Sethu Express

Sethu Superfast Express
Sethu Superfast Express at Chennai Egmore Railway Station
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Ridership	Superfast
Website	www.indianrailways.gov.in
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS) Rameswaram (RMM)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	603 km (375 mi)
Average journey time	10hrs 20min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22661 (Down) 22662 (Up)
On-board services
Class(es)	1 1st A/C I Tire (H) 1 2nd A/C II Tire (A) 3 3rd A/C III Tire (B) 13 Sleeper (SL) 3 Unreserved (GS) 2 GSLRD
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-Catering 22661 (Chennai Egmore ➡ Vriddhachalam Junction) 22662 (Rameswaram ➡ Manamadurai Junction)
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	MS - TPJ : WAP-4 Locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Erode , Arakkonam MS - TPJ : WAP7 Locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram TPJ - RMM : WDG-3A, WDM-3D Locomotive from Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25kV AC 50 Hz Overheard Electric Traction
Operating speed	69 km/h (43 mph)
Average length	23 Coaches
Timetable number(s)	21/21A
Rake maintenance	Rameswaram
Rake sharing	16751/16752 Boat Mail Express
Route map

Sethu Superfast Express, is a Superfast train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Rameswaram via Chord line. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The train covers a distance of 603 km (375 mi) with an average speed of 69 km/h (43 mph).

Etymology

The King of Ramanathapuram Samasthanam (Princely State) in Tamil Nadu bore the title Sethupathy. So the train running through this princely territory is named as Sethu express

The other reason being it connects the peninsular sub continental India with the Island city of Rameshwaram using the Pamban bridge.

Coach composition

Total number of coaches: 23

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLR	GS	GS	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	S13	B3	B2	B1	A1	HA1	GS	SLR

See also

• Cholan Superfast Express
• Pallavan Superfast Express
• Pandian Superfast Express
• Vaigai Superfast Express
• Boatmail Express
• Rockfort Superfast Express
• Silambu Express
• Ananthapuri Express
• Pothigai Superfast Express
• Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express
• Chennai Egmore-Puducherry Express

References

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AuthorityZones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational	Suburban Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS Metro Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro
Proposed	Bengaluru Monorail Chennai Monorail Coimbatore Metro Kozhikode Light Metro Madurai Metro Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro Trichy Metro

WorkshopsDepots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trainsStations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

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