Uzhavan Express

Uzhavan Express உழவன் விரைவு ரயில்
Overview
Service type Express Train
Locale Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s) Indian Railway
Route
Start Chennai Egmore
Stops 15
End Thanjavur Junction
Distance travelled 351 km (218 mi)
Average journey time 7.75 Hours
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 16183/16184
On-board services
Class(es) sleeper, AC two tier, AC three tier, general second class, and second class-cum-luggage
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Observation facilities Large windows
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 45 km/h (28 mph) average with halts
Route map

The Uzhavan Express ( உழவன் விரைவு ரயில் ) is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Jn.[1] The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 km.[2] The main towns on the way are Papanasam, Kumbakonam, Aduthurai, Kuttalam, Mayiladuthurai, Vaithisvaran Koil, Sirkali, Chidambaram, Cuddalore Port Junction, Panruti, Villupuram, Tindivanam, Melmaruvathur, Chengalpattu, Tambaram, and Mambalam. The train has 18 coaches of which 17 coaches, of these 648 are second class sleeper berths, 66 are second AC berths, 64 berths 3rd AC, 10 first AC berths and 440 unreserved seats and it has a total passenger capacity of 1,288.[3] It has been named Uzhavan Express signifying the importance of the Cauvery delta and its farmers.

Uzhavan Express in Thanjavur

Train Route and Timings

16183 / Uzhavan Express ( Towards Thanjavur Jn )[4]

# Code Station Name Arrives Departs Halt PF Day Km Speed Elev Zone
1 MS Chennai Egmore 23:30 3 1 0 45 8m SR
2 MBM Mambalam 23:39 23:40 1m 4 1 6.7 63 13m SR
3 TBM Tambaram 23:57 23:58 1m 9 1 24.7 62 32m SR
4 CGL Chengalpattu Junction 00:28 00:30 2m 6 2 55.5 74 41m SR
5 MLMR Melmaruvattur 00:59 01:00 1m 3 2 91 62 50m SR
6 TMV Tindivanam 01:29 01:30 1m -- 2 121.2 34 47m SR
7 VM Villupuram Junction 02:35 02:45 10m -- 2 158.4 50 44m SR
8 PRT Panruti 03:09 03:10 1m -- 2 178.3 85 26m SR
9 CUPJ Cuddalore Port Junction 03:29 03:30 1m 1 2 205.3 64 2m SR
10 CDM Chidambaram 04:06 04:07 1m 1 2 243.8 61 6m SR
11 SY Sirkazhi 04:24 04:25 1m 1 2 260.9 23 6m SR
12 VDL Vaithisvaran Koil 04:32 04:33 1m 1 2 266.7 19 12m SR
13 MV Mayiladuturai Junction 05:18 05:20 2m 1 2 280.8 37 17m SR
14 KTM Kutralam 05:34 05:35 1m 1 2 289.4 75 19m SR
15 ADT Aduturai 05:50 05:51 1m -- 2 300.6 86 24m SR
16 KMU Kumbakonam 05:53 05:55 2m 1 2 312.1 66 27m SR
17 PML Papanasam 06:08 06:10 2m 1 2 326.4 23 32m SR
18 TJ• Thanjavur Junction• 07:15 1 2 351.1 - 60m SR

16184 / Uzhavan Express ( Towards Egmore Jn)[5]

# Code Station Name Arrives Departs Halt PF Day Km Speed Elev Zone
1 TJ Thanjavur Junction 20:45 1 1 0 78 60m SR
2 PML Papanasam 21:04 21:05 1m 1 1 24.8 45 32m SR
3 KMU Kumbakonam 21:24 21:25 1m 1 1 39 77 27m SR
4 ADT Aduturai 21:34 21:35 1m 1 1 50.5 75 24m SR
5 KTM Kutralam 21:44 21:45 1m 1 1 61.7 12 19m SR
6 MV Mayiladuturai Junction 22:28 22:30 2m 1 1 70.3 57 17m SR
7 VDL Vaithisvaran Koil 22:46 22:47 1m 1 1 84.4 87 12m SR
8 SY Sirkazhi 22:51 22:52 1m 1 1 90.2 61 6m SR
9 CDM Chidambaram 23:09 23:10 1m 1 1 107.3 75 6m SR
10 CUPJ Cuddalore Port Junction 23:41 23:42 1m 1 1 145.9 62 2m SR
11 PRT Panruti 00:08 00:09 1m 1 2 172.8 20 26m SR
12 VM Villupuram Junction 01:10 01:20 10m -- 2 192.7 46 44m SR
13 TMV Tindivanam 02:09 02:10 1m -- 2 230 62 47m SR
14 MLMR Melmaruvattur 02:39 02:40 1m -- 2 260.1 44 50m SR
15 CGL Chengalpattu Junction 03:28 03:30 2m 5 2 295.7 64 41m SR
16 TBM Tambaram 03:59 04:00 1m 7 2 326.5 57 32m SR
17 MBM Mambalam 04:19 04:20 1m 3 2 344.4 12 13m SR
18 MS Chennai Egmore 04:55 3 2 351.1 - 8m SR

References

  1. ↑ "High drama marks Thanjavur train inaugural". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Uzhavan Express/16183". Indian Railway. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "High drama at Uzhavan Express inauguration leaves one dead". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Uzhavan Express/16183
  5. ↑ Uzhavan Express/16184
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