Rajkot–Coimbatore Express

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Overview

Service type

Express

First service

15 August 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-15)

Current operator(s)

Southern Railway

Route

Termini

Rajkot Junction (RJT)
Coimbatore Junction (CBE)

Stops

Distance travelled

2,217 km (1,378 mi)

Average journey time

40 hours 45 minutes

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

16613 / 16614

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

E-catering
On-board catering

Observation facilities

Rake sharing with 16617/16618 Coimbatore–Rameswaram Express

Technical

Rolling stock

ICF coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts

Route map

The 16613 / 16614 Rajkot–Coimbatore Express is an Express train run by Indian Railways between Coimbatore Junction in Tamil Nadu and Rajkot Junction in Gujarat. The train made its inaugural run on 15 August 1998.

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
13 Sleeper coaches
3 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Service

The 16613/Rajkot–Coimbatore Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2217 km in 40 hrs 00 mins.

The 16614/Coimbatore–Rajkot Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 2217 km in 41 hrs 35 mins.

Route and halts

The 16613/14 Rajkot–Coimbatore Express runs from Rajkot Junction via Surendranagar Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Vadodara Junction, Vasai Road, Kalyan Junction, Pune Junction, Kalaburagi Junction, Wadi Junction, Raichur Junction, Guntakal Junction, Gooty Junction, Dharmavaram Junction, Yelahanka Junction, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction to Coimbatore Junction and vice versa.

Gallery

16613 Rajkot–Coimbatore Express – 13th Sleeper class coach
16613 Rajkot–Coimbatore Express – at Vasai Road
16613 Rajkot–Coimbatore Express – AC 3 tier coach

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
16613	RJT	Rajkot Junction	05:30 AM	Sun	Coimbatore Junction	21:30 PM	Mon
16614	CBE	Coimbatore Junction	00:15 AM	Fri	Rajkot Junction	17:50 PM	Sat

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Erode-based WAP-4 locomotive from end to end.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16617/16618 Coimbatore–Rameswaram Express.

References

"16613/Rajkot–Coimbatore Express". India Rail Info.
"16614/Coimbatore–Rajkot Express". India Rail Info.

External links

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

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

Workshops

Depots

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

Lines

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

Passenger trains

Stations

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.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

Accidents
and incidents

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