Ahilya Nagari Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
Locale | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Chennai Central | ||||
Stops | 33 | ||||
End | Indore Junction | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,772 km (1,722 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 50 hours | ||||
Service frequency | weekly | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper 3 tier, unreserved, pantry | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Pantry car | ||||
Technical | |||||
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Indore–Chennai Express (Tamil:இந்தோர் - சென்னை விரைவுவண்டி, Hindi: एक्सप्रेस/ Urdu: عشپرعس) which is now better known as Ahilya Nagari Express after extension to Trivandrum was a weekly mail express train of the Indian Railways, running between Chennai Central railway station of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu and Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. Previously it was running between Chennai and Indore, later it extended to Trivandrum.
Route and stops
The train was running on the following route:
- Indore Junction
- Dewas Junction
- Ujjain Junction
- Shujalpur
- Bhopal Junction
- Bhopal Habibganj
- Hoshangabad
- Itarsi Junction
- Amla Junction
- Betul
- Nagpur
- Chandrapur
- Ballarshah
- Ramagundam
- Warangal
- Khammam
- Vijayawada Junction
- Chennai Central
Coach composite
The train consisted of a total number of 24 coaches as follows:
- 1 AC I Tier
- 2 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 1 Pantry car
- 14 Sleeper class
- 4 General compartments
Average speed and frequency
The train runs at an average speed of 70 km (43 mi) on a weekly basis from both the cites
History
The train was first introduced between Indore Lakshmibai Nagar (ILBN) and Chennai Central which was later extended to Indore Junction on one side and Cochin on other side and then finally to Trivandrum Central on the other side.