Pearl City Superfast Express

{{Short description|Indian Express train}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox rail service |color=00ced1 |name = '''Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express''' |logo = |logo_width = |image = pearlcity sf train.jpg |image_width = 300px |caption = Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express with Erode WAP-7 at Tuticorin Railway Station |type = Superfast Express |status = Active |locale = Tamil Nadu |ridership = Superfast Express |first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1880|01|01}} |last = |successor = |operator = Indian Railways |website = www.indianrailways.gov.in |start = {{rws|Chennai Egmore}} '''(MS)''' |stops = 17 |end = {{rws|Thoothukudi}} '''(TN)''' |distance = {{convert|652|km|abbr=on}} |line_used = * MS - TPJ (Chord Line) * TPJ - TN (Main Line) |journeytime = 11 hours |frequency = Daily |trainnumber = * 12693 (Down) * 12694 (Up) |class = * 1 1st A/C I Tire (H) * 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A) * 4 3rd A/C III Tire (B) * 9 Sleeper (SL) * 3 Unreserved (GS) * 2 EOG |access = {{Access icon|20px}} |seating = Yes (Un-Reservation Coach) |sleeping = Yes (Berth) |catering = * 12693 : (Chennai Egmore ➡ Tindivanam) * 12694 : (Tuticorin ➡ Sattur) |baggage = Overhead racks Baggage carriage |otherfacilities = CCTV Camera in all coaches |stock = ED/WAP-7, Electric Loco Shed, Erode, LHB Coaches |gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} |el = 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage Overhead Electric Traction) |speed = {{convert|73|km/h|abbr=on}} 130km/h |trainlength=21 coaches |owners = Indian Railways |routenumber = 21/21A |rake sharing = Kanniyakumari Express |maintenance = {{rws|Thoothukudi}} |map = thumb|320px|Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express (Thoothukudi - Chennai) Route map |map_state = }} The '''Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express''' is an overnight Superfast Express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express runs between Thoothukudi and Chennai Egmore via Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu.

==Route== The main cities and towns connected by this train are Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 652 km.

==Rolling stock== Pearl City Superfast Express is running end to end with WAP-7 locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Erode.

==Coach composition== The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC I Tire, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 4 AC Three-tier coaches, 9 Sleeper Coaches, 3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van.

The Pearl City Express between Chennai Egmore and Thoothukudi has dedicated two independent rakes with primary maintenance at Thoothukudi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rakes of Kanniyakumari and Island Express trains to be delinked in Tamil Nadu |date= 9 July 2018 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/jul/09/rakes-of-kanniyakumari-and-island-express-trains-to-be-delinked-in-tamil-nadu-1840527.html |newspaper=The New Indian Express |access-date= 26 November 2022}}</ref>

=== Coach composition === The train runs consists of 21 carriages: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#12ad2b;"| Loco !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| 1 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffd801;"| 2 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffd801;"| 3 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 4 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 5 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 6 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 7 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 8 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 9 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 10 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 11 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 12 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 13 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 14 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 15 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 16 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| 17 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| 18 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff0000;"| 19 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffd801;"| 20 !scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| 21 |- |24px || EOG||UR||UR||S9||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||B4||B3||B2||B1||A2||A1||H1||UR||EOG |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * http://www.indianrail.gov.in {{ccat}} {{Railways in Southern India}}

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