Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express

(Redirected from Chennai-KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express) Indian train line

MGR Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express

Overview

Service type

Double Decker Express

Status

Operational

Locale

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh

First service

25 April 2013

Current operator(s)

Southern Railways

Route

Termini

MGR Chennai Central (MAS)
KSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC)

Stops

9/10

Distance travelled

365 km (227 mi)

Average journey time

6 hrs

Service frequency

Daily

Train number(s)

22625 / 22626

On-board services

Class(es)

AC Chair Car, non-AC second-class reserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Catering facilities

Available

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB Double Decker

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge

Operating speed

Average speed – 60 km/h

Route map

The 22625 / 22626 MGR Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express is a Double Decker Express connecting Chennai Central and Bangalore City. It is the 1st AC Double Decker Express in South India.

This train uses LHB coaches. The train is usually hauled by either a Royapuram WAP-7 or an Erode WAP-7 locomotive. WAP-7 #30332 of Royapuram Electric Loco Shed hauled the Inaugural Special.

Schedule

The schedule of the 22626/22625 KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai Central AC Double Decker Express is given below:-

MAS - SBC - MAS AC Double Decker Express
22625		Stations	22626
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	07:25	MGR Chennai Central	19:45	----
----		Perambur	19:13	19:15
08:18	08:20	Arakkonam Junction	18:28	18:30
09:08	09:10	Katpadi Junction	17:43	17:45
09:48	09:50	Ambur	16:48	16:50
10:03	10:05	Vaniyambadi	16:34	16:36
10:23	10:25	Jolarpettai Junction	16:15	16:20
11:02	11:03	Kuppam	15:02	15:03
11:28	11:30	Bangarapet Junction	14:34	14:35
12:18	12:20	Krishnarajapuram	13:52	13:54
12:35	12:37	Bengaluru Cantt.	13:40	13:42
13:10	----	KSR Bengaluru City Junction	----	13:30

Coach composition

The 22625/22626 MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express train has eight AC Chair cars, five non-AC second-class reserved coaches and two power cars.

	Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
22626		EOG	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	EOG

	Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
22625		EOG	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1	C8	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1	EOG

The train shares rake with KSR Bengaluru-Coimbatore Uday Express

References

"South India's first double-decker train goes on trial run in Bangalore". The Indian Express. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
"It is the first air-conditioned double-decker train in south India". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
"Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai". Deccan Herald. 24 February 2013.
"Chennai-Bengaluru Double-Decker Express To Roll Out Second-Class Reserved Coaches From Feb 15". TimesNow. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

Accidents
and incidents

v t e Double Decker Express
Operational (Non AC)	Flying Ranee Mumbai Central–Valsad
Operational (AC)	Mumbai Central−Ahmedbad Chennai Central−KSR Bengaluru Jaipur−Delhi Sarai Rohilla Lucknow−Anand Vihar Terminal Visakhapatnam−Tirupati
Defunct	Mumbai LTT−Madgaon Bhopal–Indore Guntur–Kacheguda Habibganj–Indore Howrah– Dhanbad Kaheguda–Tirupati Sinhagad Express Deccan Queen Sahyadri Express Deccan Express Mumbai–Pune Passenger Panchvati Express

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