Kongu Express
The 12647 / 12648 Kongu Express is a Superfast weekly train run by Indian Railways between  and . The train was named after the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, called Kongu Nadu. The train made its inaugural run on 3 April 2000. Service
The train starts on Wednesdays from Nizamuddin, and on Sundays from Coimbatore, covering the total distance of  in approximately 47 hours. Time Table

Coach
The Kongu Express has rake sharing arrangement with the train no. 12681/82 Coimbatore–Chennai Central Superfast Express. Despite its long-distance run of 47 hours, the train continues to operate without a pantry car and food gets loaded onto the train at en-route stations. Traction

Both trains are hauled by Erode-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Coimbatore Junction until . Then a Krishnarajapuram-based WDP-4D takes the train until  handing over to a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive from Kacheguda till Hazrat Nizamuddin and vice versa. 