Chennai Central–Tirupati Express

The Chennai Central–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Central and Tirupati in India. It is currently being operated with 16053/16054 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service

The 16053/Chennai Central–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 25m. The 16054/Tirupati–Chennai Central Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Chennai Central
• Tiruvallur
• Arakkonam Junction
• Tiruttani
• Ekambarakuppam
• Puttur
• Renigunta Junction
• Tirupati

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 1 AC Chair Car
• 7 Second Sitting
• 8 General Unreserved

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAG-7 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Chennai to Tirupati and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Renigunta Junction

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16057/16058 Sapthagiri Express

See also

• Tirupati railway station
• Chennai Central railway station
• Sapthagiri Express

Notes

References

External links

• 16053/Chennai Central - Tirupati Express
• 16054/Tirupati - Chennai Central Express

1. Secunderabad–Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
2. Sapthagiri Express
3. Kollam–Tirupati Express
4. Garudadri Express
5. Chennai Central–Mysore Shatabdi Express
6. Tirupati
7. Chennai Central railway station
8. Chennai–Tirupati MEMU
9. Chamarajanagar–Tirupati Express
10. Vande Bharat Express
11. Tirupati Airport
12. Chennai Rajdhani Express
13. Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express
14. Tiruttani
15. Tirupati district
16. Tirupati–Karimnagar Superfast Express
17. SSS Hubballi–MGR Chennai Central Superfast Express
18. Coromandel Express
19. Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express
20. Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express