It ran as Ahmedabad–Chennai Central Humsafar inaugural special express for the very first time and was flagged off by the then Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu.

The return train 22919 leaves Chennai Central at 16:00 every Wednesday and arrives Ahmedabad Junction at 21:15 the next Thursday.

[2] The AC-3 tier coaches were designed by Indian Railways with LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc.

It is planned to have announcement system, vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, and bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

As is customary with most train services in India, the coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.