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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| box_width = 27em
| box_width = 30em
| name = Pothigai Superfast Express
| color = 00ced1
| image = POTHIGAI EXPRESS.jpg
| name = Pothigai Express
| image = POTHIGAI SUPERFAST EXPRESS.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Pothigai Superfast Express is at Tiruchchirappalli Junction
| type = [[Superfast]]
| caption = Pothigai Express is at Sengottai Railway Station
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| status = Active
| trainnumber = 12661/12662
| status = Active
| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| trainnumber = * 12661 (Down)
* 12662 (Up)
| first = Mon Sep 20, 2004
| last =
| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| first = {{start date and age|2004|09|20}}
| ridership = [[Superfast]]
| last =
| start = [[Sengottai]] '''(SCT)'''
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| ridership = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| end = {{rws|Chennai Egmore}} '''(MS)'''
| website = www.indianrailways.gov.in
| distance = {{convert|667|km|abbr=on}}
| start = [[Chennai Egmore]] '''(MS)'''
|journeytime = 11 hours 35 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| end = {{rws|Sengottai}} '''(SCT)'''
| class = 2A, 3A, SL, UR/GS & EOG
| distance = {{convert|667|km|abbr=on}}
| seating = [[Corridor coach]] (UR/GS only)
| journeytime = 11hrs 35min
| sleeping = [[Couchette car]]
| frequency = Daily
| access = {{Access icon|20px}}
| class = * 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A)
* 6 3rd A/C III Tire (B)
| autorack = No
* 8 Sleeper (SL)
| catering = On-Board Catering, e-Catering
* 3 Unreserved (UR)
| observation = Large Windows
* 2 EOG
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| seating = [[Corridor coach]] (UR/GS only)
| sleeping = [[Couchette car]]
| otherfacilities = CCTV Cameras in all Coaches
| access = {{Access icon|20px}}
| stock = * MS-DG [[WAP-7]] from [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram]], [{WAP-4]] from [[Arakkonam]] & [[Erode]] Electric Shed
| autorack = No
* DG-SCT [[WDM-3D]] from [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|1k=on}} [[Broad Gauge]]
| catering = e-Catering
* 12662 (Sengottai ➡ Madurai Junction)
| el = [[25kV AC]], [[50 Hz]] (High Voltage Traction)
* 12661 (Chennai Egmore ➡ Chengalpattu Junction)
| trainnumber = 12661/12662
| speed = {{cvt|64|km/h}}
| observation = Large Windows
| owners = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| maintenance = {{rws|Tirunelveli Junction}}
| otherfacilities = CCTV Cameras in all Coaches
| sharing = [[Nellai Superfast Express]] (12631/12632)
| map = [[File:Pothigai Express (MS - SCT) Route map.jpg|250px]]
| stock = * MS-SCT [[WAP-7]] from [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram]], [[Erode]] and [[Lalaguda]]
* MS-SCT [[WAP-4]] from [[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam]] & [[Erode]]
| map_state =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[Broad Gauge]]
| el = [[25kV AC]], [[50 Hz]] (High Voltage Traction)
| speed = {{cvt|67|km/h}}
| trainlength = 22 coaches
| owners = [[Indian Railways]]
| routenumber = 21/21A
| maintenance = {{rws|Tirunelveli Junction}}
| sharing = [[Nellai Express]] (12631/12632)
| map = [[File:Pothigai Express (MS - SCT) Route map.jpg|300px]]
| map_state =
}}
}}


The '''Pothigai Express''' is an overnight Superfast [[train]] service operated between [[Chennai Egmore]] and [[Sengottai]].
The '''Pothigai Superfast Express''' is an overnight Superfast [[train]] service operated between [[Chennai Egmore]] and [[Sengottai]] via [[Villupuram]], [[Trichy]], [[Madurai]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Rajapalayam]] and [[Sankarankovil]] on the [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="southrail">{{cite web|url=http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/press/index.php?id=476&evnt=DETAILS |title=EXTENDED TO SENGOTTAI |year=2008 |work=Southern Railway press release No.186 |accessdate=2009-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211041532/http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/press/index.php?id=476&evnt=DETAILS |archivedate=11 February 2008 }}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/06/stories/2007050610760300.htm
|title=Pothigai Express to run 6 days a week
|last=Staff reporter|date=6 May 2007
|work=[[The Hindu]] online edition
|accessdate=2009-04-04}}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020659060800.htm
|title=Pothigai Express extended to Senkottai
|last=Special correspondent|date=6 February 2008
|work=The Hindu online edition
|accessdate=2009-04-04}}</ref>


