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Nellai Express
Nellai Express
	Nellai Express at Chennai Egmore Railway Station
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Tamil Nadu
First service	13 June 1972; 54 years ago
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Former operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Start	Chennai Egmore (MS)
Stops	12
End	Tirunelveli Junction (TEN)
Distance travelled	650 km (400 mi)
Average journey time	10 hours, 20 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12631 (Down); 12632 (Up);
Line(s) used	MS ➡ TPJ : Chord Line; TPJ ➡ TEN : Main Line ( Tiruchchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram Central Line);
On-board services
Class(es)	1 1st A/C cum 2nd A/C II Tire (HA); 2 2A/C II Tire (A); 5 3rd A/C III Tire (B); 9 Sleeper (SL); 4 Unreserved; 2 EOG;
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	CCTV Cameras in all coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-7 locomotive from (RPM) Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed	70.5 kilometres per hour (43.8 mph)
Average length	22 coaches
Track owner(s)	Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)	21/21A
Rake maintenance	Tirunelveli Junction
Rake sharing	Pothigai Superfast Express
Route map
Route map

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Nellai Express is a Superfast train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It runs on all days connecting Chennai Egmore with Tirunelveli Junction via Villupuram Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Madurai Junction through the chord line.

History[edit | edit source]

The town is also called 'Nellai' after the Nellaiyappar temple in Tirunelveli. Hence, this train from Nellai is named Nellai Express

The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC First cum Second AC Coach, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 6 AC Three-tier coaches, 8 Sleeper Coaches,3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van. It runs with LHB (Linke Hoffman Busch) coaches and is maintained at Tirunelveli Junction. Earlier was WDP-3A now WAP-7 and WAP-4 pull it

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	UR	UR	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	A2	A1	HA1	UR	UR	EOG

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Nellai Express on Indian Rail Info

