Kochuveli–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

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Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service type Express, Garib Rath Express
First service24 February 2009
Current operator(s) South Western Railways
Route
Termini Yesvantpur Junction
Kochuveli railway station
Stops17
Distance travelled801 km (498 mi)
Average journey time16 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency3 days a week. 12257 Yesvantpur Kochuveli Garib Rath Express – Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. 12258 Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express – Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Train number(s)12257 / 12258
On-board services
Class(es) AC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesE-Catering
Baggage facilitiesStorage space under berth
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways Garib Rath Coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification Yes
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
,49 km/h (30 mph), including halts
Route map
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Garib Rath service was introduced in 2005 by former Indian railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. It is an air conditioned Express train that can run at the same speed as Rajadhani Express or Shatabdi Express. The specialty of the service is the ticket fare is inexpensive compared to the other luxury trains and it is faster than other express trains.

Contents

Kochuveli is a satellite terminal station in Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala and Yeshvantpur is a satellite terminal located in an industrial-cum-residential area in the north western part of Bangalore City, capital of Karnataka. Train Number 12257 runs between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and Train Number 12258 runs between Kochuveli and Yesvantpur on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is operated by the South Western Railway Zone.

About Garib Rath Express

The Garib Rath (literally: "Poor Man's Chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide cheaper air-conditioned travel to passengers who cannot afford normal fares of air conditioned class in normal trains. As the fares are less than two-thirds of the fares for air conditioned classes in other trains, the distance between each seat or berth is less, the seats and berths are narrower and each coach has more seats and berths than in air-conditioned coaches in other trains. Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in Garib Rath. The passengers are not provided free bedding or food. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130 kmph, nearly same as Rajdhani's top speed . It runs on single line from Baiyappanahalli(Bangalore) to Salem, and double line from Salem to Trivandrum.

Engine used

Since the route is completely electrified , it is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram shed WAP-7(KJM WAP-7)

Coaches

The Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express has 16 AC 3 tier coaches. It does not have AC Chair Car coaches like some Garib Rath trains. The number of coaches is added / removed as per the demand on the train. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Coach position

Coach position for 12257 Yesvantpur - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express

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Coach position for 12258 Kochuveli - Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

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Schedule

12257 Yesvantpur Kochuveli Garib Rath Express leaves Yesvantpur Jn on Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday at 21:00 Hrs IST and reaches at 13:15 Hrs Kochuveli next day.

On return, the 12258 Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express leaves Kochuveli on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 17:00 Hrs and reaches Yesvantpur Junction next day at 9:30 Hrs IST.

Train schedules

Train Number - (12258) YESVANTPUR EXP ( KOCHUVELI to YESVANTPUR ) runs on Monday, Wednesday & Friday
SNoStation CodeStation NameArrival TimeDeparture TimeHalt Time(In minutes)DistanceDay
1KCVL KOCHUVELI --17:00--01
2QLN KOLLAM JN 17:5017:5505:00591
3KYJ KAYAMKULAM JN 18:4018:4202:001001
4MVLK MAVELIKARA 18:5218:5301:001071
5CNGR CHENGANNUR 19:0419:0501:001201
6TRVL THIRUVALLA 19:1519:1601:001271
7CGY CHANGANASERI 19:2619:2701:001371
8KTYM KOTTAYAM 19:5720:0003:001551
9ERN ERNAKULAM TOWN 21:2021:2505:002171IDAPPALLY21821:4021:4101:00
10AWY ALUVA 21:4821:5002:002341
11TCR THRISSUR 22:4022:4303:002881
12PGT PALAKKAD JN 00:1000:1505:003652
13CBE COIMBATORE JN 01:3701:4003:004202
14ED ERODE JN 03:1003:1505:005202
15SA SALEM JN 04:1204:1503:005832
16DPJ DHARMAPURI 05:5806:0002:006492
17HSRA HOSUR 07:2807:3002:007412
18BAND BANASWADI 08:2808:3002:007932
19YPR YESVANTPUR JN 09:30----8082
Train Number - (12257) KOCHUVELI GR (YESVANTPUR JN to KOCHUVELI ) runs on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday
SNoStation CodeStation NameArrival TimeDeparture TimeHalt Time(In minutes)DistanceDay
1YPR YESVANTPUR JN --21:00--01
2BAND BANASWADI 21:2321:2502:00151
3HSRA HOSUR 22:1222:1402:00671
4DPJ DHARMAPURI 23:3323:3502:001591
5SA SALEM JN 01:1801:2002:002252
6ED ERODE JN 02:1702:2003:002882
7CBE COIMBATORE JN 03:5704:0003:003882
8PGT PALAKKAD JN 05:1005:1505:004432
9TCR THRISSUR 06:3506:3703:005202
10AWY ALUVA 07:4807:5002:005742
IDAPPALLY8:048:0501:0011ERN ERNAKULAM TOWN 08:2708:3003:005912
12KTYM KOTTAYAM 09:4009:4202:006472
13CGY CHANGANASERI 10:0210:0301:006652
14TRVL THIRUVALLA 10:1210:1301:006732
15CNGR CHENGANNUR 10:2410:2501:006882
16MVLK MAVELIKARA 10:3510:3601:007012
17KYJ KAYAMKULAM JN 10:5010:5202:007082
18QLN KOLLAM JN 11:3011:3505:007492
19KCVL KOCHUVELI 13:00----8082

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