Coromandel Express arrives Chennai Central

Location: Chennai Central railway station, Tamilnadu. Time: 26th November 2014 05:41PM The Coromandal Express is one of the flagship carriers of the Indian Railways. It is a superfast train which runs down the east coast of India between Howrah station (HWH) in Howrah (Kolkata) and Chennai Central (MAS) in Chennai daily. It is one of the earliest superfast express' in the history of Indian Railways. The Eastern Coast of India along the Bay of Bengal is called the Coromandal Coast and hence the name was given to this train, as it traverses the entire length of the Coromandal coast. This train belongs to the South Eastern Railway Zone. The land of the Chola dynasty was called Cholamandalam in Tamil, literally translated as “the realm of the Cholas”, from which Coromandal is derived. The Coromandal Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. 12841 departs Howrah at 02:50PM daily and arrives Chennai at 05:15PM next day. Travel Time: 26h 25m 12 halts Distance: 1661 km Avg Speed: 62 km/hr 12842 departs Chennai at 08:45AM daily and arrives Howrah at 11:50AM next day. Travel Time: 27h 5m 14 halts Distance: 1661 km Avg Speed: 61 km/hr Inaugural Run on Mon Mar 07, 1977