First double decker train between Chennai Central-Trivandrum Central
Posted on: 11/Aug/2016 12:32:04 PM
Southern Railway has decided to operate a superfast double decker train between Chennai Central and Trivandrum Central. Double-decker superfast express (Uday) train service connecting Kerala will be operated twice a week. Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai Uday service will begin by 7 pm and will reach Chennai in 14 hours. The Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram service will also be overnight. At present, trains in this stretch take 16 to 17 hours to cover the same distance.
It will be a fully-air-conditioned chair car train, with 11 coaches. Each coach can accommodate 120 persons. The Uday train would run approximately at a speed of 110 kilometres per hour
