Grand Trunk Express

Grand Trunk Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	1 April 1929
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Tambaram (TBM); New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	41
Distance travelled	2,211 km (1,374 mi)
Average journey time	36 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12615 / 12616
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) average with halts
Route map
Route map

The 12615 / 12616 Grand Trunk Express (commonly called G.T. or G.T. Express) is a daily Superfast Express train on Indian Railways, running between New Delhi and Chennai Central. From February 2024, the train is starting from Tambaram. It is a historic train and is one of the oldest trains starting services in 1929. It originally ran between Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province (present-day capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan) and Mangalore Central in the Madras Presidency (present-day city in Karnataka, India).^[1] From September 2021, it runs with modern new LHB coach with revised coach position.

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