Thiruvananthapuram North–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

Thiruvananthapuram North - Yesvantpur Junction Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service type	Garib Rath Express
First service	24 February 2009;16 years ago (2009-02-24)
Current operator	South Western Railway
Route
Termini	Yesvantpur (YPR) Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN)
Stops	17
Distance travelled	801 km (498 mi)
Average journey time	16 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	3 days a week.
Train number	12257 / 12258
On-board services
Class	AC 3 tier Economy
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	YES
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts.
Route map Legend 12258 ↓ Thiruvananthapuram North Kollam Junction Kayankulam - Ernakulam Town Kayamkulam Junction Mavelikara Chengannur Tiruvalla Changanasseri Kottayam Ernakulam Town Aluva Thrissur Coimbatore - Hosu Palakkad Junction Kerala Tamil Nadu border Coimbatore Junction Erode Junction Salem Junction Dharmapuri Hosur Tamil Nadu Karnataka border Banaswadi 12257 ↑ Yesvantpur Junction 12258 - Thiruvananthapuram North → Yesvantpur 12257 - Yesvantpur → Thiruvananthapuram North

The 12257 / 12258 Thiruvananthapuram North-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Garib Rath Express. The service was introduced in 2005 by Indian railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. It is an air conditioned Express train that can run at the same speed as Rajdhani Express or Shatabdi Express. The Express also offers inexpensive ticket fares compared to other premium trains. It is also faster than other express trains.

Thiruvananthapuram North is the satellite terminal station of the Express 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. It is operated by the South Western Railway Zone. It runs on a single line from Baiyappanahalli (Bangalore) to Salem, and on a double line from Salem to Thiruvananthapuram North.

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 travels 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 (83 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 the same as Rajdhani's top speed.

Engine used

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

Coaches

The Thiruvananthapuram North-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express runs using an LHB rake and has 16 AC 3 tier economy coaches. It does not have AC Chair Car coaches like some Garib Rath trains. The number of coaches on the train is increased / decreased as per demand. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Coach position

Coach position for 12257 Yesvantpur - Thiruvananthapuram North Garib Rath Express

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19
	EOG	G16	G15	G14	G13	G12	G11	G10	G9	G8	G7	G6	G5	G4	G3	G2	G1	EOG

Coach position for 12258 Thiruvananthapuram North - Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19
	EOG	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	B12	G13	G14	G15	G16	EOG

Schedule

Train Number - (12258) YESVANTPUR GR ( Thiruvananthapuram North to YESVANTPUR ) runs on Monday, Wednesday & Friday

SNo	Station Code	Station Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Halt Time(In minutes)	Distance	Day
1	KCVL	Thiruvananthapuram North	17:00	--	0	1
2	QLN	KOLLAM JN	17:50	17:55	05:00	59	1
3	KYJ	KAYAMKULAM JN	18:40	18:42	02:00	100	1
4	MVLK	MAVELIKARA	18:52	18:53	01:00	107	1
5	CNGR	CHENGANNUR	19:04	19:05	01:00	120	1
6	TRVL	THIRUVALLA	19:15	19:16	01:00	127	1
7	CGY	CHANGANASERI	19:26	19:27	01:00	137	1
8	KTYM	KOTTAYAM	19:57	20:00	03:00	155	1
9	ERN	ERNAKULAM TOWN	21:20	21:25	05:00	217	1
10	AWY	ALUVA	21:48	21:50	02:00	234	1
11	TCR	THRISSUR	22:40	22:43	03:00	288	1
12	PGT	PALAKKAD JN	00:10	00:15	05:00	365	2
13	CBE	COIMBATORE JN	01:37	01:40	03:00	420	2
14	ED	ERODE JN	03:10	03:15	05:00	520	2
15	SA	SALEM JN	04:12	04:15	03:00	583	2
16	DPJ	DHARMAPURI	05:58	06:00	02:00	649	2
17	HSRA	HOSUR	07:28	07:30	02:00	741	2
18	BAND	BANASWADI	08:28	08:30	02:00	793	2
19	YPR	YESVANTPUR JN	09:45	--	--	808	2

Train Number - (12257) Thiruvananthapuram North GR (YESVANTPUR JN to Thiruvananthapuram North ) runs on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday

SNo	Station Code	Station Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Halt Time(In minutes)	Distance	Day
1	YPR	YESVANTPUR JN	--	20:45	--	0	1
2	BAND	BANASWADI	21:32	21:33	02:00	15	1
3	HSRA	HOSUR	22:15	22:16	02:00	67	1
4	DPJ	DHARMAPURI	23:33	23:35	02:00	159	1
5	SA	SALEM JN	01:18	01:20	02:00	225	2
6	ED	ERODE JN	02:17	02:20	03:00	288	2
7	CBE	COIMBATORE JN	03:57	04:00	03:00	388	2
8	PGT	PALAKKAD JN	05:05	05:10	05:00	443	2
9	TCR	THRISSUR	06:35	06:37	03:00	520	2
10	AWY	ALUVA	07:48	07:50	02:00	574	2
11	ERN	ERNAKULAM TOWN	08:27	08:30	03:00	591	2
12	KTYM	KOTTAYAM	09:40	09:42	02:00	647	2
13	CGY	CHANGANASERI	10:02	10:03	01:00	665	2
14	TRVL	THIRUVALLA	10:12	10:13	01:00	673	2
15	CNGR	CHENGANNUR	10:24	10:25	01:00	688	2
16	MVLK	MAVELIKARA	10:35	10:36	01:00	701	2
17	KYJ	KAYAMKULAM JN	10:50	10:52	02:00	708	2
18	QLN	KOLLAM JN	11:20	11:25	05:00	749	2
19	KCVL	Thiruvananthapuram North	13:20	--	--	808	2

See also

• Mysuru–Kochuveli Express
• Kochuveli-SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
• Yesvantpur–Kochuveli AC Express