Chennai Central or Madras Central (MAS), is the fundamental line end in the city of Chennai, some time ago known as Madras. It lies nearby existing headquarters of the South Railway region, and the Ripon Building, and is a standout amongst the most vital railway line centers in South India. The 138-year-old building of the station, a standout amongst the most noticeable historic points of Chennai, George Harding was behind the great architectural idea. Now Chennai is not only popular for its beaches but also known for the Suburban Railway system in the city. It is very easy to connect with the city from any corner of the country as it has been linked with almost all pertinent cities like Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram and so on.
History behind the Story –
Chennai Central serves as a typical historic point for individuals in South India as this station served as the leading passage for all individuals who made a trip to South India amid the British times. Around 350,000 travelers utilize the station per day. The most beneficial station of southern railway is Chennai Egmore, Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. In 2007 a report was circulated that Secundrerabad and Chennai central scored 183 points out of 300 for cleaness of station by Indian Railway, which is highest in India.
During British period Madras Central was a section of South Indian Railway organization and it was established in 1890 with headquarter in Trichinopoly. In 1908 Egmore station was its northern station, later it was transferred to Madurai and then Madras. With the inaugural of the Egmore Railway Station, arrangements were first made of interfacing Madras Central and Egmore, which was cancelled later.From May 1931 the organization runs a suburban electric railway servicefor Madras. From 1959 some more changes taken place which was really appreciative.From 1979 the electrification of tracks on the station was initiated and Gummidipoondi was transfixed till 13th of April 1979 not only this till 29th of November Tiruvalur was also connected with line and rest 1 to 9 platform was transfixed till December of same year.
Popular  Food in the Chennai Central –
South Indian food is traditional cuisine in Chennai like Dosa, Vada, Idlisambar, rice sambar. Rice is staple ingredient that is used in making of south Indian cuisines. Some of the sweet dishes are payasam, kesari and some more.They also have delectable non veg menu like chicken, mutton and fish, everything cooked is served over banana leaf which just add its flavor to the delicious food.
Facilities at Chennai Central (MAS) –
Retiring room facility you can also book retiring room online,other than this waiting rooms, washrooms, tea stalls, magazine- newspaper corner and popular food outlets like Travelkhana, Shree Vijya Bhawan and many more are available nearby station that serves scrumptious cuisines of all varieties. Chinese, south indian cuisine, snacks, north Indian thali you can order anything you preferred by just calling on 08800-31-31-31 and enjoy your hot served meal, even the quantity and quality is superb.
Trains Passing through Chennai Central Railway Station (MAS) –
Train No. | Train Name | Arr. Time | Dep. Time |
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PATNA PREMIUM S
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20:50
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21:10
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MAS KYQ EXP
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origin
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16:10
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KYQ MAS SPL
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14:55
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destination
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YPRKYQ EXP
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15:45
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16:10
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KYQ YPR SPL
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11:15
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11:40
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SRC-CEN JANASADHARAN SPL
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22:45
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destination
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HWH MAS PREMIUM
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14:25
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destination
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CEN-HWH PREMIUM HOLIDAY S
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origin
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17:20
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BJU MYS SPL
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14:20
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14:40
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Bangalore City – Darbhanga Examination Special
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15:50
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16:05
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DBG SBC SPECIAL
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14:15
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14:40
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BANGALORE SPL
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14:20
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14:45
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SRC MAS SUP SPL
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11:30
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destination
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JP MDU PREMIUM
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01:10
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01:35
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MDU JP PREMIUM
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15:55
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16:25
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Mumbai CST-Chennai Mail
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04:25
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destination
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Chennai-Mumbai CST Mail
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origin
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22:50
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Mumbai CST- Chennai Express
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16:45
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destination
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Chennai Central-Mumbai CST Express
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origin
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11:55
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Chennai-Mysore Shatabdi Express(MAS-MYS)
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origin
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06:00
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Mysore Chennai Shatabdi Express(MYS-MAS)
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21:25
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destination
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Chennai Bangalore Shatabdi Express(MAS-SBC)
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origin
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17:30
