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The Chennai–New Jalpaiguri SuperFast Express is a superfast express of Southern Railway connecting Indian cities Chennai the capital of Tamil Nadu and Siliguri the largest metropolis of North Bengal. This is the first direct train service originating from MGR Chennai Central and terminating at New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri). The train connects Eastern and Southern part of India covering the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. It also passes through Sahibganj district & Pakur district of Jharkhand but does not have any stoppages there.

Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Status	Operating
Locale	West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
First service	29 January 2011; 11 years ago (2011-01-29)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central (MAS) New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
Stops	21
Distance travelled	2273 km
Average journey time	40 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22611/22612
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2nd, AC 3rd, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	Average - 55 km/h
Route map

Though this a weekly train it is a very popular train in this route. As the demand for tickets is very high, one has to book a ticket many days in advance before the journey date to get a confirmed berth.[1][2][3][4][5] This train falls under One of the longest running train of Indian Railways running over 2000 kilometres.

Accommodations

This train comprises 2 AC 2-Tiers, 4 AC 3-Tiers, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 Unreserved General Compartment & 2 Luggage/Parcel.Total coach composition is 23.

Major halts

On its way from MGR Chennai Central to New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) , the 22611 travels across many important stations. They are as follows:

TAMIL NADU (01 Stop)

1. MGR Chennai Central (Starts)

ANDHRA PRADESH (08 Stops)

1. Nellore
2. Ongole
3. Vijayawada
4. Eluru
5. Anakapalle
6. Duvvada
7. Visakhapatnam
8. Vizianagaram

ODISHA (04 Stops)

1. Brahmapur
2. Khurda
3. Bhubaneswar
4. Cuttack

BIHAR (02 Stops)

1. Barsoi
2. Kishanganj

WEST BENGAL (09 Stops)

1. Hijli
2. Bankura
3. Adra
4. Asansol
5. Durgapur
6. Rampurhat
7. Malda Town
8. Harischandrapur
9. New Jalpaiguri Junction (Siliguri) (Ends).

Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.

Reversal

Chennai-NJP(Siliguri) Superfast Express reverses the direction in the following stations:

1. Visakhapatnam Junction
2. Durgapur

See also

• Chennai Central railway station
• Tambaram-Silghat Town Nagaon Express
• Bangalore-Guwahati Express
• Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• New Tinsukia-Bengaluru Express
• Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express
• Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
• Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
• New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
• New Jalpaiguri–New Delhi Superfast Express
• New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
• New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur Superfast Express

References

External links

• Railway website

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