From November first, 2023 it has since operated as an electric locomotive. ROYAPURAM WAP7 30357 is the first electric locomotive to pull Pothigai express up to Sengottai after transitioning to an electric model.
[[File: POTHIGAI EXPRESS WITH P7.webp|300px|thumb|center|Pothigai Superfast Express]]
Train 12661 starts daily at 8:40 PM departing [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]] for [[Sengottai railway station|Sengottai]], and train number 12662 in the opposite direction.<ref name="hindu3">{{cite news|title=Timings of Podhigai, Nellai Express trains to change|work=[[The Hindu]] online edition|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/timings-of-podhigai-nellai-express-trains-to-change/article5509139.ece}}</ref>


== Route ==
The service traverses via [[Villupuram]], [[Trichy]], [[Madurai]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Sivakasi]], [[Rajapalayam]] and [[Sankarankovil]] on the [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="southrail">{{cite web|url=http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/press/index.php?id=476&evnt=DETAILS |title=EXTENDED TO SENGOTTAI |year=2008 |work=Southern Railway press release No.186 |accessdate=2009-04-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211041532/http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/press/index.php?id=476&evnt=DETAILS |archivedate=11 February 2008 }}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/06/stories/2007050610760300.htm|title=Pothigai Express to run 6 days a week|last=Staff reporter|date=6 May 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] online edition|accessdate=2009-04-04}}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020659060800.htm|title=Pothigai Express extended to Senkottai |last=Special correspondent|date=6 February 2008
|work=The Hindu online edition|accessdate=2009-04-04}}</ref>


==Coach composition==
==Schedule==
[[File: POTHIGAI SUPERFAST EXPRESS.jpg|300px|thumb|center|]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#000080;" |<span style="color:#ffba01;">12661 ~ Chennai Egmore → Sengottai ~ Pothigai Superfast Express</span>
|-
!Station
!Station Code
!Arrival
!Departure
!Day
|-
|'''[[Chennai Egmore]]'''
|MS
| -
|20:40
| rowspan="5" |1
|-
|[[Tambaram]]
|TBM
|21:08
|21:10
|-
|[[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|CGL
|21:38
|21:40
|-
|[[Villupuram Junction railway station|Villupuram Junction]]
|VM
|23:13
|23:15
|-
|[[Vriddhachalam Junction railway station|Vriddhachalam Junction]]
|VRI
|23:55
|23:57
|-
|[[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirappalli Junction]]
|TPJ
|01:50
|01:55
| rowspan="13" |2
|-
|[[Dindigul Junction railway station|Dindigul Junction]]
|DG
|03:02
|03:05
|-
|[[Madurai Junction]]
|MDU
|04:20
|04:25
|-
|[[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar Junction]]
|VPT
|05:13
|05:15
|-
|[[Thiruthangal]]
|TTL
|05:29
|05:30
|-
|[[Sivakasi]]
|SVKS
|05:36
|05:37
|-
|[[Srivilliputhur]]
|SVPR
|05:52
|05:53
|-
|[[Rajapalayam]]
|RJPM
|06:05
|06:07
|-
|[[Sankarankoil]]
|SNKL
|06:28
|06:30
|-
|Pamba Kovil Shandy
|PBKS
|06:42
|06:43
|-
|[[Kadayanallur]]
|KDNL
|06:59
|07:00
|-
|[[Tenkasi Junction railway station|Tenkasi Junction]]
|TSI
|07:28
|07:30
|-
|[[Sengottai]]
|SCT
|08:15
|--:--
|-
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#000080;" |<span style="color:#ffba01;">12662 ~ Sengottai → Chennai Egmore ~ Pothigai Superfast Express</span>
|-
|[[Sengottai]]
|SCT
| -
|18:20
| rowspan="12" |1
|-
|[[Tenkasi Junction railway station|Tenkasi Junction]]
|TSI
|18:33
|18:35
|-
|[[Kadayanallur]]
|KDNL
|18:49
|18:50
|-
|Pamba Kovil Shandy
|PBKS
|19:02
|19:03
|-
|[[Sankarankoil]]
|SNKL
|19:15
|19:17
|-
|[[Rajapalayam]]
|RJPM
|19:40
|19:42
|-
|[[Srivilliputhur]]
|SVPR
|19:54
|19:55
|-
|[[Sivakasi]]
|SVKS
|20:08
|20:10
|-
|[[Thiruthangal]]
|TTL
|20:16
|20:17
|-
|[[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar Junction]]
|VPT
|20:38
|20:40
|-
|[[Madurai Junction]]
|MDU
|21:45
|21:50
|-
|[[Dindigul Junction railway station|Dindigul Junction]]
|DG
|22:47
|22:50
|-
|[[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirappalli Junction]]
|TPJ
|00:10
|00:15
| rowspan="5" |2
|-
|[[Vriddhachalam Junction railway station|Vriddhachalam Junction]]
|VRI
|01:43
|01:45
|-
|[[Villupuram Junction railway station|Villupuram Junction]]
|VM
|02:50
|02:55
|-
|[[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|CGL
|04:18
|04:20
|-
|[[Tambaram]]
|TBM
|04:48
|04:50
|-
|[[Chennai Egmore]]
|MS
|05:40
| -
|}
[[File: POTHIGAI SF EXPRESS.jpg|300px|thumb|center]]