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Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express(SBC-MAS)
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11:00
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destination
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Chennai Central – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express
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origin
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07:30
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Vijayawada – Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express
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22:30
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destination
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Chennai Central-Coimbatore AC Duronto Express(MAS-CBE)
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origin
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07:15
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Coimbatore-Chennai Central AC Duronto Express(CBE-MAS)
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22:15
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destination
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Chennai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Expres
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origin
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06:40
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Hazrat Nizamuddin – Chennai Central Duronto Express
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20:10
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destination
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Yesvantpur-Chennai Weekly Express
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05:15
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destination
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Chennai-Yesvantpur Weekly Express
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origin
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23:30
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Sanghamitra SF Express
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15:05
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15:40
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Sanghamitra SF Express
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13:30
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13:55
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Chennai Central-Asansol Weekly SF Express(MAS-ASN)
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origin
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14:35
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Asansol – Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(ASN-MAS)
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22:45
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destination
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Chennai Rajdhani Express(MAS-NZM)
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origin
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06:10
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Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Central Rajdhani Express
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20:15
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destination
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Trivandrum – Guwahati Express
|
09:30
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10:00
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Guwahati – Trivandrum Express
|
04:20
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04:45
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Bangalore-Guwahati (Kaziranga) Express
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06:05
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06:30
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Guwahati-Bangalore (Kaziranga) SF Express
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04:20
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04:45
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Raptisagar SF Express
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23:20
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23:45
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Raptisagar SF Express
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23:05
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23:25
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Trivandrum Central – Guwahati Express
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06:05
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06:30
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Guwahati-Trivandrum Central Express
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04:20
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04:45
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Rapti Sagar SF Express
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23:20
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23:45
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Rapti Sagar SF Express
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23:05
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23:25
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YPRKYQ AC EXP
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15:35
|
16:15
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KYQ YPR AC EXP
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11:15
|
11:40
|
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Bagmati SF weekly Express(DBG-SBC)
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14:15
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14:40
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Bagmati Weekly SF Express(SBC-DBG)
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15:55
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16:20
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Chennai – Mangalore SF Mail
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origin
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20:15
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Mangalore – Chennai SF Mail
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05:40
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destination
|
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Chennai Central – Hyderabad SF Express
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origin
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16:45
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Hyderabad – Chennai Central SF Express
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05:55
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destination
|
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Lalbagh Express
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origin
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15:35
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Lalbagh Express
|
12:15
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destination
|
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Chennai-Bangalore Intercity Express
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origin
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13:35
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Bangalore-Chennai InterCity Express
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14:30
