Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

The 22825 / 22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is an Superfast train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar and Chennai Central in India. It is currently being operated with 22825/22826 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	24 July 2012; 13 years ago (2012-07-24)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Shalimar (SHM) Chennai Central (MAS)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	1,659 km (1,031 mi)
Average journey time	25hrs 50mins
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	22825 / 22826
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	64 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.

Service

The 22825/Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 64 km/h and covers 1659 km in 25h 50m. The 22826/Chennai Central–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1659 km in 28h 00m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Shalimar
• Santragachi Junction
• Kharagpur Junction
• Cuttack Junction
• Bhubaneswar
• Khurda Road Junction
• Brahmapur
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Eluru
• Vijayawada
• Ongole
• Chennai Central

Coach composition

The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive up to Chennai and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

• 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
• 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
• 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

• Visakhapatnam Junction

See also

• Shalimar railway station
• Chennai Central railway station
• Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
• Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
• Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.