Tamil Nadu Express


The 12621 / 12622 Tamil Nadu Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting M.G. R Chennai Central - New Delhi. It is the fastest Non - AC train between New Delhi and Chennai covering the distance in 32 hours.
It only stops at Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Khammam and Vijayawada.
It has the non-stop continuous run between Vijayawada and Chennai [Central railway station|Chennai Central] of.
It is hauled by a WAP-7 from Royapuram shed end to end, since the whole route is electrified.

Accidents

Tamil Nadu Express has traditionally been accident-prone, with many accidents occurring due to its speed. The top speed of the train was reduced after series of derailments and after major derailment of 14 coaches on 31 August 1981 at Asifabad Road Station in Telangana, in which 15 persons were killed and 39 injured. The following table enlists the accidents that happened on Tamil Nadu Express.
YearLocationCause of AccidentCasualties
1977VijayawadaDerailmentnone
1978Nagpur-Itarsi sectionDerailmentnone
1981Asifabad Road StationDerailment15 killed
39 injured
1983KazipetDerailmentnone
1984VijayawadaDerailmentnone
1984DelhiFire in one
of the coaches		Two coaches
partially damaged
1986Agra-Gwalior SectionFire in one of the
first class coaches		3 injured
1987Amla-NagpurDerailment of
13 coaches		2 killed
30 injured
1990MathuraCollision with
an empty train		none
2012NelloreFire in S11 coach32 killed
27 injured