Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express
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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 | |
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Overview | |
Service type | Express |
Status | Operating |
Locale | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu |
First service | 8 February 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-08) (From KSR Bengaluru) 2 October 2022; 19 months ago (2022-10-02) (From SVMT Bengaluru) |
Current operator(s) | South Coast Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) |
Stops | 16 |
Distance travelled | 670 km (416 mi) |
Average journey time | 14 h 25 min (17235) 14 h (17236) |
Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
Train number(s) | 17235/17236 |
Line(s) used | Salem–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 access | |
Seating arrangements | Corridor coach |
Sleeping arrangements | Couchette car |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Under the seating |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | ICF coaches pulled by WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Erode |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz |
Operating speed | 46 km/h (29 mph) |
Track owner(s) | South Western Railway Zone Southern Railway zone |
Timetable number(s) | 69 |
Rake maintenance | |
Rake sharing |