KSR Bengaluru–Coimbatore Uday Express

KSR Bengaluru-Coimbatore
Uday Double Decker Superfast Express
KSR - CBE arriving at Salem Junction
Overview
Service typeUday Express
LocaleTamil Nadu, Karnataka
First service8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
Current operatorSouthern Railway
Route
TerminiKSR Bengaluru (SBC)
Coimbatore Junction (CBE)
Stops6
Distance travelled419 km (260 mi)
Average journey time6 hrs 45 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number22665 / 22666
On-board services
ClassesAC Chair Car, Reserved Non Ac Chair car Seating
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesYes
Other facilitiesCafeteria
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Double Decker + LHB-Uday
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed64 km/h (40 mph) average including halts

The 22665 / 22666 KSR Bengaluru–Coimbatore Uday Express is the 1st Uday Express series double-decker AC chair train of the Indian Railways connecting KSR Bengaluru of Karnataka and Coimbatore Junction of Tamil Nadu in India. It is currently being operated with 22665/22666 train numbers on all days in a week basis.[1][2][3][4][5] It operates at an average speed of 65 km/h.There's a Proposal for This Train Should be Extended to Palakkad Town Railway station In Kerala

Coach composition

Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express will be double-decker trains with 40% additional passenger capacity. They will run overnight on busy route by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

This UDAY Express when introduced had a total of 07 AC coaches; 07 second seating coaches with seating capacitys. The remaining two will be power cars. However, because of low occupancy by passenger.

Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
22666 DL1 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 LPR
Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
22665 LPR C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 DL1

The train shares rake with Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express

Service

It averages 62 km/h as 22665 Uday Express starts from Bengaluru City Junction covering 419 km in 8 hrs 45 mins and 61 km/h as 22666 Uday Express starts from Coimbatore Junction covering 419 km in 8 hrs 55 min.

Schedule

The schedule of this 22666/22665 KSR Bengaluru - Coimbatore Jn UDAY Express is given below:-

SBC - CBE - SBC UDAY Express
22666 Stations 22665
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 05:45 Coimbatore Junction 21:00 ----
06:18 06:20 Tiruppur 19:38 19:40
07:05 07:10 Erode Junction 18:50 18:55
08:02 08:05 Salem Junction 17:52 17:55
09:44 09:45 Tirupattur 16:34 16:35
10:29 10:30 Kuppam 15:42 15:43
12:02 12:03 Krishnarajapuram 14:34 14:35
12:40 ---- KSR Bengaluru City Junction ---- 14:15

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a WAP-7 of Royapuram / Erode Locomotive Shed on its entire journey.

See also

References

  1. ↑ IRCTC Installs First Ever Automatic Food Vending Machine In Uday Express Get F&B News delivered to your inbox View this in app
  2. ↑ Nag, Devanjana (8 June 2018). "UDAY Express double-decker Coimbatore–Bengaluru train starts today! Check schedule, fare, other details here". Financial Express. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ↑ New double-decker train between Bengaluru and Coimbatore
  4. ↑ INTRODUCTION OF UDAY EXPRESS TRAINS BETWEEN COIMBATORE – KSR BENGALURU – COIMBATORE
  5. ↑ UDAY Express: Indian Railways new double-decker Coimbatore-Bengaluru train ready for flag off this week


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