Brindavan Express

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Brindavan Express
Brindavan Express Display.jpg
Brindavan Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Express
First service1 October 1964;60 years ago (1964-10-01)
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Termini Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MAS)
Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station (SBC)
Stops10
Distance travelled359 km (223 mi)
Average journey time6 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12639 / 12640
Line(s) used Chennai–Bangalore line
On-board services
Class(es) CC, 2S and UR/GS
Disabled access Wheelchair symbol.svg
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map
Brindavan Express and Lalbagh Express (MAS - SBC) Route map.jpg

The 12639 / 12640 Brindavan Express is a Superfast express train connecting MGR Chennai Central (MAS) and KSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC). It leaves MGR Chennai Central at 07:40 and reaches KSR Bengaluru at 13:40 hours. In the reverse direction, it leaves KSR Bengaluru at 15:00 and reaches MGR Chennai Central at 21:05 hours. The train has 22 coaches in its composition.

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History

The train is named after the Brindavan Gardens located near Mysore, which is a popular tourist attraction. This train introduced in the 1964 as the first intercity express in the Southern Railways. At that time it had stops only at Katpadi Junction and Jolarpettai Junction covering the 360 kilometres (220 mi) in 5 hours. Later due to derailments of some trains the speed was reduced to take 5.5 hours in the 1980s. With increase in stops it has now come to 6 hours. In the early 1980s the train was operated as double decker with ac and non-ac classes, which was later on scrapped, and the train was operated as single deck. In the late 1980s the MAS-JTJ stretch was electrified. JTJ-SBC the train used diesel engines. For the purpose of speed this train used to have twin diesels for the up gradient (deccan) between JTJ and SBC. The Train celebrated its Golden Jubilee run on 1 October 2014. [1]

This train is currently hauled by WAP-4, WAP-7 class electric locomotive maintained by Electric Loco Shed Arakkonam, Royapuram of Southern Railway.[ citation needed ]

Train timings

This train is a daily service train with the following departures and arrivals at some of these stations:-

MGR Chennai Central ↔ KSR Bengaluru City Jn (Brindavan Express)
12639Station NameStation Code12640
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
-07:40 MGR Chennai Central MAS21:10-
--SKIP-- Perambur PER20:3320:35
08:3808:40 Arakkonam Junction AJJ19:4319:45
08:5809:00SholinghurSHU19:1819:20
09:1309:15 Walajah Road Junction WJR19:0319:05
09:3809:40 Katpadi Junction KPD18:4318:45
10:1810:20 Ambur AB17:5818:00
10:3310:35VaniyambadiVN17:4317:45
10:5310:55 Jolarpettai Junction JTJ17:2817:30
11:3911:40KuppamKPN16:4316:45
12:0912:11 Bangarapet Junction BWT16:1416:15
12:5012:52 Krishnarajapuram KJM15:3215:34
13:0813:10 Bangalore Cantonment BNC15:2015:22
13:40- KSR Bengaluru City Junction SBC-15:10

Rakes

Earlier with ICF coaches, the train had dedicated rake. Upon launch of LHB coach, the rakes are now shared with Kovai Express (12675/12676).

See also

References

  1. Singh, T Francis Sundar (6 October 2014). "Chennai - Bangalore Brindavan Express chugs past 50th year". The Times of India . Retrieved 12 August 2018.