The Train Guy's video: Charminar Express Extended to Tambaram First Run from Tambaram Terminal Offlink SRC WAP7

Train : 02759 Tambaram - Hyderabad Deccan Charminar Express Loco : Santragacchi WAP7 Location : Tambaram Outer From 21st October 2020, the Charminar Express between Hyderabad Deccan and Chennai Central has been extended till Tambaram Terminal in Chennai. This video features the very first departure of Charminar Express in its LHB form from its new Terminal in Chennai, which is Tambaram. The train was hauled by an offlink SRC WAP7 on its first run. This will boost connectivity to South Chennai as more people use this train to use destinations like IT Highway and SIPCOT on Old Mahabalipuram Road The 12759 / 12760 Charminar Express is a daily Superfast train operating between the metropolitan cities, Chennai and Hyderabad. The train consists of 22 coaches. 1 AC First Class, 3 AC Two Tier, 4 AC Three Tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved, 2 End On Generator Cars (EOG). From 5 November 2019, Charminar Express is being operated with LHB coaches. The train runs at a maximum speed of 120 kmph between Vijayawada and Secunderabad. This train is named after Charminar, an historical monument in Hyderabad built to mark the victory against the plague epidemic that haunted Hyderabad in the 15th Century."Charminar" refers to the four minarets of the monument on the top. It is usually hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 locomotive on its entire journey. The SRC WAP7 is an offlink.