Train Journey | Coimbatore to Mayiladuthurai by 12084 Jan Shatabdi Express in Second Jan Chair Car

Video #229 - a Second "Jan" Chair Car journey from Coimbatore Junction to Mayiladuthurai Junction in the 12084 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express. This is the ONLY day time train from Western Tamilnadu to the Delta region of Tamilnadu - and quite a popular train as well! This train is a foodie's paradise - the onboard catering staff come continuously with one item after the other! They'll keep you engaged!

The Jan Shatabdi brand was born in 2002 - as a "lighter" version of the premium Shatabdi Express. These trains had non-AC coaches in addition to AC Chair Car Coaches (Shatabdi Expresses had only AC seating accommodation) - in the initial days, these train fare also included meals (just like the Shatabdi) - but this made the train pricier, and the railways made the meals an optional add-on, and later completely removed the catering provision. These trains had a different version of the non-AC Chair Car, and was hence given the "Jan" title. These coaches had wider, larger glass windows (a major shift from the porthole sized windows with drop down shutters). The seats were different - these coaches had a 3x3 seating pattern with individual seats and hand rests! The older Chair Car coaches had bench seats in the same 3x3 pattern. Jan Shatabdis were a run-away hit on many routes - some routes needed maturation over the period of time.

Coimbatore-Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi in January 2003, as the Thanjavur-Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi. The service was a major flop initially, and ended up being "reversed" - to operate as Coimbatore-Thanjavur Jan Shatabdi (departing in the morning from Coimbatore). The train was then extended to Kumbakonam, and later at Mayiladuthurai as Gauge Conversion of the Mainline was completed. The train operates with a load of 22 ICF coaches - 3 AC Chair Car coaches and the rest Non-AC Chair Car coaches.

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