Madurai Dehradun Express

Madurai Dehradun Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service 13 May 2013
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Start Madurai Junction
Stops 30 as 12687 Madurai Dehradun Express, 31 as 12688 Dehradun Madurai Express
End Dehradun
Distance travelled 3,095 km (1,923 mi) as 12687 Madurai Dehradun Express, 3,087 km (1,918 mi) as 12688 Dehradun Madurai Express
Service frequency 12687 Madurai Dehradun Express – Wednesday & Sunday, 12688 Dehradun Madurai Express – Monday & Friday.
On-board services
Class(es) AC First,AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car Coach attached
Observation facilities Carries Slip coaches of Madurai Chandigarh Express.
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,57.55 km/h (36 mph), including halts
Route map

The 12687 / 88 Madurai Dehradun Express is a Superfast express train of Indian Railways - Southern Railway zone that runs between Madurai Junction and Dehradun in India.

It operates as train number 12687 from Madurai Junction to Dehradun and as train number 12688 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

It previously ran only up to Chennai Central being recently extended to Madurai Junction.

Coaches

The 12687 / 88 Madurai Dehradun Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. In addition it carries a Pantry car coach & up to 4 High Capacity Parcel Vans.

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

12688 Dehradun Chennai Express - Trainboard
12688 Dehradun Chennai Express - AC 3 tier coach

Service

The 12687 Madurai Dehradun Express covers the distance of 3095 kilometres in 53 hours 25 mins (57.94 km/hr) & 3087 kilometres in 54 hours 00 mins as 12688 Dehradun Madurai Express (57.17 km/hr).

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

Routeing

The 12687 / 88 Madurai Dehradun Express runs from Madurai Junction via Erode Junction, Chennai Central, Vijayawada Junction, Ramagundam, Nagpur, Bhopal Junction, Gwalior, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Meerut City Jn. Saharanpur Junction to Dehradun.

The slip coaches of the Madurai Chandigarh Express are detached / attached at Saharanpur Junction.

It reverses direction of travel thrice during its run at Erode Junction, Chennai Central & Saharanpur Junction.and run via railway

Traction

4 locomotives are assigned to haul this train during its journey. As the route is partly electrified, it is hauled by a Erode based WDM 3A between Madurai Junction & Erode Junction handing over to a Royapuram based WAP 4 until Chennai Central handing over to a Ghaziabad based WAP 4 until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a Tughlakabad based WDM 3A powers the train for the remainder of the journey until Dehradun.

Timings

12687 Madurai Dehradun Express leaves Madurai Junction every Wednesday & Sunday at 23:35 hrs IST and reaches Dehradun at 05:00 hrs IST on the 4th day.

12688 Dehradun Madurai Express leaves Dehradun every Monday & Friday at 06:45 hrs IST and reaches Madurai Junction at 12:45 hrs IST on the 3rd day.

References

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