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Brindavan Express | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Service type | Express | ||||
First service | 1 October 1964 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MAS) Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station (SBC) | ||||
Stops | 10 | ||||
Distance travelled | 359 km (223 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 6 hours, 10 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12639 / 12640 | ||||
Line(s) used | Chennai–Bangalore line | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | CC, 2S and UR/GS | ||||
Disabled access | |||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Auto-rack arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | No | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts | ||||
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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.
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
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) | |||||
12639 | Station Name | Station Code | 12640 | ||
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Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||
- | 07:40 | MGR Chennai Central | MAS | 21:10 | - |
--SKIP-- | Perambur | PER | 20:33 | 20:35 | |
08:38 | 08:40 | Arakkonam Junction | AJJ | 19:43 | 19:45 |
08:58 | 09:00 | Sholinghur | SHU | 19:18 | 19:20 |
09:13 | 09:15 | Walajah Road Junction | WJR | 19:03 | 19:05 |
09:38 | 09:40 | Katpadi Junction | KPD | 18:43 | 18:45 |
10:18 | 10:20 | Ambur | AB | 17:58 | 18:00 |
10:33 | 10:35 | Vaniyambadi | VN | 17:43 | 17:45 |
10:53 | 10:55 | Jolarpettai Junction | JTJ | 17:28 | 17:30 |
11:39 | 11:40 | Kuppam | KPN | 16:43 | 16:45 |
12:09 | 12:11 | Bangarapet Junction | BWT | 16:14 | 16:15 |
12:50 | 12:52 | Krishnarajapuram | KJM | 15:32 | 15:34 |
13:08 | 13:10 | Bangalore Cantonment | BNC | 15:20 | 15:22 |
13:40 | - | KSR Bengaluru City Junction | SBC | - | 15:10 |
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