Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express

Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express is a Jan Shatabdi Express train connecting Mayiladuthurai Junction and Coimbatore Junction in Tamil Nadu, India. The passenger service is one among the twenty Jan Shatabdi Express trains in India other than Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express that runs within Tamil Nadu.

Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeJan Shatabdi Express
StatusOperating
LocaleTamil Nadu
First service20 January 2003 (2003-01-20)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
StartCoimbatore Junction (CBE)
Stops8
EndMayiladuthurai Junction (MV)
Distance travelled362 km (225 mi)
Average journey time6 Hours 30 Minutes
Service frequencyDaily (Except Tuesday)[1]
Train number(s)12083 / 12084
Line(s) usedMain Line, Tamil Nadu
(MV – TJ)
Nagapattinam–Tiruchirappalli line
(TJ – GOC)
Chord line
(GOC – TPJ)
Tiruchirappalli–Erode line
(TPJ – ED)
Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
(ED – CBE)
On-board services
Class(es)CC, 2S and SLR
Disabled access
Seating arrangementsOpen coach
(Reserved)
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesWindows in all carriages
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 kilometres per hour (35 mph)
Track owner(s)Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)69A / 69[2]
Route map

Overview

This passenger service was introduced under Jan Shatabdi Express,[3] had its inaugural run on 20 January 2003[1] between Thanjavur Junction and Coimbatore Junction in Tamil Nadu, India, flagged-off by then Union Minister of State for Railways, A. K. Moorthy,[4] as a trial service for a limited period of three months.[5] Apart from the Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express running within Tamil Nadu,[6] this service is one among twenty Jan Shatabdi Express trains in India.[7]

Service

During June 2004, the Southern Railway zone announced that the service would run until 15 July 2004.[8] As the service initially received poor patronage the railways were forced to operate the service in reverse direction viz. Coimbatore–Thanjavur expecting a better response.[9] During Railway Budget 2005–2006, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Minister of Railways announced the extension of service up to Kumbakonam pending gauge conversion.[10] The service was once again extended to Mayiladuthurai Junction,[11][12][13] as announced during Railway Budget 2008–2009 by Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Minister of Railways pending gauge conversion.[14][15] The service initially numbered as 2083 / 2084 was changed to 12083 / 12084 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.[16][17]

Rakes

The service initially had twelve bogies of Open coach type including couple of air-conditioned chair car coaches,[18] which was reduced due to poor patronage towards June 2003, bringing down the number of rakes to seven including one air-conditioned chair car coach during the period of extension in continuation of its service.[5] During July 2011, one more bogie of Second Seating type was permanently augmented.[19] Later it had 13 bogies all composing a single Air-conditioned Chair Car (CC), Ten Second Seating (2S) and Two luggage-cum-break van chair car coaches (SL1 & SL2).[1] During December 2016, the service was permanently augmented by an additional air-conditioned chair car for both directions consolidating a total of two air-conditioned chair car coaches.[20][21][lower-alpha 1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
SL1D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9D10C1C2SL2

Route

This Jan Shatabdi Express service initially originated from Thanjavur Junction to Coimbatore Junction via Tiruchirappalli Junction and Erode Junction with single rake halting back at Thanjavur Junction,[4] had to reverse the point of service owing to poor patronage.[9] Despite extension of service,[10][11] the train originating in Coimbatore Junction traverses through Irugur Junction,[22] Tiruppur, Erode Junction, Karur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction,[18] where it reverses the loco and proceeds to Thanjavur Junction, Kumbakonam and the final destination, Mayiladuthurai Junction.[1][23] The service follows the same route and pattern during the return journey too.[24][lower-alpha 2]

Developments

As a part of Go Green initiative, of the 6 chosen non-Air conditioned coach of this passenger train, one bearing No.CZ026256 was fitted with 16 solar photovoltaic panels capable of producing 300 W (0.40 hp) each and aggregating up to 4.8 kW (6.4 hp).[25] Built at a cost of ₹3.9 lakh (US$5,500), the solar panels are designed to be capable of withstanding wind velocities, vibrations and shocks while the train is running, and enough to power all the fans and lights in the coach in addition to saving 1,700 L (370 imp gal; 450 US gal) of diesel per coach for every year.[26] Thus becoming the first train in Southern Railway zone and South India as well to be fully operated with solar powered coaches.[27] Being primarily maintained at Carriage and Works Depot in Coimbatore Junction under Salem railway division, the train is one among the others to have retro fitment of Biotoilets at a cost of ₹4.13 lakh (US$5,800) for each coach.[28]

See also
  • Chennai Central Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express
  • Raigarh Gondia Jan Shatabdi Express

Notes
  1. The coach composition is subject to change.
  2. The schedule and routes are subject to change for administrative reasons.

References
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  9. Syed Muthahar, Saqaf (16 December 2014). "Poor patronage for Shatabdi Express, a matter of concern". The Hindu. Salem, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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  13. "5 new rail link schemes await plan panel nod". The Hindu. Mayiladuthurai. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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  19. "Augmentation of Trains". Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  20. "Permanent Augmentation of Trains". Southern Railway zone. Chennai: Indian Railways. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  21. "Train to have one more AC coach". The Hindu. Salem. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  22. "Janshatabdi to stop at Irugur from July 1". The Hindu. Coimbatore. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  23. "Train schedule of CBE–MV" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 264. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  24. "Train schedule of MV–CBE" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 265. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  25. Shruti, Suresh (6 January 2017). "Tamil Nadu: In a first, Jan Shatabdi to have solar powered coach". Deccan Chronicle. Salem. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  26. "Jan Shatabdi fitted with solar panels flagged off". The Hindu. Salem. 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  27. "Trial runs of South India's first solar powered coach has begun". The Times of India. Coimbatore. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  28. Divisional Railway Manager [@SalemDRM] (1 March 2017). "Bio Toilets in all trains of #SalemDivision" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017 – via Twitter.
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