Karnataka Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
First service | 1976 (split train as Kerala - Karnataka (KK) Express )[1] 1983 (as separate train, Karnataka Express)[2] | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Western Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | KSR Bengaluru(SBC) New Delhi(NDLS) | ||||
Stops | 32 | ||||
Distance travelled | 2410 km | ||||
Average journey time | 39 hrs 10 mins (up direction) and 40 hrs 25 mins (down direction) | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12627 /12628 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
Catering facilities | Available (Paid) | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
Operating speed | Maximum - 115.0 km/hr, Average - 66 km/hr | ||||
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The Karnataka Express is a daily Superfast train that runs between the Bengaluru, the Capital of Karnataka and the Indian Capital New Delhi.
Route & Halts
It runs from KSR Bengaluru via Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Anantpur, Guntakal, Wadi, Solapur, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt. to New Delhi.
Locomotive
Both trains are hauls by a Pune based WDP-4D locomotive from KSR Bengaluru to Daund and handing over to a Tughlakabad based WAP 7 locomotive from Daund to New Delhi and vice versa.
See also
- Andhra Pradesh Express
- Kerala Express
- Tamil Nadu Express
- Telangana Express
- Goa Express
- Vivek Express
- Dedicated Intercity trains of India
References
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim)" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 28 March 1977.
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1983-84" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 24 March 1983.
External links
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- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
Categories:
- Transport in Bangalore
- Transport in Delhi
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in Karnataka
- Named passenger trains of India
- Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
- Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
- Rail transport in Maharashtra
- Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
- Rail transport in Delhi
- Railway services introduced in 1976