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The '''Wodeyar Express''' (formerly '''Tippu Express''') is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] train running between [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] and [[Mysore|Mysuru]] in India. It covers a distance of 139&nbsp;km in 2.5 hours with two stops, one at [[Mandya]] and another at a suburb in Bengaluru, [[Kengeri]]. [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]] launched an information and entertainment system, "Infotainment on Wheels", on the Wodeyar Express. The new infotainment system allows commuters on board to get real-time information on the arrival and departure of trains and view daily news, weather and entertainment.<br />
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== Name ==<br />
This train was started on 15 April 1980 as "Tippu Express" after [[Tipu Sultan]] who ruled the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Kingdom of Mysuru]] and died at the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|Siege of Seringapatam]] in 1799.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-07 |title=Tipu Express is now Wodeyar Express |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tipu-express-is-now-wodeyar-express/article65981693.ece |access-date=2023-07-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The train was renamed on 7 October 2022, after the royal family of Mysuru, the Wodeyars.<ref>{{cite news |last1=C S |first1=Yamini |title=Bengaluru-Mysuru train Tipu Express renamed as Wodeyar Express |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/bengalurumysuru-train-tipu-express-renamed-as-wodeyar-express-101665205569714.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Rake sharing ==<br />
It shares its rake with the [[Siddhaganga Intercity Express]] & the [[KSR Bengaluru–Talaguppa Intercity Express]].<br />
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Day 1 – 12613>20651<br />
Day 2 – 20652>12725<br />
Day 3 – 12726>12614<br />
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== Timing ==<br />
This train leaves Mysuru at 11:30 hrs & reaches Bengaluru at 14:00 hrs and in the opposite direction, leaves Bengaluru at 15:00 hrs & reaches Mysuru at 17:30 hrs. Previously the train used to depart Mysuru Junction at 11:00 hrs and reach KSR Bengaluru at 13:30 hrs, with the only stop at Mandya. Nowadays, it's reaching Mysuru between 17.15 and 17.30, as the doubling of tracks is completed on this route.<br />
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== Schedule ==<br />
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===12613===<br />
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Runs daily<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Station code !! Departure station !! Departure time !! Distance !! Day <br />
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| MYS || {{stnlnk|Mysuru Junction}}|| 11:30 AM || 0 (Source) || Day 1<br />
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| MYA || [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mandya-mya/1433 Mandya]|| 12:08 PM || 45 || Day 1<br />
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| KGI || {{stnlnk|Kengeri}} || 1:18 PM || 127 || Day 1<br />
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| SBC || [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]] || 2:00 PM || 139 (Destination) || Day 1<br />
|}<br />
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===12614===<br />
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Runs daily<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Station code !! Departure station !! Departure time !! Distance !! Day<br />
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| SBC || [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]] || 3:00 PM || 0 (Source) || Day 1<br />
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| KGI || {{stnlnk|Kengeri}} || 3:17 PM || 13 || Day 1 <br />
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| MYA || [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mandya-mya/1433 Mandya]|| 4:24 PM || 93 || Day 1<br />
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| MYS || {{stnlnk|Mysuru Junction}}|| 5:30 PM || 139 (Destination) || Day 1<br />
|}<br />
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== Locomotive ==<br />
This train is powered by a [[WAP-7]] locomotive from [[Diesel Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram|Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tippu Express}}<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mysore]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]</div>Ajay Kumar