Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Chennai Central Weekly Express

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai in Maharashtra and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station, Chennai of Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 22179/22180 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 22179/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1262 km in 21 hrs 40 mins. 22180/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and 1262 km in 22 hrs 35 mins.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
 * Kalyan Junction
 * Pune Junction
 * Solapur
 * Gulbarga
 * Wadi Junction
 * Yadgir
 * Raichur Junction
 * Manthralayam Road
 * Guntakal Junction
 * Gooty Junction
 * Yerraguntla Junction
 * Cuddapah
 * Renigunta Junction
 * Arakkonam Junction
 * Perambur
 * Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station

Coaches
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Coach composition (Downward – 22179)
The train consists of:
 * 1 AC Two-tier coach (A1)
 * 4 AC Three-tier coaches (B1, B2, B3, B4)
 * 11 Sleeper coaches (S1 – S11)
 * 1 Pantry Car
 * 3 Unreserved General Sitting Coaches (GS)
 * 2 Generator Cars

Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Erode based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end