alt=cc|thumb|Cholan express {{short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox rail service | box_width = 25em | name = Cholan Express | logo = | logo_width = | image = | image_width = | caption = | type = Superfast | status = Active | locale = Tamil Nadu | predecessor = | first = Mon Apr 26, 2010 | last = | successor = | operator = Indian Railways | formeroperator = Indian Railways | ridership2 = | start = {{rws|Tiruchchirappalli Junction}} (TPJ) | stops = 19 | end = {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} (MS) | distance = {{convert|401|km|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 07 hours 15 minutes | frequency = Daily | trainnumber = 22675 / 22676<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=11254&did=1638448717124BBEEDC5FD7F39F7B90448320601215C9 |date=2 December 2021 |title= SPEEDING UP AND UPGRADATION OF CHOLAN EXPRESS INTO SUPERFAST EXPRESS WITH CHANGE IN TRAIN NUMBERS |website=www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Southern Railway Zone}}</ref> | line_used = Main line | class = 1AC, 2AC, 3AC, SL, GS & EOG | access = {{Access icon|20px}} | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes | autorack = No | catering = No | observation = Large Windows | entertainment = No | baggage = Overhead racks | otherfacilities = | stock = '''Locomotive:'''<br />WAP 7 ({{abbrlink|RPM|Royapuram railway station}})<br />'''Bogie:'''<br />LHB coach | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} | el = 25 kV AC, 50 Hz | speed = {{convert|64|km/h}} | owners = Indian Railways | routenumber = 21/21A | maintenance = {{stnlnk|Madurai}} Depot | sharing = * Pandian Express * Rockfort Express | map = thumb|250px|Cholan Express (MS – TPJ) route map | map_state = collapsed }}
The '''Cholan Express'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=22675 CHOZHAN SF EXP Train Route |url=https://erail.in/train-enquiry/22675 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=erail.in |language=en}}</ref> is a superfast express train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This train connects {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} and Tiruchchirappalli via Viluppuram, Cuddlore, Chidambaram, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Total distance covered 401 km and travel time 7 hours 15 minutes to complete an entire journey. It is one of the fastest train services of southern railways, and often considered as the Pride of SR, and is the Fastst Connection between Tiruchchirappalli and Chennai.
New LHB coach has been installed for this train since 16 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chennai Egmore-Tiruchchirapalli Cholan Superfast Express to get LHB coach |date=7 February 2017 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-egmore-tiruchirapalli-cholan-express-to-get-lhb-coaches/articleshow/57025135.cms |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
==Relevance== Train is named after the Chola Kingdom which ruled over the regions through which the train passes. The Cholas ruled over their kingdom from their capital in Thanjavur, Poombuhar.
Coach composition {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#12ad2b;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">Loco</span> !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">1</span> !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#893bff;"| 2 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#893bff;" | 3 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#893bff;" | 4 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 5 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 6 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 7 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 8 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 9 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 10 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff00ff;" | 11 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 12 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 13 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 14 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 15 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 16 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#00bfff;" | 17 ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#0909ff;" | <span style="color:#ffffff;">18</span> ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#0909ff;" | <span style="color:#ffffff;">19</span> ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#0909ff;" | <span style="color:#ffffff;">20</span> ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#ff0000;" | <span style="color:#ffff00;">21</span> ! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#804a00;" | <span style="color:#ffffff;">22</span> |-
|25px|| EOG|| GS || GS || GS || S7 || S6 || S5 || S4 || S3 || S2 || S1 || B6 || B5 || B4 || B3 || B2 || B1 || A3 || A2 || A1 || H1 || EOG |- |} ==Traction== It was used to haul WDG-3A from end to end. now main line is electrified, he used WAP-7 from an entire journey
==See also== * Pallavan Superfast Express * Rockfort (Malaikottai) Superfast Express * Uzhavan Express * Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express * Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express * Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express * Kanniyakumari Superfast Express * Vaigai Superfast Express * Pandian Superfast Express * Sethu Express * Anantapuri Express * Mannai Express
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==External links== {{commons category|Cholan Express}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
Category:Named passenger trains of India Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu Category:Express trains in India Category:Railway services introduced in 2010