About the famous train of South India- Tamil Nadu Express:
Tamil Nadu Express is quite an old train which gives uninterrupted service to its passengers from the year 1976. This train was inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi who was the Prime Minister of India that time. Earlier it runs only three days in a week. It was the first train which was named as per the name of the state. The service of the train was increased one more day in 1982 because of the smooth function during Asian Games. In 1988, it became the daily train to give the maximum service to the passengers. The Tamil Nadu Express Train number is 12621/12622 which indicates the superfast characteristics of the train.

The list of the connecting cities in its journey:
Tamil Nadu Express covers a significant part of India in its journey. It connects many cities thus increasing the inter connectivity between the adjoining towns. The Tamil Nadu Express route starts from Chennai and ends at the capital city of our country, New Delhi. Some of the cities in the route of Tamil Nadu Express are Vijayawada, Ballarpur, Itarsi, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior station, Agra Cantt, etc. In its entire journey, it halts in 10 places. It doesn’t stop between Chennai to Vijayawada.
12621/12622 Tamil Nadu Express Speed:
This train runs almost 2184 km between the two cities which is a huge one. To cover this much distance, it takes near about 32 hours. It is only possible for a super fast Express train to cover the huge distance within such short period.

The arrangements of rakes in Tamil Nadu Express:
The number of coaches depends upon the demand of the train. Tamil Nadu Express has a huge demand as it has 24 coaches. There are mainly 6 AC coaches which include AC 1st class, two tiers, and three tiers. Other than these, this train has two second-class coaches for the passengers who don’t have the reservation, 13 sleeper class coaches, two CBC coaches and one coach is reserved for the pantry.
Onboard facilities of the train:
All the coaches of the train Tamil Nadu Express are well maintained. The pantry of this train is ready to offer you healthy and tasty foods along with the catering facility to overcome the monotony of train journey. The food here is not at all spicy. Instant food is also available. In the AC coaches, you will get bed sheet, pillow, and blanket entirely for free of cost.
12621/12622 Tamil Nadu Express Fare Details:
Class | 2A | 3A | SL | 1A |
Base Fare | 2767 | 1867 | 730 | 4807 |
Reservation Charges | 50 | 40 | 20 | 60 |
Superfast charges | 45 | 45 | 30 | 75 |
Fuel Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GST | 143 | 98 | 0 | 248 |
Other Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Catering Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dynamic Fare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fare | 3005 | 2050 | 780 | 5190 |
12621 Tamil Nadu Express from Chennai to New Delhi, Time table, Schedule and Route
Train Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | PlatForm No. |
MAS | Chennai Central | Starts | 22:00 | 4,5 |
BZA | Vijayawada Junction | 04:10 | 04:20 | 6 |
WL | Warangal | 07:03 | 07:05 | 1 |
BPQ | Balharshah Junction | 11:00 | 11:10 | 3 |
NGP | Nagpur Junction | 14:10 | 14:20 | 1 |
TEO | Teegaon | 15:53 | 15:55 | — |
CCD | Chichonda | 16:18 | 16:20 | — |
ET | Itarsi Junction | 18:40 | 18:45 | 1 |
BPL | Bhopal Junction | 20:10 | 20:20 | 2 |
JHS | Jhansi Junction | 00:16 | 00:28 | 4 |
GWL | Gwalior Junction | 01:37 | 01:40 | 0 |
AGC | Agra Cantt. | 03:50 | 03:53 | 2 |
NZM | Hazrat Nizamuddin | 06:42 | 06:44 | 3,4 |
NDLS | New Delhi | 07:05 | Ends | 4 |
12622 Tamil Nadu Express from New Delhi to Chennai, Time table, Schedule and Route
Train Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | PlatForm No. |
NDLS | New Delhi | Starts | 22:30 | 3 |
AGC | Agra Cantt. | 01:00 | 01:03 | 1 |
GWL | Gwalior Junction | 02:32 | 02:35 | 1 |
JHS | Jhansi Junction | 03:58 | 04:10 | 2,3 |
BPL | Bhopal Junction | 07:50 | 08:00 | 1 |
ET | Itarsi Junction | 09:40 | 09:45 | 3 |
DHQ | Dharakhoh | 10:53 | 10:55 | 1 |
MJY | Maramjhiri | 11:15 | 11:17 | 1 |
NGP | Nagpur Junction | 14:00 | 14:10 | 2,3 |
BPQ | Balharshah Junction | 17:30 | 17:40 | 1 |
WL | Warangal | 20:48 | 20:50 | 1,2 |
BZA | Vijayawada Junction | 00:15 | 00:25 | 1 |
MAS | Chennai Central | 07:10 | Ends | 3,4 |