Chennai Central–Tirupati Express

The Chennai Central–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Central and Tirupati 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:


 * Chennai Central
 * Tiruvallur
 * Arakkonam Junction
 * Tiruttani
 * Ekambarakuppam
 * Puttur
 * Renigunta Junction
 * Tirupati

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:


 * Renigunta Junction

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 16057/16058 Sapthagiri Express