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 | ||||
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Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express is an intercity express train which runs daily between Bangalore City Junction and Ernakulam Junction.
History
In the railway budget of the year 1997–98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore.[1] 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.[2]
On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people.[3][4][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.
Rake/Coach Composition
| LOCO | SLR | UR | UR | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | PC | D8 | D9 | D10 | D11 | C1 | C2 | UR | UR | SLR | HCPV |
SLR – Sitting cum Luggage Rake
UR – Unreserved
D – Second Sitting
C – AC Chair Car
PC – Pantry Car
HCPV – High Capacity Parcel Van
References
- ↑ "Indian Railway Budget 1997–1998". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Southern Railways revises train timings". The Hindu. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "5 feared dead as Bengaluru–Ernakulam train derails". The Hindu (13 February 2015). The Hindu. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.