Howrah–Chennai Mail


Howrah Junction - Chennai Central Mail is a superfast mail train of Indian railways connecting three metropolitan cities of India, Kolkata and Chennai, Visakhapatnam and the major cities of Vijayawada and Bhubaneswar.

History

The train made its inaugural run on 15 August 1900, which makes it one of the oldest running trains on Indian Railways. It was first hauled by steam engines, including the WP class engines, then by diesel, and now by electric WAP-4 locomotives. It was the first passenger train to be dieselised on South Eastern Railway, in 1964/65. Till the introduction of the Coromandel Express in the mid seventies, it was the main and fastest train link between Howrah and Chennai with much fewer halts. Presently, this train is the second most important train on the Howrah-Chennai main line after the high speed Coromandel Express. It covers at an average speed of

Rakes

This train has Ac first, Ac two tier, AC three tier, Sleeper, General classes. A Pantry car facility is available in it.

Route

Important stations through which it passes are Kharagpur, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Naupada Junction, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Nellore, Gudur,