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-{{short description|Superfast train between Chennai Egmore and Tirunelveli}}
+{{Italic title}}{{short description|Train in India}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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 {{Infobox rail service
 | box_width       = 27em
-| name            = Nellai Express
+| color=00ced1
+|name            = Nellai Express
 | logo            =
 | logo_width      =
-| image           =
+| image           = NELLAI EXPRESS TB.jpg
 | image_width     = 300px
-| caption         = Nellai -Chennai Egmore Superfast Express at {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} with WAP-7 AC Electric Locomotive
+| caption         = Nellai Express at Chennai Egmore Railway Station
-| type            = [[Passenger rail terminology#Express service|Superfast]]
+| type            = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
-| status          = Operating
+| status          = Active
 | locale          = [[Tamil Nadu]]
 | predecessor     =
-| first           =
+| first           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972|06|13}}
 | last            =
 | successor       =
-| operator        = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]
+| operator        = [[Southern Railway zone]]
-| formeroperator  =
+| formeroperator  = [[Indian Railways]]
-| ridership       =
-| ridership2      =
 | website         =
-| maintenance     = {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}}
 | start           = {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} '''(MS)'''
-| stops           = 13
+| stops           = 12
 | end             = {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} '''(TEN)'''
 | distance        = {{convert|650|km|abbr=on}}
-| journeytime     = 10 hours, 55 minutes
+| journeytime     = 10 hours, 20 minutes
 | frequency       = Daily
-| trainnumber     = 12631/12632<ref name="tt2k16">{{cite web|title=Trains at Glance - Train Name Index|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2019-20/Train_Name_Index.pdf|website=[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]|publisher=Railway Board|access-date=16 March 2020|page=12 (72)|date=July 2019}}</ref>
+| trainnumber     =
-| line_used       = Tirunelveli–Tiruchirappalli line '''({{abbrlink|TEN|Tirunelveli Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|TPJ|Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station}})'''<br>[[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Chord line]] '''({{abbrlink|TPJ|Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|VM|Viluppuram Junction railway station}})'''<br>[[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]]''' ({{abbrlink|VM|Viluppuram Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|MS|Chennai Egmore}})'''
+* 12631 (Down)
-| class           = 2A, 3A, SL, SLR, SLRD and UR/GS
+* 12632 (Up)
+| line_used       =
+* MS ➡ TPJ : Chord Line
+* TPJ ➡ TEN : Main Line ( Tiruchchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram Central Line)
+| class           =
+* 1 1st A/C cum 2nd A/C II Tire (HA)
+* 2 2A/C II Tire (A)
+* 5 3rd A/C III Tire (B)
+* 9 Sleeper (SL)
+* 4 Unreserved
+* 2 EOG
 | access          = {{Access icon|20px}}
-| seating         = [[Corridor coach]]
+| seating         = Yes
-| sleeping        = [[Couchette car]]
+| sleeping        = Yes
 | autorack        = No
 | catering        = On-board catering <br> E-catering
-| observation     =
+| observation     = Large windows in all carriages
 | entertainment   = No
-| baggage         =
+| baggage         = Overhead racks
-| otherfacilities =
+| otherfacilities = CCTV Cameras in all coaches
-| stock           = [[LHB coaches]]
+| stock           = [[WAP-7]] locomotive from ([[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|RPM]]) Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram
 | gauge           = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
-| el              = [[25 kV AC]], [[50 Hz]]
+| el              = [[25 kV AC]], [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]]
-| speed           = {{convert|59|km/h}}
+| speed           = {{convert|70.5|km/h}}
-| owners          = [[Southern Railway zone]]
+|trainlength=22 coaches
-| routenumber     = 21/21A<ref name="tt2k16"/>
+| owners = [[Southern Railway zone]]
+| routenumber     = 21/21A
+| maintenance     = {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}}
+| sharing         =[[Pothigai Superfast Express]]
 | map             = [[File:Nellai Express (Tirunelveli-Chennai) Route map.jpg|250px]]
 | map_state       =
 }}
-'''Nellai Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] train operated in and by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It runs on all days connecting {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} with {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Villupuram]], [[Trichy]] and [[Madurai]] through the chord line.
+'''Nellai Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] train operated by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It runs on all days connecting {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} with {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Villupuram]] [[Junction (rail)|Junction]], [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]] and [[Madurai Junction]] through the chord line.
+==History==
+The town is also called 'Nellai' after the Nellaiyappar temple in Tirunelveli. Hence, this train from Nellai is named ''Nellai Express''
+== Rakes ==
+The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC First cum Second AC Coach,  2 AC Two-tier coaches, 6 AC Three-tier coaches, 8 Sleeper Coaches,3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van. It runs with LHB (Linke Hoffman Busch) coaches and is maintained at Tirunelveli Junction. Earlier was [[WDP-3A]] now [[WAP-7]] and [[WAP-4]] pull it
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#12ad2b;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">Loco</span>
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">1</span>
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 2
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 3
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 4
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 5
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 6
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 7
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 8
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 9
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 10
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 11
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 12
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 13
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 14
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 15
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 16
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| <span
+style="color:#ffffff;">17</span>
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">18</span>
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff007f;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">19</span>
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 20
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 21
+!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">22</span>
+|-
+|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|24px]] ||EOG||UR||UR||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||B5||B4||B3||B2||B1||A2||A1||HA1||UR||UR||EOG
+|}
 ==See also==
+*[[Chennai Egmore–Kanyakumari Express]]
-*[[KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express|KSR Bengaluru  – Nagercoil Express]]
+*[[Pothigai Express]]
-*[[Chennai Egmore – Kanniyakumari Superfast Express]]
-*[[Pothigai Superfast Express]]
 *[[Chendur Express]]
-*[[Tiruchirappalli–Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express]]
+*[[Pandian Express]]
-*[[Anantapuri Express]]
+*[[Ananthapuri Express]]
-*[[Pandian Superfast Express]]
+*[[Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express]]
-*[[Chennai Egmore–Guruvayur Express]]
-*[[Pallavan Superfast Express]]
 *[[Pearl City Express]]
-*[[Vaigai Superfast Express]]
+*[[Sethu Express]]
-*[[Chennai Egmore–Tuticorin Link Express]]
+*[[Rockfort Express]]
-*[[Cheran Superfast Express]]
+*[[Nilgiri Express]]
-*[[Silambu Express]]
-*[[Tirunelveli–Bilaspur Express]]
 *[[Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express]]
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
@@ Line 91: / Line 134: @@
 [[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]
 [[Category:Express trains in India]]
+[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1972]]

Nellai Express: Difference between revisions

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History[edit | edit source]

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