Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central Superfast Express

MGR Chennai Central - Mangaluru Central Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central Mangaluru Central
Stops	20
Distance travelled	889 km (552 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12685 / 12686
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC Three Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering E-Catering
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,59 km/h (37 mph), including halts

Chennai Central Mangaluru Superfast Express is a daily Superfast train belonging to Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Chennai Central (MAS) and Mangaluru Central (MAQ) in India. It is the fastest train connecting Chennai and Mangaluru in 15 hours

Till 25 February 2016, it was running with ICF Coaches after 26 February 2016 its converted into LHB Coaches.

Service

The frequency of this train is daily and covers the distance of 889 km with an average speed of 59 km/h with a total time of 15 hours.

Coach composition

The train has total 21 coaches:

• 1 AC First Class cum AC Two Tier,
• 2 AC Two Tier,
• 4 AC Three Tier,
• 1 AC Three Tier Economy,
• 8 Sleeper Class,
• 3 General Unreserved,
• 1 Luggage Cum Disabled Coach,
• 1 End On Generator Coach

Routes

List of Stops on the Chennai Central Mangaluru Central Superfast Express

S. No	Station Code	Station Name	Halt Duration	State	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Day	Distance (in kilometres)
1	MAS	Chennai Central	No Halt due to Origin	Tamil Nadu	Starts	16:20	1	0
2	AVD	Avadi	2 min		16:48	16:50		21
3	KPD	Katpadi Junction	2 min		18:13	18:15		130
4	JTJ	Jolarpettai Junction	1 min		19:33	19:35		214
5	MAP	Morappur	1 min		20:09	20:10		268
6	SA	Salem Junction	3 min		21:12	21:15		334
7	ED	Erode Junction	5 min		22:15	22:20		396
8	TUP	Tiruppur	2 min		23:03	23:05	446
9	PTJ	Podanur Junction	1 min	23:44	23:45	2	490
10	PGT	Palakkad Junction	3 min	Kerala	00:47		00:50	538
11	SRR	Shoranur Junction	10 min		01:40		01:50	583
12	TIR	Tirur	2 min		02:24		02:25	628
13	CLT	Kozhikode Main	3 min		03:07		03:10	668
14	BDJ	Vadakara	2 min		03:44		03:45	715
15	TLY	Thalassery	2 min		04:09		04:10	737
16	CAN	Kannur	3 min		04:37		04:40	758
17	PAY	Payyanur	2 min		05:07		05:08	791
18	NLE	Nileshwar	2 min		05:29		05:30	811
19	KZE	Kanhangad	2 min		05:39		05:40	820
20	KGQ	Kasaragod	2 min		05:59		06:00	843
21	MAQ	Mangalore Central	No Halt due to Destination	Karnataka	07:20		Ends	889
21 stops			Total Halt Time: 50 minutes		889 km

Traction

As the route is fully electrified a WAP-4 Arakkonam, WAP-7 of Royapuram or Erode Based pulls the train to its destination on both sides.

Incident

MGR Chennai Central Mangaluru Superfast Covid-19 Special

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	MGR Chennai Central Mangalore Central
Stops	20
Distance travelled	894 km (556 mi)
Average journey time	16 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12685 / 12686
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry Car Coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,56 km/h (35 mph), including halts

On 26 Feb 2019, The two coaches of Chennai Mangalore Superfast Express was derailed at around morning at Shoranur Junction there were no casualties reported.

Corona Virus Special Train

During the Corona Virus Pandemic in India, the express train was renamed to MGR Chennai Mangaluru Super Fast COVID-19 Special. It has the same no.of stops and the same amount of distance is covered.

External links

• 12685 Chennai Mangalore Express
• 12686 Mangalore Chennai Express
• 02685 Chennai Mangalore COVID-19 Special Superfast Express