The Chennai Central–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 16053/16054 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 16053/Chennai Central–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 25m. The 16054/Tirupati–Chennai Central Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 147 km in 3h 40m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:
1 AC Chair Car
7 Second Sitting
8 General Unreserved
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAG-7 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Chennai to Tirupati and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times: