The eponymous train is named after the famous 12th-century fortress Rockfort temple in the heart of Tiruchirapalli. The train originally ran between Madras Egmore and Tiruchirappalli Junction on the 'Chord Line'. Later, when the 'Main Line' was closed for operations to facilitate gauge conversion projects, a part of this train was extended to Thanjavur Junction as Rockfort Link Express (6177A/ 6178A). It was further extended to Kumbakonam during the Mahamaham festival. The extended run was truncated effective September 2013. The entire formation now runs up to Tiruchirappalli Junction. Converted as Superfast Express from 08.06.2017 and Renumbered as (12653/12654).[1]
This train originally had a signal-green livery, with a yellow stripe along the upper and lower part of windows. It later was changed to the standard VB Maroon-livery when it was run on the MG. On BG it ran with the Conventional ICF coaches and later it is converted to LHB rake.
Rakesedit
The Rockfort Superfast Express is one of the very few prestigious trains in the Indian Railways to have coaches of all the six classes of Indian Railway. It was running with 22 LHB coaches including an AC First Class, AC 2-Tier, First class, AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class and General Sitting compartments. It is nicknamed as VIP Train since its inception, because it's one of the few trains in olden days of IR to have AC compartments and that many famous politicians and wealthy people patronise it. It is also nicknamed Sleep-killer train as this train reaches its destination in both directions in early hours of morning, as a result of speeding up of this train due to double electrified chord line. First Class coaches were removed in May 2014, as per railway policy. New LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coaches has been allotted for this train. The train runs with LHB coaches from 26 September 2016, due to this the Composition of the train has been changed to accommodate Generator cars with 22 coaches. Later due to greater demand of Unreserved coaches additional GS was added and now running with 22 same coaches, making it one of few LHB trains to run with 22 coaches. The train usually runs to full capacity.[a]
Coach compositionedit
In total 22 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (1A), AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper Class (SL), Unreserved general sitting coach (UR) and End on Generators (EOG).
Loco
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
EOG
GS
GS
GS
S7
S6
S5
S4
S3
S2
S1
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
A3
A2
A1
H1
EOG
Maintenanceedit
The Primary Maintenance of the coaches are managed at SSE/C&W/MDU, there is no Secondary maintenance required.
^"ROCKFORT EXPRESS TRAINS TO BE CONVERTED AS SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAINS, RENUMBERED & TIMINGS TO BE REVISED". www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Southern Railway Zone. 28 February 2017.
External linksedit
Official website
April 11, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rockfort Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Rockfort Express is a Superfast Express overnight Express rail connecting Tiruchirappalli with Chennai Egmore via Villupuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu This train serves as the main connectivity to the state capital Chennai city and Tiruchirappalli city along the route Rockfort ExpressRockfort Express in Tiruchchirappalli JunctionOverviewService typeSuperfastStatusActiveLocaleTamil NaduFirst serviceTuesday August 01 1972Current operator s Southern Railway zoneRidershipSuperfastAnnual ridershipSuperfastWebsitewww indianrailways gov inRouteTerminiTiruchirappalli Junction TPJ Chennai Egmore MS Stops9Distance travelled337 km 209 mi Average journey time05hrs 20minsService frequencyDailyTrain number s 12653 12654 Old numbers 177 178 6177 6178 6877 6878 16177 16178 Line s usedChord lineOn board servicesClass es 1A 2A 3A SL GS amp EOGDisabled accessSeating arrangementsYesSleeping arrangementsYes Couchette car Catering facilitiesNoObservation facilitiesWindows in all carriagesEntertainment facilitiesNoBaggage facilitiesOverhead racks Baggage carriageTechnicalRolling stockWAP 7 from Electric Loco Shed Royapuram WAP 4 from Electric Loco Shed Arakkonam ErodeTrack gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Electrification25 kV AC 50 HzOperating speed64 kilometres per hour 40 mph Track owner s Indian RailwaysTimetable number s 21 21ARake maintenanceMadurai DepotRake sharingPandian Superfast Express Cholan Superfast ExpressRoute map Contents 1 Background and relevance 2 Rakes 3 Coach composition 4 Maintenance 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksBackground and relevance editThe eponymous train is named after the famous 12th century fortress Rockfort temple in the heart of Tiruchirapalli The train originally ran between Madras Egmore and Tiruchirappalli Junction on the Chord Line Later when the Main Line was closed for operations to facilitate gauge conversion projects a part of this train was extended to Thanjavur Junction as Rockfort Link Express 6177A 6178A It was further extended to Kumbakonam during the Mahamaham festival The extended run was truncated effective September 2013 The entire formation now runs up to Tiruchirappalli Junction Converted as Superfast Express from 08 06 2017 and Renumbered as 12653 12654 1 This train originally had a signal green livery with a yellow stripe along the upper and lower part of windows It later was changed to the standard VB Maroon livery when it was run on the MG On BG it ran with the Conventional ICF coaches and later it is converted to LHB rake Rakes editThe Rockfort Superfast Express is one of the very few prestigious trains in the Indian Railways to have coaches of all the six classes of Indian Railway It was running with 22 LHB coaches including an AC First Class AC 2 Tier First class AC 3 tier Sleeper Class and General Sitting compartments It is nicknamed as VIP Train since its inception because it s one of the few trains in olden days of IR to have AC compartments and that many famous politicians and wealthy people patronise it It is also nicknamed Sleep killer train as this train reaches its destination in both directions in early hours of morning as a result of speeding up of this train due to double electrified chord line First Class coaches were removed in May 2014 as per railway policy New LHB Linke Hofmann Busch coaches has been allotted for this train The train runs with LHB coaches from 26 September 2016 due to this the Composition of the train has been changed to accommodate Generator cars with 22 coaches Later due to greater demand of Unreserved coaches additional GS was added and now running with 22 same coaches making it one of few LHB trains to run with 22 coaches The train usually runs to full capacity a Coach composition editIn total 22 coaches are there It includes One AC First Class 1A AC 2 Tier 2A AC 3 Tier 3A Sleeper Class SL Unreserved general sitting coach UR and End on Generators EOG Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 nbsp EOG GS GS GS S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A3 A2 A1 H1 EOGMaintenance editThe Primary Maintenance of the coaches are managed at SSE C amp W MDU there is no Secondary maintenance required See also editCholan Express Pallavan Express Tiruchirappalli Tirunelveli Intercity Express Vaigai Superfast Express Pandian Superfast Express Vascodagama ExpressNotes edit The coach composition is subject to change References edit ROCKFORT EXPRESS TRAINS TO BE CONVERTED AS SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAINS RENUMBERED amp TIMINGS TO BE REVISED www sr indianrailways gov in Southern Railway Zone 28 February 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rockfort Express amp oldid 1197232269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
