Uzhavan Express
The Uzhavan Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction. The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 km.
Rolling stock
Uzhavan Express runs end to end with WAP-4 Loco From Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed, WAP-7 from Royapuram Electric Loco Shed.Coach composition
- 1 AC I Tier
- 2 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tiers
- 12 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| SLR | GS | GS | S12 | S11 | S10 | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | GS | SLR |
The Uzhavan Express between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur has a rake sharing agreement with Ananthapuri Express between Chennai and Kollam. The primary maintenance of four rakes of the express trains is being carried out at the Trichy coaching depot.
This train is very very likely to receive lhb coaches by first quarter of 2026. The coach composition will be 10 sleeper coaches 4 3 ac coaches 3 2ac coaches 1 1 ac coach and 3 Unreserved coaches and 1 car generator.