Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express

Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Chennai Central (MAS)
Stops	22
End	Vasco da Gama (VSG)
Distance travelled	1,030 km (640 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	17311/17312
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	47 km/h (29 mph), including halts
Route map
Route map

The Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Chennai Central and Vasco da Gama in India. It is currently being operated with 17311/17312 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Service[edit | edit source]

The 17311/Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/hr and covers 1030 km in 22h. The 17312/Vasco da Gama–Chennai Central Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 1030 km in 21h 25m.

Route and halts[edit | edit source]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite[edit | edit source]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 24 coaches :

2 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
12 Sleeper coaches
1 Pantry car
4 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[edit | edit source]

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Chennai to Yesvantpur. From Yesvantpur, train is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4 diesel locomotive to Vasco da Gama and vice versa.