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destination
|
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Chennai Central – H.Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
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origin
|
06:10
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Chennai central-H.Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express(NZM-MAS)
|
20:15
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destination
|
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Grand Trunk (GT) Express
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origin
|
19:15
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Grand Trunk (GT) Express
|
06:15
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destination
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Tamil Nadu SF Express
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origin
|
22:00
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Tamil Nadu SF Express
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07:10
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destination
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Chennai Thiruvananthapuram Mail
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origin
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19:45
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Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Mail
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07:30
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destination
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Brindavan Express
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origin
|
07:50
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Brindavan Express
|
21:05
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destination
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Navjeevan SF Express
|
16:05
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destination
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Navjeevan SF Express
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origin
|
09:35
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Chennai – Bangalore Mail
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origin
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23:15
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Bangalore-Chennai Mail
|
04:40
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destination
|
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Ganga Kaveri Express
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origin
|
17:40
|
|
Ganga Kaveri Express
|
14:25
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destination
|
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Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express
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origin
|
21:15
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Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express
|
05:05
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destination
|
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Cheran SF Express
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origin
|
22:10
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|
Cheran SF Express
|
06:45
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destination
|
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Kovai Express
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origin
|
06:15
|
|
Kovai Express
|
22:25
|
destination
|
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Chennai Central-Coimbatore Intercity Express
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origin
|
14:30
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|
Coimbatore-Chennai Central InterCity SF Express
|
13:50
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destination
|
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Chennai Central – Coimbatore Weekly SF Express
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origin
|
22:30
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|
Coimbatore – Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
|
07:15
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destination
|
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Chennai – Mangalore Super Fast Express
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origin
|
17:00
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Mangalore – Chennai Super Fast Express
|
08:00
|
destination
|
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DEHRADUN EXP
|
09:20
|
09:45
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Dehradun Chennai Express(DDN-MAS)
|
02:15
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02:40
|
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Chennai Central Nagercoil (Weekly) SF Express
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origin
|
18:15
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|
Nagercoil Chennai Central (Weekly) SF Express
|
12:25
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destination
|
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Chennai Central – Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam Express
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origin
|
23:30
|
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SatyaSai Prashanti Nilayam-Chennai Central Express
|
05:15
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destination
|
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Chennai-Trivandrum SF Express
|
origin
|
15:25
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Trivandrum-Chennai SF Express
|
10:00
|
destination
|
|
Chennai Central-Trivandrum Central Weekly Express
|
origin
|
15:15
|
|
Trivandrum Centralâ??Chennai Central Weekly Express
|
12:25
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destination
|
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Pinakini SF Express
|
13:00
|
destination
|
|
Pinakini SF Express
|
origin
|
14:05
|
|
Charminar SF Express
|
origin
|
18:10
|
|
Charminar SF Express
|
08:15
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destination
|
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Chennai Bhubaneswar SF Express
|
origin
|
21:10
|
|
Bhubaneswar Chennai Superfast Express
|
08:55
|
destination
|
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Howrah – Chennai Mail
|
03:50
|
destination
|
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Chennai – Howrah Mail
|
origin
|
23:40
|
|
Coromandel Express
|
17:15
|
destination
|
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Coromandel Express
|
origin
|
08:45
|
|
Bilaspur-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
|
08:55
|
destination
|
|
Chennai Central-Bilaspur Weekly SF Express
|
origin
|
21:10
|
|
Chennai-Jaipur SF Express
|
origin
|
17:40
|
|
Jaipur-Chennai SF Express
|
09:45
|
destination
|
|
Coimbatore-Jaipur Express
|
17:10
|
17:40
|
|
Jaipur-Coimbatore Express
|
09:45
|
10:10
|
|
Dhanbad-Alappuzha(Alleppey) Express
|
02:55
|
03:25
|
|
Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express
|
21:55
|
23:00
|
|
Yesvantpur-Muzaffarpur Weekly Express
|
09:30
|
10:00
|
|
Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Weekly Express
|
03:55
|
04:15
|
|
GY
|
origin
|
09:15
|
|
NSL MAS WKLY EX
|
16:15
|
destination
|
|
Kaveri Express
|
origin
|
21:00
|
|
KAVERI EXPRESS
|
07:00
|
destination
|
|
Andaman Express
|
origin
|
05:15
|
|
Andaman Express
|
10:10
|
destination
|
|
