Chennai–Tirupati MEMU


The Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU is a MEMU passenger service belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Moore Market Complex and Tirupati in India. It is currently being operated with 66015/66014 train numbers on a daily basis.[1] It was announced in 2013 rail budget.[2]

Chennai – Tirupati MEMU
Chennai Moore Market Station.jpg
Chennai Moore Market Station
Overview
Service typePassenger
First service1 January 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-01)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
StartMoore Market Complex (MMCC)
Stops25
EndTirupati (TPTY)
Distance travelled147 km (91 mi)
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)66015/66014
On-board services
Class(es)General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed37 km/h (23 mph), including halts

ServiceEdit

The 66015/Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU has an average speed of 37 km/hr and covers 147 km in 4h. The 66014/Tirupati–Moore Market Complex MEMU has an average speed of 34 km/hr and covers 147 km in 4h 15m.

Route and haltsEdit

The important halts of the train are:

Coach compositionEdit

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches:

  • 6 General Unreserved

Direction reversalEdit

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

ReferencesEdit

  1. "South Central Railway gets many projects in Railway Budget 2013". Deccan Chronicle. 26 February 2013.
  2. "Rail Budget 2013: Andhra Pradesh to get 8 express trains, 4 new lines". The Times of India. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.

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