Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAJOR TRAINS FROM CHENNAI
DESTINATION TRAIN NO & NAME
FARE (?)
DURATION (HR) DEPARTURE
Bengaluru
12007 Shatabdi Express*
529/1155
5
6am CC
12609 Chennai-Bangalore Intercity Express 110/386
6½
1.35pm CC
Coimbatore
12675 KovaiExpress
132/488
7½
6.15am CC
12671 Nilgiri Express
232/616/910
7½
9.15pm CC
Delhi
12621 Tamil Nadu Express
528/1482/2375 33
10pm CC
Goa
17311 Vasco Express (Friday only)
343/971/1500
22
2.10pm CC
Hyderabad
12759 Charminar Express
312/854/1285
14
6.10pm CC
Kochi
16041 Alleppey Express
275/770/955
12¼
8.45pm CC
Kolkata
12842 Coromandel Express
461/1242/1955 27
8.45am CC
Madurai
12635 Vaigai Express
132/488
8
1.20pm CE
12637 Pandyan Express
232/594/880
9
9.20pm CE
Mumbai
11042 Mumbai Express
383/1085/1700 26
11.55am CC
Mysore
12007 Shatabdi Express*
679/1470
7
6am CC
16222 Kaveri Express
212/564/850
10¼
9.30pm CC
Tirupathi
16053 Tirupathi Express
60/206
3¼
1.50pm CC
Trichy
12635 Vaigai Express
104/381
5
1.20pm CE
Trivandrum
12623 Trivandrum Mail
337/925/1405
15¾
7.45pm CC
Departure codes: CC - Chennai Central, CE - Chennai Egmore
*Daily except Wednesday
Shatabdi fares: chair/executive; Express and Mail fares are 2nd/chair car for day trains, sleeper/3AC/2AC for overnight
trains
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
The Chennai Metro Rail system, expected to open in 2014, will provide a cheap and easy
link between the airport and city. Meanwhile, the cheapest option is a suburban train to or
from Tirusulam station, connected by a pedestrian underpass to the parking areas outside
the international terminal. Trains run several times hourly from 4am to midnight to/from
Chennai Beach station (?7, 42 minutes) with stops including Kodambakkam, Egmore,
Chennai Park and Chennai Fort.