==Coach Composition ==
This train having 22 coaches
[[File: LHB EOG CAR MODEL.jpg|200px|thumb|center]]


{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#12ad2b;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;"> Loco</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#12ad2b;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">Loco</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;"> 1</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">1</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#893bff;"| 2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 4
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff00ff;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 13
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 13
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 17
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#00bfff;"| 17

!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;"> 18</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;"> 19</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#0909ff;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">18</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#893bff;"| 20
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ff007f;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">19</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#893bff;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 20
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;"> 22</span>
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#ffba01;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:#804a00;"| <span style="color:#ffffff;">22</span>


|-
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|24px]] ||EOG||UR||S9||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||B6||B5||B4||B3||B2||B1||A2||A1||UR||UR||EOG
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|24px]] ||EOG||UR||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||B6||B5||B4||B3||B2||B1||A2||A1||HA1||UR||UR||EOG
|}
|}



==See also==
==See also==
*[[Vaigai Superfast Express]]
*[[Vaigai Express]]
*[[Pandian Superfast Express]]
*[[Pandian Express]]
*[[Kanniyakumari Superfast Express]]
*[[Kanniyakumari Express]]
*[[Sethu Superfast Express]]
*[[Sethu Express]]
*[[Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express]]
*[[Pearl City Express]]
*[[Rockfort (Malaikottai) Superfast Express]]
*[[Rockfort Express]]
*[[Pallavan Superfast Express]]
*[[Pallavan Express]]
*[[Nellai Superfast Express]]
*[[Nellai Express]]
*[[Tiruchendur (Chendur) Express]]
*[[Chendur Express]]
*[[Cholan Superfast Express]]
*[[Cholan Express]]
*[[Uzhavan Express]]
*[[sethu Express]]


==References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Pothigai Superfast Express}}
{{commons category}}



{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}

Latest revision as of 10:06, 7 January 2025

Pothigai Express
Pothigai Express is at Sengottai Railway Station
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
StatusActive
LocaleTamil Nadu
First serviceSeptember 20, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-20)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
RidershipSuperfast
Websitewww.indianrailways.gov.in
Route
TerminiChennai Egmore (MS)
Sengottai (SCT)
Distance travelled667 km (414 mi)
Average journey time11hrs 35min
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)
  • 12661 (Down)
  • 12662 (Up)
On-board services
Class(es)
  • 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A)
  • 6 3rd A/C III Tire (B)
  • 8 Sleeper (SL)
  • 3 Unreserved (UR)
  • 2 EOG
Disabled accessDisabled access
Seating arrangementsCorridor coach (UR/GS only)
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiese-Catering
  • 12662 (Sengottai ➡ Madurai Junction)
  • 12661 (Chennai Egmore ➡ Chengalpattu Junction)
Observation facilitiesLarge Windows
Other facilitiesCCTV Cameras in all Coaches
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Broad Gauge
Electrification25kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage Traction)
Operating speed67 km/h (42 mph)
Average length22 coaches
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Timetable number(s)21/21A
Rake maintenanceTirunelveli Junction
Rake sharingNellai Express (12631/12632)
Route map

The Pothigai Express is an overnight Superfast train service operated between Chennai Egmore and Sengottai.

From November first, 2023 it has since operated as an electric locomotive. ROYAPURAM WAP7 30357 is the first electric locomotive to pull Pothigai express up to Sengottai after transitioning to an electric model.

Route

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The service traverses via Villupuram, Trichy, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Rajapalayam and Sankarankovil on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1][2][3]

Coach composition

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Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EOG UR S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 HA1 UR UR EOG

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EXTENDED TO SENGOTTAI". Southern Railway press release No.186. 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. ^ Staff reporter (6 May 2007). "Pothigai Express to run 6 days a week". The Hindu online edition. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. ^ Special correspondent (6 February 2008). "Pothigai Express extended to Senkottai". The Hindu online edition. Retrieved 4 April 2009. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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