Bangalore City - Ernakulam Intercity Express

Bangalore City - Ernakulam Intercity Express
Overview
Service type Intercity Express
Locale Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
First service Wed Apr 15, 1998
Current operator(s) Southern Railway (India)
Route
Start Ernakulam Junction
Stops 12 halts
End Bangalore City Railway Station
Distance travelled 587 km (365 mi)
Average journey time 10h 40m
Service frequency Daily each way
Train number(s) 12677/12678
On-board services
Class(es) Unreserved, Second Sitting, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities Yes
Observation facilities Windows
Other facilities Pantry Car, Catering
Technical
Rolling stock 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts

Bangalore City - Ernakulam Intercity Express is an intercity express train which runs daily between Bangalore City Junction and Ernakulam Junction. On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people.[1][2][3]

History

In the railway budget of the year 1997-98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore.[4] On April 15, 1998, Bangalore-Coimbatore Intercity Express train was inaugurated as Train no: 2677. In the year 2008, the service was extended till Ernakulam as Train no: 12677 after few temporary runs.[5]

Train information

This train runs daily each way, as Train no: 12677 (Ernakulam Exp) departing Bangalore City Junction at 06:15 hrs and reaching Ernakulam Junction at 16:55 hrs and Train no: 12678 (Bangalore Exp) departing Ernakulam Junction at 09:10 hrs and reaching Bangalore City Junction at 19:50 hrs. It covers a distance of 587 kilometres (365 mi) in each direction and the journey duration is about 10 hours and 40 minutes. The rake of the train usually contains 4 Unreserved Coaches, 11 Second Sitting Coaches, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches, a Pantry car, a High Capacity Parcel Van and 2 SLR Cars making a total of 21 coaches.

References

  1. "10 dead, over 150 injured as Ernakulam-bound Inter City Express derails near Bengaluru". Yahoo India (13 February 2015) (Yahoo India). PTI. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. "5 feared dead as Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derails". The Hindu (13 February 2015) (The Hindu). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. "2 Killed, Several Injured as Train Derails Near Tamil Nadu's Hosur". NDTV Convergence Limited (13 February 2015) (NDTV Convergence Limited). Press Trust of India. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. "Indian Railway Budget 1997-1998". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. "Southern Railways revises train timings". The Hindu. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External Links

  1. 12677/Bangalore City-Ernakulam Intercity Express
  2. 12678/Ernakulam-Bangalore City InterCity Express