Chennai- Alapuzha Alleppey Express(MAS-ALLP)
|
origin
|
20:45
|
|
Alappuzha-Chennai Alleppey Express(ALLP-MAS)
|
06:45
|
destination
|
|
Chennai Central-Tirupati Express
|
origin
|
14:10
|
|
Tirupati-Chennai Central Express
|
13:40
|
destination
|
|
Saptagiri Express
|
origin
|
06:25
|
|
Saptagiri Express
|
21:35
|
destination
|
|
MAS-TPT YELAGIRI EXPRES
|
origin
|
17:55
|
|
YELAGIRI EXPRES
|
09:15
|
destination
|
|
Chennai Lucknow Express(MAS-LKO)
|
origin
|
05:15
|
|
Lucknow Jn-Chennai (GomtiSagar) Express
|
10:10
|
destination
|
|
Garudadri Express
|
origin
|
16:35
|
|
Garudadri Express
|
10:45
|
destination
|
|
Kaveri Express(MYS-MAS)
|
07:25
|
destination
|
|
Kaveri Express(MAS-MYS)
|
origin
|
21:30
|
|
Patna Express(ERS-PNBE)
|
05:40
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06:20
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Patna-Ernakulam Express(PNBE-ERS)
|
03:55
|
04:15
|
|
Shalimar Express(TVC-SHM)
|
09:30
|
10:00
|
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Shalimar Tiruvananthapuram Express(SHM-TVC)
|
03:55
|
04:15
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|
Ahilyanagari Express(INDB-TVC)
|
23:20
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23:45
|
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Ahilyanagari Express(TVC-INDB)
|
23:05
|
23:25
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|
Korba Tiruvananthapuram Express(KRBA-TVC)
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23:20
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23:45
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Trivandrum-Korba Express(TVC-KRBA)
|
23:05
|
23:25
|
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West Coast Express(MAS-MAQ)
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origin
|
11:30
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West Coast Express(MAQ-MAS)
|
15:15
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destination
|
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Chennai-Erode Yercaud Express(MAS-ED)
|
origin
|
22:40
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Erode-Chennai Yercaud Express(ED-MAS)
|
04:30
|
destination
|
|
Chennai Vasco Express
|
origin
|
13:50
|
|
Vasco-Chennai Express
|
11:55
|
destination
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Chennai Central – Hubli (Weekly) Express
|
origin
|
13:50
|
|
Hubli – Chennai Express
|
11:55
|
destination
|
|
Tatanagar- Alappuzha Alleppey Express-Slip
|
02:55
|
03:25
|
|
TATA-ROU-ALLP EXPRESS
|
22:15
|
23:00
|
|
Chennai – Trivandrum SUPER AC Express
|
origin
|
16:30
|
|
PPTA YPR EXP
|
14:15
|
14:40
|
|
PATLIPUTRAEXP
|
15:55
|
16:15
|
|
Chennai-Sainagar Shirdi Weekly SF Express(MAS-SNSI)
|
origin
|
10:10
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Sainagar Shirdi – Chennai Weekly SF Express(SNSI-MAS)
|
09:40
|
destination
|
|
Chennai-NewJalpaiguri SF Express(MAS-NJP)
|
origin
|
11:00
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New Jalpaiguri-Chennai SF Express(NJP-MAS)
|
14:55
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destination
|
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Sangrami SF Express(MAS-HLZ)
|
origin
|
14:35
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|
Sangrami Express(HLZ-MAS)
|
17:00
|
destination
|
|
SBC DOUBLE DECK
|
origin
|
07:25
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|
MAS DOUBLE DECK
|
20:35
|
destination
|
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BKN AC SF EXP
|
origin
|
21:10
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|
BKN MAS AC SF
|
09:55
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destination
|
|
West Coast SF Express
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origin
|
11:30
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|
West Coast SF Express
|
14:40
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destination
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Chennai Alappuzha (Alleppey) SF Express
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origin
|
20:45
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Alappuzha Chennai (Alleppey) SF Express
|
05:50
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destination
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Trivandrum Central-Shalimar SF Express
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09:30
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10:00
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Shalimar-Trivandrum Central SF Express
|
03:55
|
04:15
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Ernakulam-Patna SF Express
|
06:05
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06:30
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Patna – Ernakulam SF Express
|
03:55
|
04:15
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|
Ahilya Nagari Express
|
23:20
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23:45
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|
Ahilya Nagari Express
|
23:05
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23:25
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Korba – Trivandram Central SF Express
|
23:20
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23:45
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Trivandrum Central – Korba SF Express
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23:05
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23:25
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Yercaud Super Fast Express
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origin
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22:40
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|
Yercaud Super Fast Express
|
04:05
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destination
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Mysore-Chennai SF Express(MYS-MAS)
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05:15
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destination
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Chennai-Mysore SF Express(MAS-MYS)
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origin
|
23:30
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Chandigarh Chennai Express(CDG-SRE)
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02:15
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02:40
|
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SRC MAS AC EXP
|
22:45
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destination
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|
MAS SRC AC EXP
|
origin
|
07:55
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Shalimar-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(SHM-MAS)
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17:00
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destination
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Chennai Central-Shalimar Weekly SF Express(MAS-SHM)
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origin
|
16:25
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Puri-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(PURI-MAS)
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14:55
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destination
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Chennai Central-Puri Weekly SF Express(MAS-PURI)
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origin
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16:25
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