Charminar Express

The Charminar Express (Telugu: చార్మినార్ ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్, Hindi: चारमिनार एक्सप्रेस) is a very popular train operating between the metropolitan cities, Hyderabad and Chennai

Train Schedule

Charminar is one of the most prestigious trains of SCR, with 24 coaches.

• Train Number 12759 runs from Chennai to Hyderabad. It departs from Chennai Central(MAS) at 18.10 Hrs and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 08.00 Hrs the next day, with 15 halts in between.
• Train Number 12760 runs from Hyderabad to Chennai. It departs from Hyderabad Deccan(HYB) at 18.30 Hrs and arrives at Chennai Central(MAS) at 08.15 Hrs next day.

Loco Links and Rake Composition

The train is a 24 coach rake. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, two 2AC, two 3AC, 14 sleeper, 3 general and 2 SLR coaches. Hence forming a 24 coach train. The regular Link of 12760/59 is WAP7 of LGD.

Relevance

This train is named after Charminar, an historical monument in Hyderabad built to mark the victory against the plague epidemic that haunted Hyderabad in the 15th Century."Char minar" refers to the four minarets of the monument on the top.

Distance Covered

The Charminar Express covers 790 kilometres.

Time Table

SNo	Stn Code	Stn Name	Route No.	Arrival Time	Dep. Time	Distance	Day
1	MAS	CHENNAI CENTRAL	1	Source	18:10	0	1
2	SPE	SULLURUPETA	1	19:19	19:20	83	1
3	NYP	NAYADUPETA	1	19:43	19:45	110	1
4	GDR	GUDUR JN	1	20:40	20:45	138	1
5	NLR	NELLORE	1	21:09	21:11	176	1
6	KVZ	KAVALI	1	21:47	21:49	227	1
7	OGL	ONGOLE	1	22:43	22:45	292	1
8	CLX	CHIRALA	1	23:18	23:20	342	1
9	TEL	TENALI JN	1	00:15	00:17	399	2
10	BZA	VIJAYAWADA JN	1	01:15	01:25	431	2
11	KMT	KHAMMAM	1	02:28	02:30	532	2
12	DKJ	DORNAKAL JN	1	02:59	03:00	555	2
13	MABD	MAHBUBABAD	1	03:18	03:20	579	2
14	WL	WARANGAL	1	04:13	04:15	639	2
15	KZJ	KAZIPET JN	1	04:40	04:42	649	2
16	SC	SECUNDERABAD JN	1	07:15	07:20	781	2
17	HYB	HYDERABAD DECAN	1	08:00	Destination	790	2

See also

• Charminar
• Rail transport in India
• South Central Railway
• Rajkot Secunderabad Express

External links

• Charminar Express Route Map