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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Pearl City Express<br />
| logo = <br />
| logo_width =<br />
| image = Pearl city SF Express.jpg<br />
| image_width =<br />
| caption = Pearl City Super Fast Express at Chennai Egmore<br />
| type = Super Fast Express Train <br />
| status = Normal<br />
| locale =[[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| predecessor = <br />
| first =<br />
| last =<br />
| successor =<br />
| operator =[[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| ridership =Super Fast<br />
| start ={{rws|Chennai Egmore}} (MS)<br />
| stops = 21 Stops<br />
| end = {{rws|Thoothukudi}} (TN)<br />
| distance = {{convert|652|km|abbr=on}}<br />
<br />
| journeytime = 11 hrs 05 mins<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| trainnumber = 12693{{\}}12694<br />
| class = 1A-cum-2A, 3A, SL, 2S, SLR and UR{{\}}GS<br />
| access = {{Access icon|20px}}<br />
| seating = [[Open coach]]<br>{{small|(Reserved)}}<br>[[Corridor coach]]<br>{{small|(Unreserved)}}<br />
| sleeping = [[Couchette car]]<br />
| autorack = No<br />
| catering = No<br />
| observation = Windows in all carriages<br />
| entertainment = No<br />
| baggage = Overhead racks <br> Baggage carriage<br />
| otherfacilities =<br />
| stock =<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el = [[25 kV AC]], [[50 Hz]]<br />
| speed ={{convert|69.5 |km/h|abbr=on}}<br />
| owners =[[Indian Railways]]<br />
| routenumber =<br />
| map =<br />
| map_state =<br />
| sharing = [[Kanyakumari Super Fast Express]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rakes of Kanniyakumari and Island Express trains to be delinked|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/jul/09/rakes-of-kanniyakumari-and-island-express-trains-to-be-delinked-in-tamil-nadu-1840527.html|date=9 July 2018|newspaper =Indian Express|edition = Chennai}}</ref><br />
| maintenance = {{rws|Thoothukudi}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Pearl City Express (Chennai - Tuticorin) Route map.jpg|thumb|320px|'''Pearl City Express''' (Thoothukudi - Chennai) Route map]]<br />
The '''Pearl City Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast]] overnight Express train of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. The Pearl City Super Fast Express runs between [[Thoothukudi Railway Station|Thoothukudi]] and [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]] via [[Madurai]], [[Trichy|Tiruchchirappalli]], [[Vridhachalam]], [[Villupuram]], [[Chengalpattu]].<br />
<br />
==Route==<br />
The main cities and towns which are plentifully connected by this train are Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigal, , Tiruchirapalli, Vridhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 656 km.<br />
<br />
==Rakes==<br />
The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC First cum Second AC Coach, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 3 AC Three-tier coaches, 10 Sleeper Coaches,3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van<br />
<br />
== Coach Position ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:orange;"| Loco<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 1<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 2<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 3<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 4<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 5<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 6<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 7<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 8<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 9<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 10<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 11<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 12<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 13<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 14<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightpink;"| 15<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 16<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 17<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 18<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 19<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 20<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:cyan;"| 21<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] || EoG || GEN || GEN || S10 || S9 || S8 || S7 || S6 || S5 || S4 || S3 || S2 || S1 || B3 || B2 || B1 || A2 || A1 || HA1 || GEN || EoG<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Pandian Express]]<br />
* [[Silambu Express]]<br />
* [[Pothigai Express]]<br />
* [[Uzhavan Express]]<br />
* [[Nellai Express]]<br />
* [[Vaigai Express]]<br />
* [[Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Link Express|Chennai Egmore - Thoothukudi Link Express]]<br />
* [[Guruvayur Express]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
==External links==<br />
* http://www.indianrail.gov.in<br />
* http://www.indiarailinfo.com<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearl City Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Thoothukudi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]</div>
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