Kongu Express

Kongu Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	3 April 2000; 24 years ago
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Coimbatore Junction (CBE); Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	23
Distance travelled	2,676 km (1,663 mi)
Average journey time	47 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12647 / 12648
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 Tier ,AC 2 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph) average with halts
Route map
Route map

The 12647 / 12648 Kongu Express is a Superfast weekly train run by Indian Railways between Coimbatore Junction and Hazrat Nizamuddin. The train was named after the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, called Kongu Nadu. The train made its inaugural run on 3 April 2000.

Service

The train starts on Wednesdays from Nizamuddin, and on Sundays from Coimbatore, covering the total distance of 2,716 kilometres (1,688 mi) in approximately 47 hours.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Time table

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
CBE	Coimbatore Junction	---	16:15
TUP	Tiruppur	16:58	17:00
ED	Erode Junction	17:45	17:50
SA	Salem Junction	18:47	18:50
KJM	Krishnarajapuram	22:33	22:35
YNK	Yelahanka Junction	23:20	23:42
HUP	Hindupur	01:11	01:13
DMM	Dharmavaram Junction	02:58	03:00
ATP	Anantapur	03:33	03:35
DHNE	Dhone Junction	05:40	05:45
KRNT	Kurnool City	06:33	06:35
MBNR	Mahbubnagar	08:29	08:30
KCG	Kacheguda	10:50	11:00
KZJ	Kazipet Junction	13:18	13:20
BPQ	Balharshah Junction	17:15	17:20
NGP	Nagpur Junction	20:55	21:00
BZU	Betul	23:28	23:30
ET	Itarsi Junction	01:50	02:00
BPL	Bhopal Junction	03:35	03:40
BINA	Bina Junction	05:30	05:35
JHS	Jhansi Junction	07:35	07:43
GWL	Gwalior Junction	09:00	09:02
AGC	Agra Cantt	11:00	11:05
MTJ	Mathura Junction	11:49	11:51
NZM	Hazrat Nizamuddin	14:15	---

Coach

The Kongu Express has rake sharing arrangement with the train no. 12681/82 Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast Express. Despite its long-distance run of 47 hours, the train continues to operate without a pantry car and food gets loaded onto the train at en-route stations.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by Erode-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Coimbatore Junction until Yelahanka Junction. Then a Krishnarajapuram-based WDP-4D takes the train until Kacheguda handing over to a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive from Kacheguda till Hazrat Nizamuddin and vice versa.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph.

2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper coaches
4 General
2 End-on Generators

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	EOG	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	A2	GEN	GEN	EOG

References

External links

[1] "Train Schedule of KONGU EXPRESS (12647) with Availability, Fare Calculator, Rake Information, Route Map, Live Running Status and Running History : Etrain.info".

[2] "Train Schedule of KONGU EXPRESS (12648) with Availability, Fare Calculator, Rake Information, Route Map, Live Running Status and Running History : Etrain.info".

[IndianRailways-3] "Indian Railways List of Trains : Kongu Express". Archived from the original on 6 April 2007.

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