Karnataka Express
The Karnataka Express is a daily Superfast train that runs between the Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka and the Indian capital New Delhi.
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service | 1976 (split train as Kerala - Karnataka (KK) Express )[1] 1983 (as separate train, Karnataka Express)[2] | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Western Railway | ||||
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| Start | KSR Bengaluru(SBC) | ||||
| Stops | 32 | ||||
| End | New Delhi(NDLS) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2410 km | ||||
| Average journey time | 39 hrs 30 mins (up direction) and 40 hrs 45 mins (down direction) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12627 /12628 | ||||
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| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available (Paid) | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
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| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | Maximum - 110.0 km/hr, Average - 61 km/hr | ||||
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Route & Halts
It runs from KSR Bengaluru via Yelahanka, Dharmavaram, Anantpur, Guntakal, Wadi, Solapur, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval ,Burhanpur, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt. to New Delhi.
Locomotive
Both trains are hauled by a Pune based WDP-4D locomotive from KSR Bengaluru to Daund and handing over to a Tughlakabad based WAP 7 locomotive from Daund to New Delhi and vice versa. Now they run with LHB coaches and a WAP7 hauls it end to end with WDP4D piggybacking from Wadi to Daund in both directions.
See also
References
- "Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim)" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 28 March 1977.
- "Railway Budget speech 1983-84" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 24 March 1983.
External links
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