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12694/Pearl City Superfast Express (PT)
Other Names: Muthu Nagar Express
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Train No. 12694 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Express Journey commencing on 18.12.2023 is partially cancelled between Tuticorin and Madurai. The train will commence service from Madurai.
Mon Dec 18, 2023 (07:48PM)
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Train No. 02694 / 02693 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Special trains will have One Sleeper Class Coach Ex. Tuticorin journey commencing o­n 30.10.2021 to 07.11.2021 and Ex. Chennai Egmore 02.11.2021 to 10.11.2021
Mon Nov 01, 2021 (09:37PM)
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Nov 18 2022 (14:14)   12693/Pearl City Superfast Express (PT)
Vinay Kumar
Vinay Kumar   23030 blog posts
Entry# 5548333            Tags  
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Earlier Route/Run of Pearl City Exp as Tuticorin Mail with historical attempt to break Steamship dominance over Indian Waters!! The attachment belongs to 1898!!
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Nov 18 2022 (14:46)
Thanjavur smart city~   1618 blog posts
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This is not pearl city it is jantha express ran via Tanjore
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Nov 18 2022 (17:25)
Vinay Kumar   23030 blog posts
Re# 5548333-2              
1 July 1879: MAS-TN route completed via TJ * 1 Jan 1880: Through Mail Service (36 Hrs), Sped-up in 1895 (22 Hrs)!!
Timeline: 1914-1934 till 1950s: 3/4 TN-TPJ Exp * 1955: 603/4 MS-TN Exp via VM Chord * 1961: 103/4 MS-TN Exp with Pantry via VM-TPJ Chord * 1981: 103/4 Janta Exp via TJ * 1996: 6103/4 MS-MDU Exp via VM Chord (with AC)!!
click here 103/4 Pearl City (MG) & 6103/4 Pearl City (BG)!!
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Dec 08 2022 (19:09)
12658ChennaiMail^~
12658ChennaiMail^~   13228 blog posts
Re# 5548333-3              
Net revenue of ₹5L was very high those days
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Oct 07 2022 (19:25)   16751/Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express (PT) | CGL/Chengalpattu Junction (9 PFs)
ayushkamal^~
ayushkamal^~   9544 blog posts
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CHENGALPATTU Jn - Arrival & Departure | Boat Mail | ft. Madurai Tejas, CSMT-NCJ & Pearl City Express click here

16851 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express (Boat Mail) arrives at Chengalpattu Jn for its scheduled halt.

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arriving at Chengalpattu, it met 22672 Madurai - Chennai Egmore Tejas Express and 16351 Mumbai CSMT - Nagercoil Express (Via Renigunta). At Chengalpattu, 12693 Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Pearl City SF Express arrived following our trail.
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Sep 01 2022 (15:55)   16751/Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express (PT) | MS/Chennai Egmore (11 PFs)
ayushkamal^~
ayushkamal^~   9544 blog posts
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Superb Video. 👍
Boat Mail Departing From Chennai Egmore | ft. Ananthapuri Express & Pearl City Express click here

16851 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express (Boat Mail) departing from Chennai Egmore in the evening. Meanwhile, 16723 Chennai Egmore - Kollam Jn Ananthapuri Express and 12693 Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin Pearl City SF Express await their departure.
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May 07 2022 (07:48)   12694/Pearl City Superfast Express (PT)
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Sekarjeya^~   846 blog posts
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I travelled in the pearl City on 5th from madurai to Chennai. Near chengalpattu I heard a strange sound and the train stops immediately. A suicide attempt has done, a person died.
Very sad to share it.
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Dec 06 2021 (08:08)   12693/Pearl City Superfast Express (PT) | TN/Tuticorin (3 PFs)
pearlcity
pearlcity   140 blog posts
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12693 Chennai Egmore - Tuticorin PearlCity SF express rake being marshalled into pitline for PM/RBPC at Tuticorin.
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Mar 27 2022 (20:53)
LHB_for_18047~
LHB_for_18047~   10749 blog posts
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Why are those 2 coaches detached ?
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