Chennai–Tirupati MEMU
The Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU is a MEMU passenger service belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Moore Market Complex and Tirupati in India. [1] It was announced in 2013 rail budget.[2]
Chennai Moore Market Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger |
| First service | 1 January 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Moore Market Complex (MMCC) Tirupati (TPTY) |
| Stops | 25 |
| Distance travelled | 147 km (91 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4h |
| Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 66015/66014 (earlier), 06727/06728 (at present) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
| Observation facilities | ICF coach |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 37 km/h (23 mph), including halts |
Service
The 66015/Moore Market Complex–Tirupati MEMU has an average speed of 37 km/h and covers 147 km in 4h. The 66014/Tirupati–Moore Market Complex MEMU has an average speed of 34 km/h and covers 147 km in 4h 15m. However after the CoVid pandemic, the train was re-introduced as a MEMU express special with train no 06727/06728 departing from MASS/TPTY respectively
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Coach composition
The train uses either old generational MEMU which has 8 coaches or new generation MEMU (introduced by ICF ) which has 9 coaches out of which .6 are general coaches .3 are general ladies and first class coaches (it is 2 in the case of old gen MEMU)
See also
Notes
- Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
References
- "South Central Railway gets many projects in Railway Budget 2013". Deccan Chronicle. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- "Rail Budget 2013: Andhra Pradesh to get 8 express trains, 4 new lines". The Times of India. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.
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