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| name            = KSR Bengaluru - Nagercoil Express
| name            = KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express
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| operator        = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| operator        = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| ridership        =  
| ridership        =  
| start           = {{rws|Bangalore City}} ('''SBC''')
| start = {{stnlnk|Bangalore City}} (SBC)
| stops            = 14
| stops            = 14
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| end = {{stnlnk|Nagercoil Junction}} (NCJ)
| distance        = {{convert|670|km|0|abbr=on}}
| distance        = {{convert|670|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time    = 14h 40m
| journey time    = 14h 40m
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| sleeping        = [[Couchette car]]
| sleeping        = [[Couchette car]]
| autorack        =  
| autorack        =  
| catering        = On-board Catering <br/> E-Catering
| catering        = On-board catering <br/> E-catering
| entertainment    = No
| entertainment    = No
| baggage          = No
| baggage          = No
| other facilities =  
| other facilities =  
| stock            = [[ICF coaches]]
| stock            = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge            = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| gauge            = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el              = Not Applicable
| el              = Not applicable
| trainnumber      = 17235/17236
| trainnumber      = 17235/17236
| speed            = {{convert|46|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| speed            = {{convert|46|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
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| sharing          = [[Seshadri Express]]
| sharing          = [[Seshadri Express]]
|access={{Access icon|20px}}|line_used=Salem–Bangalore line '''({{abbrlink|SBC|Bangalore City railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|SA|Salem Junction railway station}})'''<br/>Salem-Karur-Dindigul line ''' ({{abbrlink|SA|Salem Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|DG|Dindigul Junction railway station}})'''<br/>Tiruchirappalli-Tirunelveli line '''({{abbrlink|DG|Dindigul Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|TEN|Tirunelveli Junction railway station}})'''<br/>[[Nagercoil-Tirunelveli line]] '''({{abbrlink|TEN|Tirunelveli Junction railway station}}{{snd}}{{abbrlink|NCJ|Nagercoil Junction railway station}})'''|routenumber=69|maintenance=[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City ]]<br/>[[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]}}
|access={{Access icon|20px}}|line_used=Salem–Bangalore line '''({{abbrlink|SBC|Bangalore City railway station}}–{{abbrlink|SA|Salem Junction railway station}})'''<br/>Salem–Karur–Dindigul line ''' ({{abbrlink|SA|Salem Junction railway station}}–{{abbrlink|DG|Dindigul Junction railway station}})'''<br/>Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli line '''({{abbrlink|DG|Dindigul Junction railway station}}–{{abbrlink|TEN|Tirunelveli Junction railway station}})'''<br/>[[Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line]] '''({{abbrlink|TEN|Tirunelveli Junction railway station}}–{{abbrlink|NCJ|Nagercoil Junction railway station}})'''|routenumber=69|maintenance=[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City]]<br/>{{stnlnk|Nagercoil Junction}}}}


The '''KSR Bengaluru — Nagercoil Express''', formerly known as '''Bangalore City — Nagercoil Express/Bengaluru City — Nagercoil Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway Zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City]] in [[Karnataka]] and [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]] in [[India|Tamil Nadu]]. It is being operated with trains nos. 17235/17236 train numbers on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayyappan |first1=V |title=Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/jallikattu-protests-southern-railway-cancels-diverts-trains/articleshow/56703614.cms |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=21 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South Central Railway |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,5,268&dcd=7638&did=147011308612296D3A67357EBEA671E770F3F3BDED318.web91 |website=Indian Railways |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nagercoil-Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/Nagercoil-Bengaluru-Express-gets-one-more-2nd-AC-coach/article14466612.ece |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=2 July 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
The '''KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express''', formerly known as '''Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express/Bengaluru City–Nagercoil Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway Zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Bangalore City}} in [[Karnataka]] and {{stnlnk|Nagercoil Junction}} in [[India|Tamil Nadu]]. It is being operated with trains nos. 17235/17236 train numbers on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayyappan |first1=V |title=Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/jallikattu-protests-southern-railway-cancels-diverts-trains/articleshow/56703614.cms |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=21 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South Central Railway |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,5,268&dcd=7638&did=147011308612296D3A67357EBEA671E770F3F3BDED318.web91 |website=Indian Railways |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nagercoil–Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/Nagercoil-Bengaluru-Express-gets-one-more-2nd-AC-coach/article14466612.ece |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=2 July 2016 }}</ref>


