Kaveri Express

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Kaveri Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
First serviceSeptember 11, 1980;43 years ago (1980-09-11)
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Termini Chennai Central (MAS)
Mysore Junction (MYS)
Stops23
Distance travelled496 km (308 mi)
Average journey time9 hours 25 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16021 / 16022
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st ac, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsRake Sharing with 20623/20624 Malgudi Express
Catering facilitiesNo pantry car attached
Baggage facilitiesUnder the seats
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum speed 53 km/h (33 mph) average speed with halts

Kaveri Express is a daily train running between Mysuru and Chennai. This train is also known as the Mysuru-Chennai Express. Numbered 16021/22, this train belongs to Southern Railway and is maintained at Chennai. [1]

Contents

History

This train was earlier a daily train running between Bengaluru and Mysuru in the opposite direction to that of Chamundi Express. To provide connectivity to Chennai from Mysuru, this train was extended in 1998.

Coach composition

This train has 14 sleeper classes: two 3-tier AC, two 2-tier AC, 1-first cum two tire AC, three unreserved bunkies, and a 2-second sitting cum luggage van from Mysuru, which sums to 23. Previously, there was an engine change at Bengaluru City; the engine changed from diesel to electric in 16022 and the opposite in 16021. [2] After the electrification of the Bangalore–Mysore line, the train runs with an electric loco from Chennai to Mysore all the way.

Routing

It runs from MGR Chennai Central via Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram, KSR Bengaluru,Maddur, Mandya to Mysuru Jn.

It is hauled by a Royapuram or Lallaguda electric loco shed-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.

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