Bangalore City–Kannur Express

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Bangalore City–Kannur Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	8 December 2007; 14 years ago (2007-12-08)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Bangalore City (SBC)
Stops	18
End	Kannur (CAN)
Distance travelled	579 km (360 mi)
Service frequency	Daily[a]
Train number(s)	16517/16518
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	ICF 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
Route map

The Bangalore City–Kannur Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangalore City and Kannur in India. It is currently being operated with 16517/16518 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Service[]

The 16517/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express has an average speed of 39 km/hr and covers 579 km in 14h 40m. The 16518/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 37 km/hr and covers 579 km in 15h 40m.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

• Bangalore City
• Mysore Junction
• Hassan Junction
• Subrahmanya Road
• Kabaka Puttur
• Mangalore Junction
• Mangalore Central
• Kasaragod
• Kannur

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 9 coaches:

• 1 AC III Tier
• 4 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a -based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Bangalore to Kannur and vice versa.

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Mysore Junction
• Hassan Junction
• Mangaluru Central

See also[]

• Bangalore City railway station
• Kannur railway station
• Yesvantpur–Kannur Express

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• 16517/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express India Rail Info
• 16518/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru City Express India Rail Info

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