Pearl City Express

The Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express is an overnight Superfast Express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express runs between Thoothukudi and Chennai Egmore via Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu.

Route

The main cities and towns connected by this train are Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 652 km.

Rolling stock

Pearl City Superfast Express is running end to end with WAP-7 locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Erode.

Coach composition

The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC I Tire, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 4 AC Three-tier coaches, 9 Sleeper Coaches, 3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van.

The Pearl City Express between Chennai Egmore and Thoothukudi has dedicated two independent rakes with primary maintenance at Thoothukudi.

Coach composition

The train runs consists of 21 carriages:

See also

• Nellai Superfast Express
• Kanniyakumari Superfast Express
• Ananthapuri Express
• Chendur Superfast Express
• Cholan Superfast Express
• Pothigai Superfast Express
• Pallavan Superfast Express
• Vaigai Superfast Express
• Sethu Superfast Express
• Nilgiri Express
• Pandian Superfast Express
• Rockfort (Malaikottai) Superfast Express
• Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil Weekly Superfast Express
• Rameswaram (Boat Mail) Express
• Kovai Express
• Mayiladuthurai-Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express
• Mangala Lakshadweep Express
• Thirukural Express
• Raptisagar Express
• Sabari Express
• Karnataka Express
• Kerala Express
• Tamil Nadu Express
• Alleppey Express

References

External links

• http://www.indianrail.gov.in