Chennai Egmore–Kanniyakumari Express

Not to be confused with Kanyakumari Express (film) or Howrah–Kanyakumari Express.

The Chennai Egmore–Kanniyakumari Express is a Superfast daily overnight train operated by Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Chennai Egmore and Kanniyakumari in India. It is currently being operated with 12633/12634 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3]

Chennai Egmore–Kanniyakumari Express
Kanniyakumari Express At Chennai Egmore
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Southern Railway zone
First service	23 October 1993; 31 years ago (1993-10-23)
Successor	-
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS) Kanniyakumari Terminus (CAPE)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	740 km (460 mi)
Average journey time	11 hours 20min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12633/12634
On-board services
Class(es)	1 FIRST CLASS A/C (H) 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A) 2 Ac Three Tier Economy (M) 5 3rd A/C III Tire (B) 8 Sleeper (SL) 4 Unreserved (GS) 2 EOG
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes (Un-Reserved Coaches)
Sleeping arrangements	Yes (Berth)
Catering facilities	On-Board Catering, e-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Yes
Other facilities	CCTV camera in all coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-7 Locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25kV AC, 50 Hz Overhead Traction
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph) 130km/h
Average length	22 coaches
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Timetable number(s)	22/23A
Rake sharing	Island Express

Service

This train runs between Kanyakumari and Chennai Egmore. This is Overnight Superfast Express Train of Southern Railway. This is the fastest train to reach from state capital to kanyakumari.

Coach composition

The train has 4 LHB rakes, with each rake consisting of 22 coaches, which includes 7 sleeper class coaches (S1–S7), one A/C 3 tier economy coach (M1), six A/C 3 tier coaches (B1–B6), two A/C 2 tier coaches (A1, A2), one first A/C cum A/C two tier (HA1), and the rest being unreserved coaches. The train has a rake sharing agreement with Pearl City Express.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	UR	UR	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B4	B3	B2	B1	A2	A1	HA1	UR	EOG

See also

• Pearl City Express
• Nellai Express
• Chennai Egmore–Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express
• Pandian Express
• Vaigai Express
• Pothigai Express