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The 12607/12608 Lalbagh Superfast Express is a train in India, linking Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station.
Timings[edit | edit source]
It leaves Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station at 06:30 hrs and reaches Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station at around 12:15 hrs. In the return direction, it leaves Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station at 15:35 hrs and reaches Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station City at 21:35 hrs. The train no is 12607 in the Chennai to Bengaluru direction and 12608 in the Bengaluru to Chennai direction. The train has 22 coaches. It is categorized as a "Superfast Express".
The composition of this train is:
- AC Chair Car: 2
- Chair car (Reserved):13
- Pantry: 1
- Second class (Unreserved):4
- Power cars : 2
Another great vendor express in which one can mingle with passengers of various Dravidian linguistic backgrounds. Many vendors with their wares jostle for space.
Relevance[edit | edit source]
The train is named for the famous Lalbagh botanical gardens in Bangalore.
Traction[edit | edit source]
It is hauled by a Arakkonam based WAP 4 end to end.
Introduction & Destinations[edit | edit source]
Lalbagh Express was introduced by the Southern Railway. At the time of introduction, the train had only one stop - Katpadi junction. But now it stops at 11 stations including Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Ambur, Vellore-Katpadi, Sholingur, Walajah road, Arakkonam and traverses the 362 km distance in 5 hours 45 min. The rake is now maintained by South Western Railway at Bangalore.