Sapthagiri Express

Sapthagiri Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleAndhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)Southern Railway
Route
TerminiMGR Chennai Central (MAS)
Tirupati (TPTY)
Stops8
Distance travelled147 km (91 mi)
Average journey time4 hrs 10 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16053 / 16054
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, Second Class Seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsOverhead racks
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Operating speed35 km/h (22 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 16057 / 16058 The Sapthagiri Express is an Express train, operated between Chennai Central and Tirupati Main. The train was nostalgic among the millennium generation due to the green and yellow livery of the train in its past.[1][2]

Traction

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It is regularly hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from end to end.

Halts

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★Train No. 16057 departs MGR Chennai Central at 06.25 hours and stops at Ambattur, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam Junction, Tiruttani, Ekambarakuppam, Puttur and Renigunta Junction to reach Tirupati at 09 hours 50 minutes

★Train no 16058 departs Tirupati at 18.00 hours to reach MGR Chennai Central at 22.15 hours. Enroute Chennai Central, it has additional stoppage at Perambur

Rake sharing

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The train is having Rake Share Arrangement with Train Number 16054/16053 Chennai Central–Tirupati Express

Coach composition

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Running with ICF CBC Rake comprises 01 - AC Chair Car (CC) 06 - Second Sitting (D coach) 09 - General SecondClass (GS) 02 - SLR.

Direction reversal

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★The train no 16057 coming from Chennai Central reverses at Renigunta junction to reach Tirupati Main via Tiruchanur

★The train no 16058 coming from Tirupati reaches Renigunta Junction and reverses its direction of travel to reach Chennai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 13. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Many trains cancelled, diverted due to rains in TN". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2017.