Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express: Difference between revisions

Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express (22625/22626)
Overview
Service type	Double Decker
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
First service	25 April 2013
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Start	Chennai Central railway station (MAS)
Stops	9/10
End	Bangalore City railway station (SBC)
Distance travelled	365 km
Average journey time	6 hrs
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22625 / 22626
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Double Decker
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in); broad gauge
Operating speed	Avg. speed – 105.3 km/h
Route map
Route map

Latest revision as of 14:43, 8 August 2021

The 22625 / 22626 Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express is a Double Decker Express connecting Chennai Central and Bangalore City. It is the 1st AC Double Decker Express in South India.^[1]^[2]^[3]

This train uses LHB coaches. A Royapuram WAP-7 & Arakkonam WAP-4 locomotive, which are the powerful passenger electric locomotives of Indian Railways,^[4] is used to haul it. WAP-7 number 30332 of Royapuram Electric Loco Shed hauled the Inaugural Special.

Accommodations[edit]

Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express at Vellore

This train comprises AC double decker chair car 8 & 2 luggage/parcel and generator cum brake van which is provided with the guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 10.^[5]

Features[edit]

Inside the train

All the coaches have three different levels and are fitted with semi-reclining cushion seats.

Stoppages[edit]

The train stops at Arakkonam Junction, Katpadi Junction, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai Junction, Kuppam, Bangarpet, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore Cantonment and the train No.22626 also stops at Perambur towards Chennai Central.

Coach composition[edit]

The train has 8 AC Chair cars, 2 power cars (Total 10 coaches)

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	EOG	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	EOG

Traction[edit]

Both pair of trains are hauled by an Erode-based WAP-4.

References[edit]

↑ "South India's first double-decker train goes on trial run in Bangalore". The Indian Express. 25 February 2013.
↑ "It is the first air-conditioned double-decker train in south India". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
↑ "Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai". Deccan Herald. 24 February 2013.
↑ "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
↑ "Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations – Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations". The Economic Times. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[1] "South India's first double-decker train goes on trial run in Bangalore". The Indian Express. 25 February 2013.

[2] "It is the first air-conditioned double-decker train in south India". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.

[3] "Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai". Deccan Herald. 24 February 2013.

[4] "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". Indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

