Chennai to New Delhi by Tamil Nadu Express | 50th Anniversary "Golden Jubilee" Full Journey

India's first State Express - Tamil Nadu Express turned 50 on 7th August 2026. To commemorate this event, railfans decorated the train and celebrated at Chennai Central. Some railfans undertook a journey on board the the train. This video features the full ride from Chennai to New Delhi. #indianrailways #trains #thetrainguy Happy Dhanteras / Deepavali wishes to everyone. Sunset Strip by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Train : 12621 Chenna Central - New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express Loco : Royapuram WAP7 #30479 "Thangam" #tamilnadu #thangam #goldenjubilee #golden #travel The 12621 / 12622 Tamil Nadu Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting M.G. R Chennai Central - New Delhi . It is the fastest Non - AC train between New Delhi and Chennai covering the distance in 32 hours. The maximum speed of the train is 130 kmph. It only stops at Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Khammam (since 09.10.2023) and Vijayawada. It has the non-stop continuous run between Vijayawada and Chennai Central of 431 kilometres (268 mi). When first introduced, the train was numbered 121/122 and the train had 13 compartments and was hauled by a single WDM 2 locomotive. After the Madras to Vijayawada line was electrified, the train was hauled by a single WAM 4 Arakkonam Electric on that stretch, and a single WDM 2 from Vijayawada to New Delhi. When the Chennai - New Delhi line was partially electrified in the late 1980s, it had to change engines twice in the route, from WAM 4 to WDM 2 at Vijayawada and then from WDM 2 to WAM 4 at Itarsi Junction. When it was a non-daily train, it shared time slots with Andhra Pradesh Express and Kerala Express. The Tamil Nadu Express faced a problem with the engine when it had to haul 18+ coaches. Initially when it was introduced as Tri-Weekly, the train used to leave Madras Central around 07:10 am to arrive NDLS around next next day 12:50 pm. In return it used to leave NDLS around 07:00 am and reach MAS around next day 12:35 pm. But due to its aggressive schedule it was slowed down later. The reason is the train could not cover the terrains near Itarsi and was regularly late by 2–3 hours while on its way to New Delhi. 121/122 Madras-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express are being run, as on experimental measure, with two engines from 29-1-79. It is too early to assess the full implications of this experiment. Based on the experience gained, it is intended to extend this feature to other trains/routes. Mr George Fernandes as Railway Minister, introduced the concept of twin engines and tried to fix the problem. Later the travel time was increased to 33 hours. The train was rescheduled to night later. This train runs via Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior, Agra Cantt and Hazrat Nizamuddin to reach New Delhi station. There is no stop between Vijayawada and Chennai. The train takes just 6 hours to reach Vijayawada from Chennai Central Railway Station and 6 hrs and 50 minutes to reach Chennai Central Railway Station from Vijayawada. The non-stop run of 431 km between Vijayawada and Chennai Central Railway Station is the second longest inter-halt journey for any train other than the Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express or the Duronto Express, Kochuveli Dehradun Superfast Express, Kochuveli Amritsar Super Fast Express and Kerala Sampark Kranti Express (between Kota and Vadodara 528 km non-stop). #tamil #tamilnadu #trainjourney #trainspotting #railfan #vlog #journey #delhi #newdelhi #telangana #andhrapradesh #rajdhani #express #diwali #diwalispecial #deepavali #train #shatabdi #vandebharatexpress