows in all carriages
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| baggage = Underseat
| otherfacilities = {{Hlist|Smoke alarms|CCTV cameras|Baby changing table|Odour-control system|Passenger information system}}
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
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| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}} (top operating speed) <br>{{convert|59|km/h|abbr=on}} (average including halts)
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| map = {{Chennai - Ahmedabad Humsafar Express Route}}
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'''Chennai Central–Ahmedabad ''Humsafar Express''''', also known as '''Ahmedabad ''Humsafar Express''''', is a 18 Coached partially air-conditioned version of [[Humsafar Express|Humsafar]]-type service running between {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} and {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}}. It is one of the fastest train to connect Gujarat to Tamil Nadu doing so in less than thirty hours. It is maintained by the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway (WR). In the up direction, from Ahmedabad to Chennai, the service runs with train number 22920 and in down direction, from Chennai to Ahmedabad, as train number 22919.

The maiden run of the train was on 8 May 2017. It ran as Ahmedabad–Chennai Central Humsafar inaugural special express for the very first time and was flagged off by the then Railway Minsiter, Suresh Prabhu.

Train no. 22920 leaves Ahmedabad Junction at 09:40 every Monday and arrives Chennai Central at 15:25 the next Tuesday. The return train 22919 leaves Chennai Central at 16:00 every Wednesday and arrives Ahmedabad Junction at 21:15 the next Thursday. Chennai-Ahmedabad Humsafar Express runs with an average speed of 59 km/h.

== Locomotive ==
It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara|Vadodara loco shed]]-based WAP-7 loco end to end.

== Coach composition ==
Pure [[LHB coach]] in red-grey Rajdhani livery, manufactured in India, are used for this train. Humsafar vinyl or wallpaper pasting is done on the AC-3 Tier coaches to give the humsafar livery. The service was launched with fifteen AC-3 Tier and one Pantry Car.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=3961&did=14938042961158855B41C46CC1864446F0DDA8F032265.web91f |title=Press Release — INTRODUCTION OF WEEKLY HUMSAFAR EXPRESS BETWEEN AHMEDABAD AND CHENNAI |website=[[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> The AC-3 tier coaches were designed by Indian Railways with [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. It is planned to have announcement system, vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, and bio toilets in compartments as well as [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] cameras.

The service consists of 10 Third AC (3A), 6 Sleeper Class (SL), 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake and 1 Generator car luggage car guard van, hence, a total of 18 coaches. As is customary with most train services in India, the coach composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand. Maximum 1–2 extra coaches may be added to clear extra rush during holidays. In September 2019, sleeper coaches were added to the train.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/sep/19/sleeper-coaches-in-humsafar-express-to-cost-15-higher-2035839.html |title=Sleeper coaches in Humsafar Express to cost 15% higher |last=Anbuselvam |first=B |website=The New Indian Express |publisher= |access-date=4 July 2023 |quote=the base fare of yet to be attached sleeper class in Chennai - Ahmedabad Humsafar will be Rs 770 per berth}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!
|Loco||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
|-
| 22919
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]]|
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#B9B9B9;"| EOG
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#B9B9B9;"| SLR
|-
| 22920
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#B9B9B9;"| SLR
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#62CEDD;"| B10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="color: #ffffff; background:#B22222| S1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#B9B9B9;"| EOG
|}

== Route and halts ==
The schedule of Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Humsafar Express is given below:-<ref name="India Rail Info">{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-chennai-central-ahmedabad-humsafar-express-22919/52231/35/60| title=22919/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Ahmedabad Junction Humsafar Express| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref name="India Rail Info-1">{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-ahmedabad-chennai-central-humsafar-express-22920/52230/60/35| title=22920/Ahmedabad Junction - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Humsafar Express| website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="45%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#62CEDD;" |<span style="color:BLACK;">''MAS - ADI Humsafar Express''</span>
|-
! colspan="2" |22919
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |22920
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
| -NIL-
|16:00
|'''{{rws|Chennai Central}}'''
|15:25
| -NIL-
|-
|18:30
|18:35
|{{rws|Renigunta Junction}}
|12:15
|12:20
|-
|23:25
|23:30
|{{rws|Guntakal Junction}}
|07:00
|07:10
|-
|01:18
|01:20
|{{rws|Raichur}}
|04:43
|04:45
|-
|03:57
|04:00
|{{rws|Kalaburagi}}
|06:35
|06:40
|-
|06:35
|06:40
|{{rws|Solapur Junction}}
|00:15
|00:20
|-
|10:55
|11:05
|{{rws|Pune Junction}}
|20:10
|20:15
|-
|13:22
|13:25
|{{rws|Kalyan Junction}}
|16:52
|16:55
|-
|14:20
|14:25
|{{rws|Vasai Road}}
|15:52
|15:57
|-
|14:54
|14:56
|{{rws|Palghar}}
|15:15
|15:17
|-
|16:52
|16:55
|{{rws|Surat}}
|13:07
|13:12
|-
|18:33
|18:38
|{{rws|Vadodara Junction}}
|11:10
|11:15
|-
|21:15
| -NIL-
|'''{{rws|Ahmedabad Junction}}'''
| -NIL-
|09:40
|}

== See also ==
* [[Navjeevan Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=3961&did=14938042961158855B41C46CC1864446F0DDA8F032265.web91f Central Railways' Press Release]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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{{Humsafar Express}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Western Railway}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2017]]

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