Kaveri Express
Kaveri Express is a daily train running between Mysore and Chennai. This train is also known as the Mysore-Chennai Express. Numbered 16021/22, this train belongs to Southern Railway and is maintained at Chennai.
Relevance
This train is named after the River Kaveri, which passes close to Mysore. The train crosses the river near Srirangapatna.
History
This train was earlier a daily train running between Bangalore and Mysore in the opposite direction to that of Chamundi Express. To provide connectivity to Chennai from Mysore, this train was extended in 1999.
Coach Composition
This train has 14 Sleeper classes, two 3 tier AC, two 2 tier AC, 3 unreserved Bogies and 2 second Sitting cum luggage van from Mysore which sums to 23. At Bangalore City, the engine changes from diesel to electric.
Loco links
Chennai Central-Bangalore City=WAP 7 or WAP 4 which belongs to Royapuram Electric loco shed or Lallaguda shed. Bangalore City-Mysore junction=WDP 4 or WDP 4B of Krishnarajapuram or Hubli shed.
Rake sharing
It shares its rake with Malgudi express which runs between Mysore-Yesvantpur
Timings
This train leaves Mysore daily at 20:30 hrs to reach Bangalore at 23:30 hrs. It leaves Bangalore at 23:45 to reach Chennai at 7:35AM the next day.In return direction this train leaves Chennai at 21:30hrs to reach Bangalore at 4:00AM. It leaves Bangalore at 4:15 to reach Mysore at 7AM. The train never departs from Bangalore on time, but makes up for the same between Bangalore and Chennai.
Mysore Express route & schedule Station name (code) Arrives Departs Stop time Distance travelled
- Chennai Central (MAS) Starts 21:30 0 0 km
- Tiruvallur (TRL) 22:04 22:05 1 min 42 km
- Arakkonam (AJJ) 22:33 22:35 2 min 69 km
- Anavardikhanpet (AVN) 22:46 22:47 1 min 81 km
- Sholinghur (SHU) 22:59 23:00 1 min 90 km
- Walajah Road Jn (WJR) 23:14 23:15 1 min 105 km
- Katpadi Jn (KPD) 23:43 23:45 2 min 130 km
- Ambur (AB) 00:24 00:25 1 min 182 km
- Jolarpettai (JTJ) 01:00 01:02 2 min 214 km
- Kuppam (KPN) 01:44 01:45 1 min 257 km
- Bangarapet (BWT) 02:18 02:20 2 min 292 km
- Whitefield (WFD) 03:04 03:05 1 min 338 km
- Krishnarajapurm (KJM) 03:13 03:15 2 min 348 km
- Bangalore East (BNCE) 03:24 03:25 1 min 355 km
- Bangalore Cant (BNC) 03:35 03:40 5 min 357 km
- Bangalore Cy Jn (SBC) 04:00 04:15 40 min 362 km
- Kengeri (KGI) 04:32 04:33 1 min 374 km
- Ramanagaram (RMGM) 05:00 05:01 1 min 407 km
- Channapatna (CPT) 05:10 05:11 1 min 418 km
- Maddur (MAD) 05:25 05:26 2 min 436 km
- Mandya (MYA) 05:46 05:47 1 min 455 km
- Pandavapura (PANP) 06:13 06:14 1 min 481 km
- Mysore Jn (MYS) 07:15 Ends 0 500 km