KSR Bengaluru–Ernakulam Intercity Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Intercity Express | ||||
Locale | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala | ||||
First service | Wed 15 April 1998 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway (India) | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | KSR Bengaluru Ernakulam Junction | ||||
Stops | 12 halts | ||||
Distance travelled | 587 km (365 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 10h 40m | ||||
Service frequency | Daily each way | ||||
Train number(s) | 12677/12678 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Unreserved, Second Sitting, AC Chair Car | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Observation facilities | Windows | ||||
Other facilities | Pantry Car, Catering | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Engine:WDM3A or WDP4D of Diesel Loco Shed Erode from Bangalore to Erode;WAP 4 of Electric Loco Shed Erode from Erode to Ernakulam Coaches:Indian railways Conventional rakes | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express is an Intercity express train which runs daily between Bangalore City Junction and Ernakulam Junction.
History
In the railway budget of the year 1997–98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore.[1] On 15 April 1998, Bangalore-Coimbatore Intercity Express train was inaugurated as Train no: 2677. In the year 2008, the service was extended till Ernakulam as Train no: 12677 after few temporary runs.[2]
On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore, leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people.[3][4][5]
Train information
This train runs daily each way, as Train no: 12677 (Ernakulam Exp) departing Bangalore City Junction at 06:15 hrs and reaching Ernakulam Junction at 16:55 hrs and Train no: 12678 (Bangalore Exp) departing Ernakulam Junction at 09:10 hrs and reaching Bangalore City Junction at 19:50 hrs. It covers a distance of 587 kilometres (365 mi) in each direction and the journey duration is about 10 hours and 40 minutes. The rake of the train usually contains 4 unreserved coaches, 11 second sitting coaches, 2 AC chair car coaches, a pantry car, a high-capacity parcel van, and 2 SLR cars, making a total of 21 coaches.
Rake/coach composition
LOCO | SLR | UR | UR | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | PC, | D8 | D9 | D10 | D11 | C1 | C2 | UR | UR | SLR | HCPV |
SLR – Sitting cum luggage rake
UR – Unreserved
D – Second sitting
C – AC chair car
PC – Pantry car
HCPV – High-capacity parcel van
References
- ^ "Indian Railway Budget 1997–1998". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Southern Railways revises train timings". The Hindu. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "10 dead, over 150 injured as Ernakulam-bound Inter City Express derails near Bengaluru". Yahoo India. No. 13 February 2015. Yahoo India. PTI. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "9 dead as inter-city train derails near Bengaluru". The Hindu. No. 13 February 2015. The Hindu. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "2 Killed, Several Injured as Train Derails Near Tamil Nadu's Hosur". NDTV Convergence Limited. No. 13 February 2015. NDTV Convergence Limited. Press Trust of India. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.