Rani Chennamma Express

Rani Chennamma Express
Overview
Service type	SWR express train
Status	Operating
First service	Before 1995
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Start	Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station) (SBC)
Stops	26
End	Miraj Junction (MRJ)
Distance travelled	749 km
Average journey time	14 hrs 00 mins (up) and 14 hrs 55 mins (down)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16589/16590
On-board services
Class(es)	AC first class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper, unreserved
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	47 km/hr
Route map
Route map

The Rani Chennamma Express is a train connecting the cities of Bengaluru and Miraj, a medical hub in the Sangli district of southern Maharashtra, India. The daily South Western Railway train, which covers a distance of 749 kilometres (465 miles), previously operated as the Kittur Express metre-gauge railway.

Also known as the Queen of the South Western Railway or by its train number (16589), the express has been connecting North and South Karnataka for 25 years.^[1]^[2]

Route[]

The train travels overnight to Hubballi-Dharwad, Gokak, and Belagavi in northwestern Karnataka. It leaves Bengaluru at 21:15 and reaches Miraj at 12:00 the following day. The train leaves Miraj at 15:30, and reaches Bengaluru at 06:45 the following day.

In addition to connecting the major cities of Maharashtra and Karnataka with Miraj, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Ranebennur, Haveri, Davangere, Kadur, Tiptur, and Tumkuru with Bengaluru, the train serves the smaller towns of Alnavar, Khanapur, Gokak, Kudchi, and Raybag. The Rani Chennamma Express is South India's second-busiest train, after the Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express. It also serves Ghataprabha, Chinchli, and other towns in Belagavi district. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reservations were temporarily suspended on the route.

Name and origin[]

The train is named for Rani (Queen) Chennamma, who ruled northern Karnataka during the early 19th century. Rani Chennamma's capital was at Kittur in Belagavi district. The train originated during the 1940s as a metre-gauge railway.

References[]

^ "Rani Chennamma (16589) - Train from Bangalore Cy Junction to C Shahumharaj T |Cleartrip". www.cleartrip.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Huralimath, Arunkumar (2020). "'Queen of South Western Railway' Rani Chennamma Express completes 25 years". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

[1] "Rani Chennamma (16589) - Train from Bangalore Cy Junction to C Shahumharaj T |Cleartrip". www.cleartrip.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[:0-2] Huralimath, Arunkumar (2020). "'Queen of South Western Railway' Rani Chennamma Express completes 25 years". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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