[5] "Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations – Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations". The Economic Times. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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-{{Short description|Indian train line}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
+{{Short description|Indian train line}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=February 2015}}
 {{Infobox rail service
-| name = Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MGR Chennai Central) - Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station (KSR Bengaluru City) AC Double Decker Express (22625/22626)
+| name = Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express (22625/22626)
-| image= Chennai - Bangalore AC Double Decker Express.jpg
+| image= Bangalore Chennai Double Decker Express.jpg
 | type = [[Double Decker Express|Double Decker]]
 | train_type = [[Double Decker Express]]
 | status =
-| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]],
+| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]],  [[Karnataka]] & [[Andhra Pradesh]]
-  [[Karnataka]] & [[Andhra Pradesh]]
 | operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]
-| start = [[Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station]] '''(MAS)'''
+| start = [[Chennai Central railway station]] (MAS)
 | first = 25 April 2013
 | stops = 9/10
-| end = [[Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station]] '''(SBC)'''
+| end = [[Bangalore City railway station]] (SBC)
 | distance= 365 km
 | journeytime = 6 hrs
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 | catering = Available
 | stock = [[LHB coaches|LHB Double Decker]]
-| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}<br>[[Broad Gauge]]
+| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br>[[broad gauge]]
-| speed = Avg. Speed - 105.3&nbsp;km/h
+| speed = Avg. speed – 105.3&nbsp;km/h
 | map = [[File:Brindavan Express and Lalbagh Express (MAS - SBC) Route map.jpg|250px]]
 }}
-The 22625 / 22626 '''Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MGR Chennai Central) - Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bangaluru Station (KSR Bengaluru City) AC Double Decker Express ''' is a [[Double Decker Express]] connecting [[Chennai]] and [[Bengaluru]]. It is the 1st AC Double Decker Express in [[South India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1477951.ece#.UzhtLNL7C8A|title=South India’s first double-decker train goes on trial run in Bangalore|publisher= [[The Indian Express]] |date=25 Feb 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-is-the-first-airconditioned-doubledecker-train-in-south-india/article4655909.ece|title=It is the first air-conditioned double-decker train in south India|publisher= [[The Hindu]] |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/314700/enjoy-double-decker-train-ride.html|title=Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai|publisher= [[Deccan Herald]] |date=24 Feb 2013}}</ref>
+The 22625 / 22626 '''Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express ''' is a [[Double Decker Express]] connecting {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} and {{stnlnk|Bangalore City}}. It is the 1st AC Double Decker Express in South India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1477951.ece#.UzhtLNL7C8A|title=South India's first double-decker train goes on trial run in Bangalore|work= [[The Indian Express]] |date=25 Feb 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-is-the-first-airconditioned-doubledecker-train-in-south-india/article4655909.ece|title=It is the first air-conditioned double-decker train in south India|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/314700/enjoy-double-decker-train-ride.html|title=Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai|work= [[Deccan Herald]] |date=24 Feb 2013}}</ref>
-This train uses [[LHB Coaches]].{{clarify|What is LHB?|date=February 2020}} A Royapuram [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP - 7]] &  Arakkonam [[WAP-4]]  locomotive, which are the powerful passenger electric locomotives of [[Indian Railways]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=Indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-01-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> is used to haul it. WAP - 7 30332 of [[Royapuram]] electric loco shed got the honour of hauling the Inaugural Special.
+This train uses [[LHB coaches]]. A [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]] [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] & [[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam|Arakkonam]] [[WAP-4]] locomotive, which are the powerful passenger electric locomotives of [[Indian Railways]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=Indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-01-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> is used to haul it. WAP-7 number 30332 of Royapuram Electric Loco Shed hauled the Inaugural Special.
 ==Accommodations==
-This train comprises AC double decker chair car 8 & 2 luggage/parcel and generator cum brake van which is provided with the guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/chennai-bangalore-ac-double-decker-express-train-starts-operations/slideshow/19720512.cms |title=Chennai-Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations - Chennai-Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations &#124; The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2013-04-25 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref>
+[[File:Chennai - Bangalore AC Double Decker Express 22626.jpg|left|thumb|Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express at [[Vellore]]]]
+This train comprises AC double decker chair car 8 & 2 luggage/parcel and generator cum brake van which is provided with the guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/infrastructure/chennai-bangalore-ac-double-decker-express-train-starts-operations/slideshow/19720512.cms |title=Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations – Chennai–Bangalore AC double decker express train starts operations|work=The Economic Times |date=2013-04-25 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref>
 ==Features==
+[[File:Bangalore Chennai Double Decker Train (8748998169).jpg|thumb|Inside the train]]
 All the coaches have three different levels and are fitted with semi-reclining cushion seats.
 ==Stoppages==
-The train stops at [[Arakkonam Junction]], [[Katpadi Junction]], [[Ambur]], [[Vaniyambadi]], [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpettai Junction]], [[Kuppam]], [[Bangarpet]], [[Krishnarajapuram]], Bangalore Cantt. And the Train No.22626 also stops at [[Perambur]] towards [[Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station]].
+The train stops at {{stnlnk|Arakkonam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ambur}}, {{stnlnk|Vaniyambadi}}, {{stnlnk|Jolarpettai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Kuppam}}, {{stnlnk|Bangarpet}}, {{stnlnk|Krishnarajapuram}}, {{stnlnk|Bangalore Cantonment}} and the train No.22626 also stops at {{stnlnk|Perambur}} towards {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}.
 ==Coach composition==
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 == Traction ==
-Both pair of trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]] based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]].
+Both pair of trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]].
 ==References==
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 {{Double Decker Express}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Chennai Central - Bangalore City AC Double Decker Express}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Chennai Central-Bangalore City AC Double Decker Express}}
 [[Category:Double-decker trains of India]]
 [[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]

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