Panchaganga Express

Panchaganga Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	7 March 2020; 3 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Bangalore City (SBC)
Stops	32
End	Karwar (KAWR)
Distance travelled	611 km (380 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16595/16596
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	39 km/h (24 mph), including halts

Panchaganga Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangalore City and Karwar in India via Shortest possible Padil Bypass route. It is currently being operated with 16595/16596 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Train is named after Gangavali river near Kumta and Ankola of Uttara Kannada and Panchagangavalli river of udupi districts.^[4]

Service[edit]

The 16595/KSR Bengaluru City–Karwar Express covers 611 km in 13h 35m. The 16596/Karwar–KSR Bengaluru Express covers 611 km in 13h 15m.^[5]^[6]

Route and halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition[edit]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 14 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
1 AC III Tier
9 Sleeper coaches
1 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Direction reversal[edit]

The train does not reverses its direction.

References[edit]

↑ Timetable changed for Karwar, Kannur trains from bangalore^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Arrival time of Yeshwantpur-Karwar Express revised
↑ PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TRAINS
↑ "Bengaluru-Karwar Express named Panchaganga Express". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 3 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ "Train journey from Mangaluru and Karwar to Bengaluru to be shorter from June 1". The News Minute. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
↑ Bureau, The Hindu (3 May 2022). "Train journey time from Mangaluru and Karwar to Bengaluru will reduce from June 1". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

External links[edit]

16523/KSR Bengaluru City–Karwar Express India Rail Info
16524/Karwar–KSR Bengaluru City Express India Rail Info

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[1] Timetable changed for Karwar, Kannur trains from bangalore^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Arrival time of Yeshwantpur-Karwar Express revised

[3] PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

[4] "Bengaluru-Karwar Express named Panchaganga Express". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 3 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[5] "Train journey from Mangaluru and Karwar to Bengaluru to be shorter from June 1". The News Minute. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[6] Bureau, The Hindu (3 May 2022). "Train journey time from Mangaluru and Karwar to Bengaluru will reduce from June 1". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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