Pamani Express
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 Pamani Express at Viluppuram Junction | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 03-07-2012 | ||||
| Current operator | South Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Tirupati Mannargudi | ||||
| Distance travelled | 464 km (288 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hrs 25 min | ||||
| Service frequency | Tri-weekly | ||||
| Train number | 17407 / 17408 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) average with 17 halts | ||||
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Pamani Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways connecting Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh with Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu.[1]
This is the only express train that Terminates and Originates from the Cauvery Delta Region and passes through Villupuram and does not go to Chennai. Similarly several other similar trains also originates and terminates in cauvery delta region which won't go to chennai but all of them passes through Tiruchirappalli.
In August 2024, there was a demand by the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection and Environment Research Centre, Tiruvarur, to convert the train into a daily train.[2]
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:[clarification needed]
- 4 Second Sitting (Denoted by D)
- 2 AC Three Tier (Denoted By B)
- 3 Sleeper-class (Denoted by S)
- 11 General
- 2 general + Disabled + Break
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SLR | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B2 | B1 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR |