Bhagat Ki Kothi - Mannargudi Weekly Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
First service | February 9, 2015 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT) | ||||
Stops | 42 | ||||
End | Mannargudi (MQ) | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,859 km (1,777 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 50h | ||||
Service frequency | Once a Week | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | No | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities |
No Pantry Car On-board Catering | ||||
Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 57 km/h (35 mph) | ||||
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Bhagat Ki Kothi - Mannargudi Weekly Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bhagat Ki Kothi in Rajasthan and Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 16863/16864 train numbers on once a week basis.[1]
Service
The 16863/Bhagat Ki Kothi - Mannargudi Weekly Expresses has averages speed of 57 km/hr and covers 2859 km in 50 hrs. 16864/Mannargudi - Bhagat ki Kothi Weekly Express has averages speed of 53 km/hr and covers 2859 km in 53 hrs 30 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
- Bhagat Ki Kothi
- Jodhpur Junction
- Merta Road Junction
- Jaipur Junction
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Kota Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Ujjain Junction
- Bhopal Junction
- Itarsi Junction
- Nagpur Junction
- Balharshah Junction
- Peddapalli Junction
- Warangal
- Vijayawada Junction
- Gudur Junction
- Chennai Egmore
- Villupuram Junction
- Chidambaram
- Mannargudi
Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4 locomotive from Bhagat Ki Kothi up to Sawai Madhopur handing over to a Itarsi Electric Loco Shed based WAM-4. From Egmore it is hauled by a Tondiarpet Diesel Loco Shed based WDM-2 locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Mannargudi.
Coach composite
The train consist of 18 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tier
- 6 Sleeper Coaches
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 4 times: