Beschreibung
MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) TO CHENNAI (TAMIL NADU) : 22157 MUMBAI CSMT - CHENNAI EGMORE SUPERFAST MAIL : INDIAN RAILWAYS
11027⇒22157/Mumbai CSMT - Chennai Egmore SF Mail (PT)
Other Names: Madras Mail
मुम्बई छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस - चेन्नै एषुंबूर सुपरफास्ट मेल
CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus -- MS/Chennai Egmore
The 22157 / 22158 Mumbai CSMT – Chennai Egmore Superfast Mail is a train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railway zone that runs between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus & Chennai Egmore in India. It was earlier known as Bombay–Madras Mail.
It operates as train number 22157 from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Chennai Egmore and as train number 22158 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.
The Mumbai-Chennai Mail service started on March 15, 1871 as Bombay-Madras Mail. Until 1997, this train used to cover 1,284 kilometres in 30 hours 00 mins via Renigunta -Guntakal line at an average speed of 42.80 km/h . After Guntakal - Bangalore Line was converted to Broad Gauge in 1997, the train was diverted to run via Bangalore, having a reversal there & covering 1,507 kilometres in 30 hours, running at an average speed of 50 km/h . In 2002, the route was reverted back to the Renigunta -Guntakal line. Journey took 28 hours 30 mins at an average speed of 45 km/h. Finally in 2019, Mumbai-Chennai Mail was upgraded to Superfast express, drastically reducing journey time to 23 hrs 30 mins at average speed of 55 km/h. As part of Indian Railways’ ongoing rolling stock modernization programme, the train was equipped with LHB coaches for the first time on 14 January 2025, replacing the long used ICF coaches. This marked a major milestone in the train’s history, bringing enhanced safety, improved ride quality, and compatibility with higher operational speeds, while continuing its legacy as a historic Mail service.
The 22157 Mumbai CSMT–Chennai Egmore Mail covers the distance of 1,289 km in 23 hours 23 mins (55 km/h) and in 23 hours 15 mins as 22158 Chennai Egmore–Mumbai CSMT Mail (55 km/h).
The 22157 / 22158 Mumbai CSMT–Chennai Egmore Mail runs from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) via Kalyan Junction, Karjat, Pune Junction, Daund Junction, Solapur Junction, Kalaburagi Junction, Wadi Junction, Adoni, Guntakal Junction, Gooty Junction, Yerraguntla Junction, Kadapa, Renigunta Junction, Arakkonam Junction, Perambur to Chennai Egmore.
As the entire Chennai-Mumbai line is electrified, this train is hauled end to end by a Royapuram-based WAP-7.
It shares its rakes with 22153/22154 Chennai Egmore-Salem Superfast Express.
The train consists of :
2 AC Two Tier
3 AC Three Tier coaches
5 Sleeper Class
4 General Unreserved
1 Sitting cum Luggage Rake
1 End-On-Generation, Brake Cum Luggage Car
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), and also known as Victoria Terminus (VT), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India.
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Indo Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, 2022
In March 1996, the station's official name was changed from Victoria Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus after Shivaji, the 17th-century warrior king and the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, who founded the polity in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the Deccan Plateau. In 2017, the station was again renamed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (with code CSMT), in which the title Maharaj means "great king" or emperor. The initials VT and CST are commonly used for the station.
The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance and suburban trains with a total number of 18 platforms.
CSMT has a total of 18 platforms.
Chennai Egmore (also known as Chennai Elumbur, formerly Madras Egmore) (station code: MS), is a major railway station in Chennai, India. It is classified as a NSG–1 category station and comes under the purview of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It caters to inter-city express trains, multiple units, and suburban services.
The station served as the terminus of the South Indian Railway Company in Madras since the 1880s. The construction of the terminal building began in September 1905 and it was officially opened on 11 June 1908. The building is built in Indo Saracenic style. In 1951, the station became part of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.