Chennai Central–Ahmedabad Humsafar Express Explained

Chennai Central–Ahmedabad Humsafar Express, also known as Ahmedabad Humsafar Express, is a 18 Coached partially air-conditioned version of Humsafar-type service running between and . It is one of the fastest train to connect Gujarat to Tamil Nadu, doing so in less than thirty hours. It is maintained by the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway (WR). In the up direction, from Ahmedabad to Chennai, the service runs with train number 22920 and in down direction, from Chennai to Ahmedabad, as train number 22919.

The maiden run of the train was on 8 May 2017. It ran as Ahmedabad–Chennai Central Humsafar inaugural special express for the very first time and was flagged off by the then Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu.

Train no. 22920 leaves Ahmedabad Junction at 09:40 every Monday and arrives Chennai Central at 15:25 the next Tuesday. The return train 22919 leaves Chennai Central at 16:00 every Wednesday and arrives Ahmedabad Junction at 21:15 the next Thursday. Chennai-Ahmedabad Humsafar Express runs with an average speed of 59 km/h.

Locomotive

It is hauled by a Vadodara loco shed-based WAP-7 loco end to end.

Coach composition

Pure LHB coach in red-grey Rajdhani livery, manufactured in India, are used for this train. Humsafar vinyl or wallpaper pasting is done on the AC-3 Tier coaches to give the humsafar livery. The service was launched with fifteen AC-3 Tier and one Pantry Car.^[2] The AC-3 tier coaches were designed by Indian Railways with LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. It is planned to have announcement system, vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, and bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

The service consists of 10 Third AC (3A), 6 Sleeper Class (SL), 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake and 1 Generator car luggage car guard van, hence, a total of 18 coaches. As is customary with most train services in India, the coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. Maximum 1–2 extra coaches may be added to clear extra rush during holidays. In September 2019, sleeper coaches were added to the train.^[3]

Loco

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
22919			EOG	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	B10	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	SLR
22920		SLR	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	EOG

Route and halts

The schedule of Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Humsafar Express is given below:-^{[4] [5]}

MAS - ADI Humsafar Express
22919		Stations	22920
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
-NIL-	16:00		15:25	-NIL-
18:30	18:35		12:15	12:20
23:25	23:30		07:00	07:10
01:18	01:20		04:43	04:45
03:57	04:00		06:35	06:40
06:35	06:40		00:15	00:20
10:55	11:05		20:10	20:15
13:22	13:25		16:52	16:55
14:20	14:25		15:52	15:57
14:54	14:56		15:15	15:17
16:52	16:55		13:07	13:12
18:33	18:38		11:10	11:15
19:10	19:12	Anand Junction	10:34	10:36
21:15	-NIL-		-NIL-	09:40

See also

• Navjeevan Express
• Humsafar Express
• Central Railways' Press Release

Notes and References

1. Web site: Humsafar Express Trains Introduced On Ahmedabad-Chennai Route . Singh . Sandeep . 3 May 2017 . . ndtv convergence limited . 4 July 2023 . The new weekly service from Ahmedabad to Chennai will be available from May 8, 2017.
2. Web site: Press Release — INTRODUCTION OF WEEKLY HUMSAFAR EXPRESS BETWEEN AHMEDABAD AND CHENNAI . 2 May 2017 . . 10 July 2023.
3. Web site: Sleeper coaches in Humsafar Express to cost 15% higher . Anbuselvam . B . 19 September 2019 . The New Indian Express . 4 July 2023 . the base fare of yet to be attached sleeper class in Chennai - Ahmedabad Humsafar will be Rs 770 per berth.
4. Web site: 22919/Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station - Ahmedabad Junction Humsafar Express. India Rail Info.
5. Web site: 22920/Ahmedabad Junction - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Humsafar Express. India Rail Info.