Warning WAP4 Sethu Express jiggles Chrompet at MPS
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Chrompet railway station,4KM away from Tambaram and 20KM more to Chennai Egmore,Tamilnadu. Time:19th December 2013 08:47 RPM WAP4 22809 powered 21 coach 16714 Rameswaram-Chennai Egmore Sethu Express rushes past Chrompet with alert horn towards final destination. Travel Time: 12h 20m 18 halts Distance: 603 km Avg Speed: 48 km/hr Departs Rameswaram at 20:00 daily and arrives Egmore at 08:20 on next day. The name of the train commemorates the 18th century "Sethupathy ",who was the King of Ramanathapuram Samasthanam (Princely State) in Tamil Nadu. The main cities covered by the route are Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Tiruchirapalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram.From Tiruchirappalli to Chennai Egmore ,this train is hauled by RPM/ED WAP4 Electric loco, and the section between Tiruchirappalli and Rameshwaram is hauled by GOC WDP3A/ ED WDM3D Diesel Loco. In between the Tiruchirappalli and Tambaram, this train achieves a maximum speed of 78 Km/Hr.
