Sethu Superfast Express, is a Superfast train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Rameswaram via Chord line. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The train covers a distance of 603 km (375 mi) with an average speed of 69 km/h (43 mph).
Sethu Superfast Express
Sethu Superfast Express at Chennai Egmore Railway Station
The King of Ramanathapuram Samasthanam (Princely State) in Tamil Nadu bore the title Sethupathy. So the train running through this princely territory is named as Sethu express
The other reason being it connects the peninsular sub continental India with the Island city of Rameshwaram using the Pamban bridge.
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