Karnataka Express

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Karnataka Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
StatusActive
Locale Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, UttarPradesh, Haryana & Delhi
First service1 March 1977;48 years ago (1977-03-01)
Current operator(s) South Western Railway
Route
Termini KSR Bengaluru City (SBC)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops33
Distance travelled2,392 km (1,486 mi)
Average journey time37 hours 30 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12627 / 12628
Line(s) usedBangalore - Delhi
On-board services
Class(es) AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.

The 12627 / 12628 Karnataka SF Express is a Daily Superfast Express train that runs between K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction, Bangalore the capital of Karnataka, and the Indian capital New Delhi.

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A popular daily Superfast train to Shirdi, Karnataka Express is overcrowded throughout the year.

History

Bangalore was first connected to the north by the Kerala-Karnataka (also known as KK) Express, introduced in 1976. [1] The train ran from New Delhi to Jolarpettai and was split into two trains, one going to Bangalore and the other to Trivandrum. This continued until 1983, when Karnataka Express was launched in the February 1983 budget [2] as a single biweekly train running on 3 routes on different days of the week. The routes were via Secunderabad, Manmad, and Vijayawada. The train was then rerouted via Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, - Bhusaval and continues to run on the same route to this day. [3] [4]

Route & halts

Major stations along the route are KSR Bengaluru, Yelahanka Junction, Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram Junction, Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Wadi Junction,Kalaburagi Junction, Solapur, Daund Junction, Ahmednagar Junction, Manmad Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Burhanpur, Khandwa Junction, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction, Agra Cantonment and New Delhi. It halts at several smaller stations, like Hindupur and Kopargaon. [5] [6]

Apart from the stations mentioned above, 12627 also halts at Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Timings

The train runs daily . 12627 Depart Daily at 7.30 PM from K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction and 12628 Departs Daily in the night at 8. 15 PM and 12627 reaches its destination New Delhi on the third morning at 9.00 am and 12628 Daily reaches K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction in the 12. 00 PM afternoon respectively.

Traction

The train is hauled by a WAP-7 electric locomotive from Royapuram Loco Shed or Lallaguda Loco Shed or Tughlakabad Loco Shed from end to end basis.

Coach Composition

Karnataka Express used to run with ICF coaches until November 10, 2021, when it was given LHB coaches. The coach composition is as follows:

The train runs with 23 coaches in the up direction and 23 coaches in the down direction. The train shares its rakes with 12657/12658 KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai central Mail.

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Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ""Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim)"" (PDF). Ministry of Railways. 28 March 1977.
  2. "Railway Budget speech 1983-84" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Ministry of Railways. 24 March 1983.
  3. ""Indianrailinfo - History of Karnataka express"".
  4. ""24coaches - Big four of the south."". 23 December 2014.
  5. "Railyatri - 12627 - Karnataka express timetable".
  6. "Railyatri - 12628 - Karnataka express timetable".
  7. Karnataka Express derailment India Today
  8. "Chronology of major rail accidents". The Times of India. 15 May 2003.
  9. "Rediff on the NeT: 12 killed in train collision near New Delhi". Rediff.com.