| Cheran Superfast Express | |
| Type: | Super Fast Express |
| Locale: | Tamil Nadu |
| Operator: | Southern Railways |
| Start: | Chennai Central |
| Stops: | 7 |
| End: | Coimbatore Junction |
| Distance: | 496km (308miles) |
| Journeytime: | 8 hours 15 minutes |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: | AC First, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | Yes |
| Trainnumber: | 12673 / 12674 |
| Speed: | 60km/h average with halts |
The Cheran Superfast Express is an overnight Super Fast Express train in India which runs daily between Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central via Salem Jn on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
It was inaugurated on Jul 05, 1984 as a day train between Coimbatore Junction and Madras Central, with Air-Conditioned Chair Car and Second Class Sitting coaches to run opposite Kovai Express was changed to run night time with Sleeper Coaches. At present, Coimbatore–Chennai Central Intercity is running in the old schedule of Cheran express
Train Number 12673 runs from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Junction while 12674 runs from Coimbatore Junction to Chennai Central.[1] [2] [3] The Cheran Express began to run with LHB coaches from 10 November 2017.[4]
With the introduction of LHB coaches to Cheran Superfast Express, it has the following coach position:
This train shares its rake with Thiruvananthapuram Mail
The train is hauled by WAP 7 locomotive on its entire route.
In 2005, an unknown person was killed in a fire inside a toilet on the train.[7]
In 2007, five coaches of the train derailed near Ambur due to a lower bearing failure resulting in ten passengers getting injured.[8]