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The Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express is an overnight Superfast Express train of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express runs between Thoothukudi and Chennai Egmore via Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu.
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| Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express | |||||
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 Pearl City (Muthunagar) Superfast Express with Erode WAP-7 at Tuticorin Railway Station | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 1 January 1880 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Ridership | Superfast Express | ||||
| Website | www.indianrailways.gov.in | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Thoothukudi (TN) | ||||
| Stops | 17 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 652 km (405 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 11 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
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| Disabled access |  | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes (Un-Reservation Coach) | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes (Berth) | ||||
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| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks Baggage carriage | ||||
| Other facilities | CCTV Camera in all coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ED/WAP-7, Electric Loco Shed, Erode, LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage Overhead Electric Traction) | ||||
| Operating speed | 73 km/h (45 mph) 130km/h | ||||
| Average length | 21 coaches | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Timetable number(s) | 21/21A | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Thoothukudi | ||||
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The main cities and towns connected by this train are Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram and Chengalpattu. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 652 km.
Pearl City Superfast Express is running end to end with WAP-7 locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Erode.
The service has all class of coaches in Indian railways like 1 AC I Tire, 2 AC Two-tier coaches, 4 AC Three-tier coaches, 9 Sleeper Coaches, 3 Unreserved and 2 luggage, brake cum generator van.
The Pearl City Express between Chennai Egmore and Thoothukudi has dedicated two independent rakes with primary maintenance at Thoothukudi.[1]
The train runs consists of 21 carriages:
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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 | EOG | UR | UR | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | UR | EOG |
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