== Service==
==Service==
The 17235/KSR Bengaluru - Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46&nbsp;km/hr and covers 670&nbsp;km in 14h 40m. The 17236/Nagercoil - KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48&nbsp;km/hr and covers 670&nbsp;km in 14h 20m.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
The 17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46&nbsp;km/hr and covers 670&nbsp;km in 14h 40m. The 17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48&nbsp;km/hr and covers 670&nbsp;km in 14h 20m.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}


Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Milan|last=Sharma|date=22 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-all-passenger-trains-to-stop-plying-till-march-31-1658409-2020-03-22|access-date=30 March 2021|work=India Today|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2021|title=Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/special-trains-between-bengaluru-and-nagercoil/article33699789.ece|access-date=30 March 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Milan|last=Sharma|date=22 March 2020|title=Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-all-passenger-trains-to-stop-plying-till-march-31-1658409-2020-03-22|access-date=30 March 2021|work=India Today}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 January 2021|title=Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/special-trains-between-bengaluru-and-nagercoil/article33699789.ece|access-date=30 March 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Coach composite==
==Stops==
* [[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru Station]]
* [[Bangalore Cantonment railway station|Bengaluru Cantonment]]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/karmelaram-crlm/4630 Karmelaram]
* [[Hosur railway station|Hosur]]
* [[Dharmapuri railway station|Dharmapuri]]
* [[Salem Junction railway station|Salem Junction]] (Locomotive change from [[WDP-4D]] to [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] and vice-versa)
* [[Rasipuram railway station|Rasipuram]]
* [[Namakkal railway station|Namakkal]]
* [[Karur Junction railway station|Karur Junction]]
* [[Dindigul Junction railway station|Dindigul Junction]]
* [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai Junction]]
* [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar Junction]]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/satur-srt/793 Satur]
* [[Kovilpatti railway station|Kovilpatti]]
* [[Tirunelveli Junction railway station|Tirunelveli Junction]]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/valliyur-vly/799 Valliyur]
* [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]]


The train has standard [[ICF Coaches|ICF rakes]] with a max speed of 110&nbsp;kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches :
==Coach composition==
 
The train has standard [[ICF coaches|ICF rakes]] with a max speed of 110&nbsp;kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:


* 2 AC II Tier
* 2 AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 10 Sleeper Coaches
* 10 Sleeper coaches
* 3 General Unreserved
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22114 17235/KSR Bengaluru - Nagercoil Express]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22114 17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express] India Rail Info
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22657 17236/Nagercoil - KSR Bengaluru Express]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22657 17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express] India Rail Info


{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalore City - Nagercoil Express}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalore City-Nagercoil Express}}
[[Category:Transport in Nagercoil]]
[[Category:Transport in Nagercoil]]
[[Category:Transport in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Transport in Bangalore]]

Latest revision as of 01:08, 28 May 2022


KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusOperating
LocaleKarnataka and Tamil Nadu
First service8 February 2014; 11 years ago (2014-02-08)
Current operator(s)South Coast Railway zone
Route
StartBangalore City (SBC)
Stops14
EndNagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Distance travelled670 km (416 mi)
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)17235/17236
Line(s) usedSalem–Bangalore line (SBC–SA)
Salem–Karur–Dindigul line (SA–DG)
Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli line (DG–TEN)
Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line (TEN–NCJ)
On-board services
Disabled accessDisabled access
Seating arrangementsCorridor coach
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNot applicable
Operating speed46 km/h (29 mph)
Track owner(s)South Western Railway Zone
Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)69
Rake maintenanceBangalore City
Nagercoil Junction
Rake sharingSeshadri Express

The KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express, formerly known as 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 Bangalore City 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]

Service[edit]

The 17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 670 km in 14h 40m. The 17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 670 km in 14h 20m.[citation needed]

Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.[4] 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.[5]

Stops[edit]

Coach composition[edit]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 10 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ↑ Sharma, Milan (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31". India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil". The Hindu. 30 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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