கோயம்புத்தூர் - சென்னை "இன்டர்சிட்டி" புத்தம் புதிய எல்.எச்.பி அதிநவீன பெட்டி இணைப்பு!
First Day First Show! Coimbatore Intercity in LHB Avtar crossing CBE Suburbans at good speed!! The infamous India's fastest Intercity - 12680/12679 Coimbatore Chennai Intercity got LHB Coaches on December 23rd, a Christmas as well as a New Year gift for all people of Coimbatore and the Kongu Region. The train was started as a Shatabdi express between Coimbatore and Chennai with Minimum stoppages and was converted to Intercity due to poor patronage. Now the train has got a great overhelming patronage due to its Timings and popularity.
It covers distance of 495kms within 7 hours and 35 minutes at an average of 65kmph, currently the fastest In India.With given new LHB coaches, it is expected to reduce running time in the upcoming Timetables.
Loco: Royapuram WAP7 37213 #HOG
Coach position:
LOCO EOG GS GS C1 C2 D1 D2 D3 PC D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 GS GS EOG
Stoppages: Coimbatore Jn (Start) , Coimbatore North (return 12679 alone) , Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Bommidi, Morappur, Jolarpettai, Ambur, Katpadi, Arakkonam, Perambur (only towards Chennai), MGR Chennai Central (End)
The Loco will be WAP7 locomotive with HOG feature hereafter, to reduce the cost of fuel in generators.
#Coimbatore #Intercity #LHB
The LHB Non AC Chair car Coaches have more Leg Space, as well as bigger wide windows with Pushback seats also. Charging points are also provided inbetween every window, so one is no need to wait at the coach end to get their phones charged. The AC Chair car also have become standards of Shatabdi trains, as a result of LHB. The pantry car is now converted to AC Hot buffet car, as a result less cooking only be made and the facilities for food to be hot all the time is also made. General Coaches are also reduced from 5.5 (including SLR) to 4, where unreserved passengers takes hit due to reduced coaches.
