Cheran Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express train | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Chennai Central | ||||
| Stops | 7 | ||||
| End | Coimbatore Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 496 km (308 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 8 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A), Sleeper(SL) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The Cheran Express is an overnight superfast express train in India which runs daily between Coimbatore city Junction and Chennai Central via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The train shares its rakes with 12655/12656 Navjeevan Express and it is maintained at the Coimbatore Yard.
Train Number 12673 runs from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Chennai Central.
In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.
In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.
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