Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express

The 17235/17236 SVMT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express, formerly known as KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express/Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express/Bengaluru City–Nagercoil Express is an Express train belonging to South Coast Railway Zone of the Indian Railways that runs between SVMT Bengaluru in Karnataka and Nagercoil Junction in Tamil Nadu. It is being operated with trains nos. 17235/17236 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] It was initially launched from KSR Bengaluru on 8 February 2014, but from 2 October 2022 it started to run from the newly built SVMT Bengaluru.[4] It is one of the most important daily train connecting Karnataka's capital city to the southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu through the shortest and the most direct route. It is busy throughout the year.

SVMT Bengaluru – Nagercoil Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusOperating
LocaleKarnataka and Tamil Nadu
First service8 February 2014 (2014-02-08)
(From KSR Bengaluru)
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02)
(From SVMT Bengaluru)
Current operator(s)South Coast Railway zone
Route
TerminiSir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB)
Nagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Stops16
Distance travelled670 km (416 mi)
Average journey time14 h 25 min (17235)
14 h (17236)
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)17235/17236
Line(s) usedSalem–Bangalore line (SMVBTooltip Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–SATooltip Salem Junction railway station)
Salem–Karur–Dindigul line (SATooltip Salem Junction railway station–DGTooltip Dindigul Junction railway station)
Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli line (DGTooltip Dindigul Junction railway station–TENTooltip Tirunelveli Junction railway station)
Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line (TENTooltip Tirunelveli Junction railway station–NCJTooltip Nagercoil Junction railway station)
On-board services
Class(es)HA, A, B, S & GEN
Disabled accessDisabled access
Seating arrangementsCorridor coach
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesUnder the seating
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches pulled by WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed46 km/h (29 mph)
Track owner(s)South Western Railway Zone
Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)69
Rake maintenance
Rake sharing

Service
  • 17235/SVMT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 670 km in 14h 25m.
  • 17236/Nagercoil–SVMT Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 670 km in 14h.

CoVID-19 era Special Festival Express

Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.[5] Later, when train services where revived, clone/sister trains were introduced with a different number on the same route in a phased manner. In the same way, train no. 07235 KSR Bengaluru-Nagercoil Festival Special and 07236 Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Festival Special launched on 31 January 2021 as clone trains for train nos. 17235/17236.[6] This practice was stopped in November 2021 in a phased manner and restored to the pre-pandemic train numbering and fare system.[7]

Route & Schedule

The schedule of this 17235/17236 SMVT Bengaluru - Nagercoil Express is given below:-

SMVB - NCJ Express
17235 - Southbound Railway Line Railway Zone Railway Division Station in English Station in Kannada Station in Tamil Station in Hindi State District 17236 - Northbound
Arrival Stoppage Time in minutes Departure Distance between stations in kilometres Distance between stations in kilometres Arrival Stoppage Time in minutes Departure
START --- 17:15 ---
  • Bengaluru - Salem Line
South Western Railway		 Bengaluru SMVT Bengaluru ಸ.ಮೋ.ವಿ.ನಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ச.மோ.வி.மு பெங்களூரு स.मो.वि.ट बेंगलुरु
Karnataka		 Bengaluru Urban 14 09:10 --- END
17:39 1 17:40 14 Karmelaram ಕಾರ್ಮೆಲರಾಂ கார்மேலராம் कार्मेलराम 35 07:29 1 07:30
17:58 2 18:00 35 Hosur ಹೊಸೂರು ஓசூர் होसुर
Tamil Nadu		 Krishnagiri 92 06:58 2 07:00
20:02 2 20:04 92 Dharmapuri ಧರ್ಮಪುರಿ தர்மபுரி धर्मपुरी Dharmapuri 67 05:28 2 05:30
22:15 5 22:20 67
  • Bengaluru - Salem Line
  • Salem - Karur - Dindigul Line
 Southern Railway Salem Salem Junction ಸೇಲಂ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ சேலம் சந்திப்பு सेलम जंक्शन Salem 26 03:50 5 03:55
22:44 1 22:45 26
  • Salem - Karur - Dindigul Line
 Rasipuram ರಾಶಿಪುರಂ இராசிபுரம் रासीपुरम Namakkal 25 03:19 1 03:20
23:14 1 23:15 25 Namakkal ನಾಮಕ್ಕಲ್ நாமக்கல் नामक्कल 34 02:54 1 02:55
23:53 2 23:55 34 Karur Junction ಕರೋರು ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ கரூர் சந்திப்பு करूर जंक्शन Karur 74 02:13 2 02:15
01:47 3 01:50 74
  • Salem - Karur - Dindigul Line
  • Tiruchirappalli - Tirunelveli Line
 Madurai Dindigul Junction ದಿಂಡುಕ್ಕಲ್ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ திண்டுக்கல் சந்திப்பு दिंडुक्कल जंक्शन Dindigul 60 00:57 3 01:00
02:45 5 02:50 65
  • Tiruchirappalli - Tirunelveli Line
 Madurai Junction ಮಧುರೈ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ மதுரை சந்திப்பு मदुरै जंक्शन Madurai 43 23:50 5 23:55
03:28 2 03:30 43 Virudhunagar Junction ವಿರುದುನಗರ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ விருதுநகர் சந்திப்பு विरुधुनगर जंक्शन Virudhunagar 27 22:38 2 22:40
03:51 2 03:53 27 Satur ಸಾತ್ತೋರು சாத்தூர் सात्तूर 22 22:15 1 22:17
04:13 2 04:15 21 Kovilpatti ಕೋವಿಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿ கோவில்பட்டி कोविलपट्टी Thoothukudi 65 21:53 2 21:55
05:45 5 05:50 66 Tirunelveli Junction ತಿರುನೆಲ್ವೇಲಿ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ திருநெல்வேலி சந்திப்பு तिरुनेलवेली जंक्शन Tirunelveli 42 20:55 5 21:00
06:26 2 06:27 42 Thiruvananthapuram Valliyur ವಲ್ಲಿಯೂರು வள்ளியூர் वल्लियूर 31 19:49 1 19:50
07:30 ---- END 31 Nagercoil Junction ನಾಗರಕೋಯಿಲ್ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ நாகர்கோவில் சந்திப்பு नागरकोइल जंक्शन Kanyakumari --- START --- 19:15

Coach composition
  • 17235 SVMT Bengaluru – Nagercoil Express
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
GRDGENHA1A2A1B5B4B3B2B1S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2S1GENGRD
  • 17236 Nagercoil – SMVT Bengaluru Express
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
GRDGENS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10S11B1B2B3B4B5A1A2HA1GENGRD
Legend
Class Code Alternative Code Class Seat Reservation
ENG Engine Locomotive Not Applicable
GRD GRD Guard Van Not Applicable
GEN UR General Unreserved
HA 1A + 2A Composite First-tier & Second-Tier Air Conditioned Reserved
A 2A Second-tier Air Conditioned Reserved
B 3A Third-tier Air Conditioned Reserved
S SL Sleeper Non-Air Conditioned Reserved

Notes
  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Ayyappan, V (21 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "South Central Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. "Nagercoil–Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach". The Hindu. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. Press Release (12 September 2022). "TRAINS TO OPERATE FROM SIR M. VISVESVARAYA TERMINAL, BENGALURU". South Western Railway zone. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. Sharma, Milan (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31". India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil". The Hindu. 30 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. "Covid special trains to be restored as regular timetabled trains". Hindustan Times. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.


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