KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express

KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
First service	8 February 2014; 7 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Route
Start	Bangalore City (SBC)
Stops	14
End	Nagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Distance travelled	670 km (416 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17235/17236
Line(s) used	Salem–Bangalore line (SBC–SA); Salem–Karur–Dindigul line (SA–DG); Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli line (DG–TEN); Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line (TEN–NCJ)
On-board services
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Not applicable
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph)
Track owner(s)	South Western Railway Zone; Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)	69
Rake maintenance	Bangalore City; Nagercoil Junction
Rake sharing	Seshadri Express

The KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express, formerly known as Bangalore City–Nagercoil Express/Bengaluru City–Nagercoil Express is an Express train belonging to South Coast Railway Zone of the Indian Railways that runs between Bangalore City in Karnataka and Nagercoil Junction in Tamil Nadu. It is being operated with trains nos. 17235/17236 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service[]

The 17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 670 km in 14h 40m. The 17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 670 km in 14h 20m.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger train services on Indian Railways stopped temporarily on 22 March 2020 due to CoVID-19 lockdown.^[4] Later, when train services where revived, clone/sister trains were introduced with a different number on the same route in a phased manner. In the same way, train no. 07235 KSR Bengaluru-Nagercoil Festival Special and 07236 Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Festival Special launched on 31 January 2021 as clone trains for train nos. 17235/17236.^[5]

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:

2 AC II Tier
4 AC III Tier
10 Sleeper coaches
3 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Notes[]

^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References[]

^ Ayyappan, V (21 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "South Central Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Nagercoil–Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach". The Hindu. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ Sharma, Milan (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31". India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil". The Hindu. 30 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

External links[]

17235/KSR Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express India Rail Info
17236/Nagercoil–KSR Bengaluru Express India Rail Info

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

[2] Ayyappan, V (21 January 2017). "Jallikattu protests: Southern Railway cancels, diverts trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[3] "South Central Railway". Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[4] "Nagercoil–Bengaluru Express gets one more 2nd AC coach". The Hindu. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[5] Sharma, Milan (22 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Indian Railways suspends all passenger trains till March 31". India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[6] "Special trains between Bengaluru and Nagercoil". The Hindu. 30 January 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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