Basava Express

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The Basava Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Mysore Junction and Bagalkot in India. It is currently being operated with 17307/17308 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Basava Express
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17307 Mysore–Bagalkot Basava Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service14 November 2002; 22 years ago (2002-11-14)
Current operator(s)South Western Railway zone
Route
StartMysore Junction (MYS)
Stops32
EndBagalkot (BGK)
Distance travelled1,007 km (626 mi)
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)17307/17308
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed44 km/h (27 mph), including halts
Route map
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ServiceEdit

The 17307/Basava Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 1007 km in 22h 40m. The 17308/Basava Express has an average speed of 43 km/hr and covers 1007 km in 23h 40m.

ScheduleEdit

Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Arrival station Arrival time
17307 MYS Mysore Junction 1:30 PM Bagalkot 12:55 PM next day
17308 BGK Bagalkot 2:10 PM Mysore Junction 1:30 PM next day

Route and haltsEdit

The important halts of the train are:

Coach compositionEdit

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 1 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper coaches
  • 5 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

TractionEdit

Both trains are hauled by a Vijayawada or Arakkonam-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Mysore to Bangalore and a Hubli Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Bangalore to Bagalkot and vice versa

Rake sharingEdit

The train shares its rake with 17301/17302 Mysore–Dharwad Express.

Direction reversalEdit

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

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

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