KSR Bengaluru–Jolarpettai Express

Jolarpettai–Bangalore City Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Jolarpettai Junction (JTJ)
Stops	32
End	Bangalore City (SBC)
Distance travelled	145 km (90 mi)
Average journey time	3h 35m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16519/16520
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 coach
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 Jolarpettai–Bangalore City Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Jolarpettai Junction and Bangalore City in India. It is currently being operated with 16519/16520 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service[edit | edit source]

The 16519/Jolarpettai–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 145 km in 3h 35m. The 16520/KSR Bengaluru–Jolarpettai Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 145 km in 3h 20m.

Route and halts[edit | edit source]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition[edit | edit source]

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

1 Sleeper coaches
10 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[edit | edit source]

Both trains are hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4 diesel locomotive and WAG-9 electric locomotive from Bangalore to Jolarpettai and vice versa.