Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
Locale | West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu | ||||
First service | 29 January 2011 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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.
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)
- MGR Chennai Central (Starts)
ANDHRA PRADESH (08 Stops)
ODISHA (04 Stops)
BIHAR (02 Stops)
WEST BENGAL (09 Stops)
- Hijli
- Bankura
- Adra
- Asansol
- Durgapur
- Rampurhat
- Malda Town
- Harischandrapur
- 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:
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
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri-Chennai train from today". The Hindu. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Chennai New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Chennai NJP Superfast Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Stoppages extended of some trains". psuconnect.in.
- ^ "Njp Chennai Superfast Express". ndtv.com.
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