| Box Width: | 30em |
| Color: | 00ced1 |
| Pothigai Express | |
| Type: | Superfast |
| Status: | Active |
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| Locale: | Tamil Nadu |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Ridership: | Superfast |
| Website: | www.indianrailways.gov.in |
| Start: | Chennai Egmore (MS) |
| End: | (SCT) |
| Distance: | 667km (414miles) |
| Journeytime: | 11hrs 35min |
| Frequency: | Daily |
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| Seating: | Corridor coach (UR/GS only) |
| Sleeping: | Couchette car |
| Autorack: | No |
| Catering: | e-Catering
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| Observation: | Large Windows |
| Otherfacilities: | CCTV Cameras in all Coaches |
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| Gauge: | Broad Gauge |
| El: | 25kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage Traction) |
| Trainlength: | 22 coaches |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Routenumber: | 21/21A |
| Sharing: | Nellai Express (12631/12632) |
The Pothigai Express is an overnight Superfast train service operated between Chennai Egmore and Sengottai.
From November first, 2023 it has since operated as an electric locomotive. ROYAPURAM WAP7 30357 is the first electric locomotive to pull Pothigai express up to Sengottai after transitioning to an electric model.
The service traverses via Villupuram, Trichy, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Rajapalayam and Sankarankovil on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] [2] [3]