Chennai Central (MAS)
Chennai Central — Southern Railway's primary hub and origin of the Tamil Nadu Express, GT Express, Chennai Rajdhani and the popular MAS–SBC Shatabdi/Vande Bharat fleet.
17Platforms
64+Major trains
1873Opened
9 mElevation
📍 About Chennai Central
Zone & City
Southern Railway · Chennai, India
Scale & Heritage
17 platforms · operating since 1873 · 9 m above sea level.
Most Popular Routes
→ Bangalore · → Delhi · → Kolkata · → Coimbatore · → Trivandrum
🛎️ Facilities at Chennai Central
✓ Executive lounge✓ Retiring rooms✓ Wheelchair access✓ Food court✓ ATMs✓ Cloak room✓ Metro interchange✓ Suburban interchange
💡 Boarding tip: For long-distance departures, arrive at least 30 min early — premium-class coaches (1A/2A) board from the platform-end nearest the engine, while Sleeper coaches are usually mid-platform. The coach-position display goes live ~30 min before departure on platform indicators and on Ghumo's Live Status page.
🚆 Trains Departing from Chennai Central (32)
| Train No. | Train Name | Destination | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12622 | TAMIL NADU EXP | NDLS | Details → |
| 16031 | ANDAMAN EXPRESS | SBC | Details → |
| 16093 | LUCKNOW JN EXP | LJN | Details → |
| 12270 | DURONTO EXPRESS | NDLS | Details → |
| 11028 | MUMBAI MAIL | CSMT | Details → |
| 12620 | MANGLA LKSDWP | NDLS | Details → |
| 12164 | CHENNAI DADAR EXP | LTT | Details → |
| 20631 | VANDE BHARAT EXP | MYS | Details → |
| 20628 | VANDE BHARAT EXP | MV | Details → |
| 12840 | MAS HOWRAH MAIL | HWH | Details → |
| 12842 | CORONOMANDAL EXP | SHM | Details → |
| 12601 | MAS MAQ MAIL | MAQ | Details → |
| 12603 | HYDERABAD EXP | HYB | Details → |
| 12607 | LALBAGH EXPRESS | SBC | Details → |
| 12609 | CHENNAI BNC EXP | SBC | Details → |
| 12639 | BRINDAVAN EXP | SBC | Details → |
| 12651 | SAMPARK KRANTI | NZM | Details → |
| 12655 | NAVJEEVAN EXP | ADI | Details → |
| 12657 | BENGALURU MAIL | SBC | Details → |
| 12668 | GANGAIKONDAN EXP | NCJ | Details → |
| 12669 | CHENNAI YPR EXP | YPR | Details → |
| 12671 | NILGIRI EXP | MTP | Details → |
| 12673 | CHERAN EXPRESS | CBE | Details → |
| 12675 | KOVAI EXPRESS | CBE | Details → |
| 12679 | MAS CBE INTERCITY | CBE | Details → |
| 12685 | MAS MAQ SF EXP | MAQ | Details → |
| 12690 | NAGERCOIL EXP | NCJ | Details → |
| 15930 | DBRG MAS EXP | DBRG | Details → |
| 12759 | CHARMINAR EXP | HYB | Details → |
| 22207 | DURONTO SF EXP | TVC | Details → |
| 22663 | CHENNAI JODHPUR | JU | Details → |
| 22669 | MAS HBJ HUMSAFAR | HBJ | Details → |
🛬 Trains Arriving at Chennai Central (32)
| Train No. | Train Name | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12621 | TAMIL NADU EXP | NDLS | Details → |
| 16032 | ANDAMAN EXPRESS | SBC | Details → |
| 16094 | LUCKNOW JN EXP | LJN | Details → |
| 12269 | DURONTO EXPRESS | NDLS | Details → |
| 11027 | MUMBAI MAIL | CSMT | Details → |
| 12619 | MANGLA LKSDWP | NDLS | Details → |
| 12163 | DADAR CHENNAI EXP | LTT | Details → |
| 20632 | VANDE BHARAT EXP | MYS | Details → |
| 20627 | VANDE BHARAT EXP | MV | Details → |
| 12839 | MAS HOWRAH MAIL | HWH | Details → |
| 12841 | CORONOMANDAL EXP | SHM | Details → |
| 12602 | MAS MAQ MAIL | MAQ | Details → |
| 12604 | HYDERABAD EXP | HYB | Details → |
| 12608 | LALBAGH EXPRESS | SBC | Details → |
| 12610 | CHENNAI BNC EXP | SBC | Details → |
| 12640 | BRINDAVAN EXP | SBC | Details → |
| 12652 | SAMPARK KRANTI | NZM | Details → |
| 12656 | NAVJEEVAN EXP | ADI | Details → |
| 12658 | BENGALURU MAIL | SBC | Details → |
| 12667 | GANGAIKONDAN EXP | NCJ | Details → |
| 12670 | CHENNAI YPR EXP | YPR | Details → |
| 12672 | NILGIRI EXP | MTP | Details → |
| 12674 | CHERAN EXPRESS | CBE | Details → |
| 12676 | KOVAI EXPRESS | CBE | Details → |
| 12680 | MAS CBE INTERCITY | CBE | Details → |
| 12686 | MAS MAQ SF EXP | MAQ | Details → |
| 12689 | NAGERCOIL EXP | NCJ | Details → |
| 15929 | DBRG MAS EXP | DBRG | Details → |
| 12760 | CHARMINAR EXP | HYB | Details → |
| 22208 | DURONTO SF EXP | TVC | Details → |
| 22664 | CHENNAI JODHPUR | JU | Details → |
| 22670 | MAS HBJ HUMSAFAR | HBJ | Details → |
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