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The Pandian Superfast Express is a superfast overnight express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways which runs daily between Madurai Junction and Chennai Egmore[2] via Villupuram, Vridhachalam and Tiruchirapalli. The inaugural run of this express train is during Oct 01, 1969 on Wednesday.

Pandian Superfast Express

Pandian Superfast Express halted at Madurai Junction
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu
First service	1 October 1969; 53 years ago (1969-10-01)[1]
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore Madurai Junction
Stops	10
Distance travelled	493 km (306 mi)
Average journey time	07hrs 40min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12637/12638
On-board services
Class(es)	1A , 2A , 3A , SL , II , EOG
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-7 (RPM), WAP-7 (ED)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV
Operating speed	Avg. Speed 64 km/h (40 mph) (Maximum Permissible Speed 110 km/h)
Rake maintenance	Madurai
Rake sharing	Cholan Express Rockfort Superfast Express

Introduction

The name of the train commemorates the 6th century BC to 17th century AD Pandyan Dynasty or Pandian Kingdom of Tamil Nadu. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The main stops on the way are Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirapalli and Dindigul. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 497 km (309 mi). The train runs at a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). It is a Prestigious train with Southern Railway Zone. It is now running with LHB rakes (Linke Hoffman Busch) from 15 August 2016 and is maintained at Madurai.

50th Anniversary of Pandian Express was celebrated by Railfans and Rail users on 1/10/2019 at Madurai Junction with a cake cut. [3]

This train had the livery changed twice - first it had the "Olive-Green livery", separated by 2 yellow-lines between the upper & lower part of the windows & later on it was changed to "Maroon colour" on the MG.

This train was numbered as 6717/6718 when it was run on MG. It is now hauled by WAP 1, WAP 4 loco from Arakkonam and WAP 7 loco from Royapuram Loco Shed from Madurai to Chennai Egmore and via the same route.

Coach composition

In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (1A), Three AC 2 Tier (2A), Five AC 3 Tier (3A), Nine Sleeper Class (SL), Three Unreserved general sitting coach (UR) and Two End on Generators (EOG).[4] RSA with Rockfort Superfast Express/Cholan Express.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	EOG	GEN	H1	A1	A2	A3	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	GEN	GEN	EOG

Rakes

The Train has been provided with LHB coaches from 15 Aug 2016.[2]

Station stops

Chennai to Madurai (12637)

List of stops on the Pandian SF Express from Chennai to Madurai(Train No(s) : 12637).

Stop No	Station Code	Station	Arrival/Departure	Distance (km)
1	MS	Chennai Egmore	Starts 21:40	0
2	TBM	Tambaram	22:08/22:10	24.5
3	CGL	Chengalpattu Junction	23.38/22:40	55.5
4	VM	Villupuram Junction	00:05/00:10	158.5
5	VRI	Vridachalam Junction	00:50/00:52	213.2
6	TPJ	Tiruchirappalli Junction	02:45/02:50	336.6
7	MPA	Manaparai	03:20/03:20	373
8	DG	Dindigul Junction	03:50/03:55	430.9
9	ABI	Ambaturai	04:06/04:07	442.2
10	KQN	Kodaikanal Road	04:15/04:17	453.1
11	MDU	Madurai Junction	05:25 Ends	493.2

Madurai to Chennai(12638)

List of stops on the Pandian SF Express from Madurai to Chennai(Train No(s) : 12638).

Stop No	Station Code	Station	Arrival/Departure	Distance (km)
1	MDU	Madurai Junction	Starts 21:35	0
2	KQN	Kodaikanal Road	21:58/22:00	40.1
3	ABI	Ambaturai	22:13/22:15	51
4	DG	Dindigul Junction	22:27/22:30	62.3
5	MPA	Manaparai	23:09/23:10	120.2
6	TPJ	Tiruchirappalli Junction	23:45/23:50	156.6
7	VRI	Vridachalam Junction	01:20/01:22	280
8	VM	Villupuram Junction	02:28/02:30	334.7
9	CGL	Chengalpattu Junction	03:48/03:50	437.6
10	TBM	Tambaram	04:18/04:20	468.7
11	MBM	Mambalam	04:38/04:40	486.3
12	MS	Chennai Egmore	05:15 Ends	493.2

See also

• Cheran Express
• Cholan Express
• Rockfort Superfast Express
• Vaigai Superfast Express
• Nellai Express
• Pothigai Express

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