Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express
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SVMT Bengaluru – Nagercoil Express | |
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Overview | |
Service type | Express |
Status | Operating |
Locale | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu |
First service | 8 February 2014 (From KSR Bengaluru) 2 October 2022 (From SVMT Bengaluru) |
Current operator(s) | South Central Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) |
Stops | 16 |
Distance travelled | 670 km (416 mi) |
Average journey time | 14 h 25 min (17235) 14 h (17236) |
Service frequency | Daily [a] |
Train number(s) | 17235/17236 |
Line(s) used | Salem–Bangalore line (SMVB –SA ) Salem–Karur–Dindigul line (SA –DG ) Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli line (DG –TEN ) Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line (TEN –NCJ ) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | HA, A, B, S & GEN |
Disabled access | ![]() |
Seating arrangements | Corridor coach |
Sleeping arrangements | Couchette car |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Under the seating |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | ICF coaches pulled by WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Erode |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz |
Operating speed | 46 km/h (29 mph) |
Track owner(s) | South Western Railway Zone Southern Railway zone |
Timetable number(s) | 69 |
Rake maintenance | |
Rake sharing |
The 17235/17236 SVMT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express, formerly known as KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express/Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express/Bengaluru City–Nagercoil Express is an Express train belonging to South Coast Railway Zone of the Indian Railways that runs between SVMT Bengaluru in Karnataka and Nagercoil Junction in Tamil Nadu. It is being operated with trains nos. 17235/17236 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] It was initially launched from KSR Bengaluru on 8 February 2014, but from 2 October 2022 it started to run from the newly built SVMT Bengaluru.[4] It is one of the most important daily train connecting Karnataka's capital city to the southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu through the shortest and the most direct route. It is busy throughout the year.
Service
[edit]- 17235/SVMT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 670 km in 14h 25m.
- 17236/Nagercoil–SVMT Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 670 km in 14h.
CoVID-19 era Special Festival Express
[edit]Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.[5] Later, when train services where revived, clone/sister trains were introduced with a different number on the same route in a phased manner. In the same way, train no. 07235 KSR Bengaluru-Nagercoil Festival Special and 07236 Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Festival Special launched on 31 January 2021 as clone trains for train nos. 17235/17236.[6] This practice was stopped in November 2021 in a phased manner and restored to the pre-pandemic train numbering and fare system.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
References
[edit]- ^ Ayyappan, V (21 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "South Central Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Nagercoil–Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach". The Hindu. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Press Release (12 September 2022). "TRAINS TO OPERATE FROM SIR M. VISVESVARAYA TERMINAL, BENGALURU". South Western Railway zone. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Sharma, Milan (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31". India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil". The Hindu. 30 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Covid special trains to be restored as regular timetabled trains". Hindustan Times. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- 17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express India Rail Info
- 17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express India Rail Info