Cheran Superfast Express


The Cheran Superfast Express is an overnight Super Fast Express train in India which runs daily between Coimbatore Junction and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

History

It was inaugurated on Jul 05, 1984 as a day train between Coimbatore Junction and Madras Central, with Air-Conditioned Chair Car and Second Class Sitting coaches to run opposite Kovai Express was changed to run night time with Sleeper Coaches. At present, Coimbatore–Chennai Central Intercity is running in the old schedule of Cheran express

Numbering

Train Number 12673 runs from Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station.. The Cheran Express began to run with LHB coaches from 10 November 2017.

Coach Position

With the introduction of LHB coaches to Cheran Superfast Express, the train composition is changed and consists of one coach each of First AC cum AC 2-tier AC 2-tier, five coaches of AC 3-tier, eleven sleeper class coaches and three general second class coaches two EOG coaches.. This train shares its rake with Trivandrum Mail.

Loco Links

The train is hauled by an Royapuram WAP7 electric locomotive from Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to Coimbatore Junction and the reverse journey. This train usually gets an Head on Generation locomotive.

Route

In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.
In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.