The 12611 / 12 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways - Southern Railway zone that runs between Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin (New Delhi) in India.

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Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express, Garib Rath Express
First service	21 February 2007
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled	2,175 km (1,351 mi) as 12611 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express, 2,176 km (1,352 mi) as 12612 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Garib Rath Express.
Average journey time	28 hours 10 minutes as 12611 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express, 28 hours 15 minutes as 12612 Hazrat Nizamuddin Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Garib Rath Express.
Service frequency	Once a week. 12611 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express – Saturday. 12612 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Garib Rath Express – Monday.
Train number(s)	12611 / 12612
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car Coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways Garib Rath Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,77.12 km/h (48 mph), including halts
Route map

It operates as train number 12611 from Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 12612 in the reverse direction serving the seven states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi. It shares the record of being the fastest train between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station along with the Chennai Rajdhani Express covering the 2176 km journey in 28 hours and 20 minutes. Now, This train is on final stage to be replaced by Humsafar Express's AC 3-Tier Coaches but as per orders by High Court, this train runs with its existing ICF Garib Rath coaches and gives service to all passengers. But, Indian Railway said that only coaches of this Garib Rath will be replaced by Humsafar Express but fare will be same because of huge maintenance costs of ICF coaches of this Garib Rath Express.

Coaches

The 12611 / 12 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express has 14 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Services

The 12611 numbered Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 2175 kilometres in 28 hours 10 mins (77.22 km/hr).

The 12612 numbered Hazrat Nizamuddin - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 2176 kilometres in 28 hours 15 mins (77.03 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routes

The routes of 12611 / 12 numbered Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express are:

• Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
• Gudur
• Ongole
• Vijayawada Junction
• Nagpur
• Bhopal Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Agra Cantt
• Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

It is hauled by a Royapuram-based WAP 7 for its entire journey.

Coach Position

Timings

12611 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express leaves Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station every Saturday at 06:10 hrs IST and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:20 hrs IST the next day.

12612 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Garib Rath Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin every Monday at 15:55 hrs IST and reaches Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station at 20:15 hrs IST the next day.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20140530062137/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWG7HHBGVM4
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/7353911698/
• http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g304551-i3482-k6498833-Side_Middle_in_Garib_Rath-New_Delhi_National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi.html
• http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article217202.ece

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.