Chennai Central–Tirupati Express


The Chennai Central–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 16053/16054 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service

The 16053/Chennai Central–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 25m. The 16054/Tirupati–Chennai Central Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAG-7 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Chennai to Tirupati and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:
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Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16057/16058 Sapthagiri Express