Pallavan Express
Encyclopedia
The Pallavan Express is a superfast
train operated by the Southern Railway
zone of the Indian Railways
. This train connects the cities of Tiruchirapalli
and Chennai
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
. It is one of the more prestigious trains of the Southern Railway.
. Pallavan was introduced parallel to Vaigai as it could not complete the round trip of Madurai-Chennai-Madurai. It covers the distance of 336.2 km in five hours thirty minutes and has only 9 stops. It is the most popular train for people travelling between Tiruchirapalli and Chennai during the daytime. The maximum speed of this train is maintained in the Vriddhachalam-Villupuram sector at 110 km/h. It departs Tiruchirapalli at 06.30 hrs and arrives at Chennai Egmore at 12.00 hrs.It departs at 12:40 as Vaigai to Madurai. Vaigai that arrives at Chennai Egmore at 14:30 departs at 15.45 hrs as Pallavan and arrives at Tiruchirapalli at 21.15 hrs. The train also contains a pantry car- for continuous food supply to passengers. The pantry coach is denoted as PS1 as it is Pantry Car-Cum- Second Sitting(Reserved)
Superfast Mail/Express
Superfast Mail/Express trains are faster Express rail service of India with Superfast charge levied over Mail/Express charges. Superfast trains make small number of stops, unlike Mail/Express and hence cover the same distance in marginally lower time span, as compared to their counterparts...
train operated by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (India)
The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...
zone of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. This train connects the cities of Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
and Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It is one of the more prestigious trains of the Southern Railway.
General information
The train runs daily, similar to the Vaigai expressVaigai express
The Vaigai Express is a super fast day express train running between Chennai and Madurai. It is one of the more prestigious trains of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways....
. Pallavan was introduced parallel to Vaigai as it could not complete the round trip of Madurai-Chennai-Madurai. It covers the distance of 336.2 km in five hours thirty minutes and has only 9 stops. It is the most popular train for people travelling between Tiruchirapalli and Chennai during the daytime. The maximum speed of this train is maintained in the Vriddhachalam-Villupuram sector at 110 km/h. It departs Tiruchirapalli at 06.30 hrs and arrives at Chennai Egmore at 12.00 hrs.It departs at 12:40 as Vaigai to Madurai. Vaigai that arrives at Chennai Egmore at 14:30 departs at 15.45 hrs as Pallavan and arrives at Tiruchirapalli at 21.15 hrs. The train also contains a pantry car- for continuous food supply to passengers. The pantry coach is denoted as PS1 as it is Pantry Car-Cum- Second Sitting(Reserved)
Relevance
Train is named after the Pallavas Kingdom who ruled over the parts that is the present Chennai and its surroundings.Coach Position
- The coach position of Pallavan express from Tiruchirapalli to Chennai Egmore are:
- LOCO-SLR-GS-GS-GS-C1-C2-D1-D2-D3-PS1-D4-D5-D6-D7-D8-D9-D10-D11-D12-D13-GS-GS-GS-SLR (Trichy-Chennai route)
- Totally, there are 24 coaches.
Additional information
- Some information about Pallavan Superfast Express:
- Train number- 12605/12606
- Distance- 336.2 km
- Total time- 5 hours 30 minutes
- Total minutes- 326 minutes
- Commercial speed- 70 km/h
- Maximum speed- 110 km/h
Route of 12606 Tiruchirapalli - Chennai Egmore Pallavan Superfast express
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure | Distance | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPJ | Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state... Junction |
- | 06.30 | 000 | 1 |
| SRGM | Srirangam Srirangam Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India.... |
06.47 | 06.48 | 012 | 1 |
| LLI | Lalgudi Lalgudi Lalgudi is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Lalgudi is a town located around 20KM from Tiruchirapalli on NH227 Tiruchirapalli-Chidambaram. Lalgudi lies close to Coleroon River... |
06.59 | 07.00 | 027 | 1 |
| ALU | Ariyalur Ariyalur Ariyalur is a Municipality in Ariyalur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Ariyalur is a municipality and headquarters of Ariyalur District in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is rich in limestone resources. Big industrial houses like Birlas , India cements, Dalmia cements, Madras... |
07.35 | 07.36 | 070 | 1 |
| VRI | Vridhachalam JN | 08.13 | 08.15 | 123 | 1 |
| VM | Villupuram JN | 09.20 | 09.25 | 178 | 1 |
| MLMR | Melmaruvattur | 10.19 | 10.20 | 245 | 1 |
| CGL | Chengalpattu JN | 10.45 | 10.47 | 281 | 1 |
| TBM | Tambaram Tambaram Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to... |
11.14 | 11.15 | 312 | 1 |
| MBM | Mambalam Mambalam Mambalam is a working class residential and commercial area in the heart of Chennai , India. It is best known for its shops, bazaars and Hindu temples. It is bounded by Kodambakkam to the north and Saidapet to the south. T. Nagar and Nandanam stretch all along its eastern frontiers while K. K.... |
11.34 | 11.35 | 329 | 1 |
| MS | Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore , formerly known as Madras Egmore, is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai , South India. The station acts as the arrival and departure point for trains connecting Chennai and southern, central Tamil Nadu and Kerala.This is one of the two main railway terminals in the city along with... |
12.00 | - | 336 | 1 |
Route of 12605 Chennai Egmore - Tiruchirapalli Pallavan Superfast express
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure | Distance | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore Chennai Egmore , formerly known as Madras Egmore, is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai , South India. The station acts as the arrival and departure point for trains connecting Chennai and southern, central Tamil Nadu and Kerala.This is one of the two main railway terminals in the city along with... |
- | 15.45 | 000 | 1 |
| TBM | Tambaram Tambaram Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to... |
16.09 | 16.10 | 025 | 1 |
| CGL | Chengalpattu JN | 16.38 | 16.40 | 056 | 1 |
| MLMR | Melmaruvattur | 17.09 | 17.10 | 92 | 1 |
| VM | Villupuram JN | 18.05 | 18.10 | 159 | 1 |
| VRI | Vridhachalam JN | 18.50 | 18.52 | 213 | 1 |
| ALU | Ariyalur Ariyalur Ariyalur is a Municipality in Ariyalur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Geography:Ariyalur is a municipality and headquarters of Ariyalur District in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is rich in limestone resources. Big industrial houses like Birlas , India cements, Dalmia cements, Madras... |
19.30 | 19.31 | 267 | 1 |
| LLI | Lalgudi Lalgudi Lalgudi is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Lalgudi is a town located around 20KM from Tiruchirapalli on NH227 Tiruchirapalli-Chidambaram. Lalgudi lies close to Coleroon River... |
20.06 | 20.07 | 310 | 1 |
| SRGM | Srirangam Srirangam Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India.... |
20.16 | 20.17 | 325 | 1 |
| GOC | Ponmalai (Golden Rock) | 20.26 | 20.27 | 334 | 1 |
| TPJ | Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state... Junction |
21.15 | - | 336 | 1 |
Fares
- Chair Car Air Conditioned - Rs 367 (including basic fare, reservation charges and superfast charges) online charges extra
- Second Class Sitting Reserved - Rs 104 (including basic fare, reservation charges and superfast charges) online charges extra