KSR Bengaluru–Kannur Express

The KSR Bengaluru City Junction–Kannur Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between KSR Bengaluru and Kannur in India. It is currently being operated with 16511/16512 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Bangalore City–Kannur Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
Current operator(s)South Western Railway zone
Route
TerminiKSR Bengaluru (SBC)
Kannur (CAN)
Stops18
Distance travelled501 km (311 mi)
Average journey time13h 5m
Service frequencyDaily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)16511/16512
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed38 km/h (24 mph), including halts

Service

The 16511/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express has an average speed of 38 km/h and covers 501 km in 13h 5m. The 16512/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 501 km in 13h 45m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 9 Sleeper coaches
  • 4 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive between Bangalore and Mangalore Central and Erode/Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAP-4 based electric locomotive between Mangalore Central and Kannur .

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See also

Notes
  1. Runs daily in a week for every direction.

References
  1. SWR holds 18th Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee Meeting
  2. South Western Railway to propose rerouting of Bengaluru-Karwar trains via Shravanabelagola
  3. SWR to propose rerouting of Bengaluru-Karwar trains via Shravanabelagola


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