Bangarapet–Bangalore City Express

Bangarapet - Bangalore City Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 September 2004; 21 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Bangarapet Junction (BWT)
Stops	32
End	Bangalore City (SBC)
Distance travelled	70 km (43 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16521/16522
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF Coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	40 km/h (25 mph), including halts

The Bangarapet - Bangalore City Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangarapet Junction and Bangalore City in India. It is currently being operated with 16521/16522 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]

Service

The 16521/Bangarapet - Bangalore City Express has an average speed of 40 km/hr and covers 70 km in 1h 45m. The 16522/Bangalore City - Bangarapet Express has an average speed of 44 km/hr and covers 70 km in 1h 35m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches :

10 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 Electric locomotive from Bangalore to Bangarapet and vice versa.

Notes

↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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[1] Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

[2] Maintenance work at Platform No. 6

[3] Three new trains from Bangalore^{[dead link]}

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