Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express
The Silchar-Coimbatore Superfast Express is a Superfast [Express trains in India|Superfast] train of the Indian Railways belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway connecting in Assam and in Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 12516/12515 train numbers on once in week basis. The train passes through Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It starts from at 20:10 on Tuesday and reaches at 12:00 on Friday.
During its journey the train travels through major cities like Guwahati, Siliguri, Malda, Rampurhat, Kolkata, Kharagpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore. It holds the record of Longest [train services of Indian Railways|8th longest running train of Indian Railways] that covers 3492 km..
Routing
The 12515 / 16 Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations:ASSAM
BIHAR
WEST BENGAL
- New Alipurduar
- New [Cooch Behar railway station|New Cooch Behar]
- Dhupguri
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- Malda Town
- Rampurhat Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Dankuni (Kolkata)
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ANDHRA PRADESH
TAMIL NADU
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- Tirupur
- Bold letters indicate Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.
- The train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand, but it does not have any stoppages there.
Reversal
The train reverses the direction in the following stations*