KSR Bangalore–Gandhidham Express

(Redirected from Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express) Train in India

Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express

Overview

Service type

Express

First service

11 July 2002; 22 years ago (2002-07-11)

Current operator(s)

South Western Railway

Route

Termini

Gandhidham Junction (GIMB)
KSR Bengaluru City (SBC)

Stops

Distance travelled

1,954 km (1,214 mi)

Average journey time

38 hrs 10 mins

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

16505 / 16506

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts

Route map

The 16505 / 16506 Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Gandhidham Junction and Bangalore City in India. It is currently being operated with 16505/16506 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

The 16505/Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1955 km in 42 hrs 15 mins.
The 16506/KSR Bengaluru–Gandhidham Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1955 km in 38 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

1 AC I Tier
2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
7 Sleeper coaches
2 General Unreserved
1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
1 Pantry car
2 Generator Cars (EOG)

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	SLR	EOG	GEN	H1	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	S1	S2	S3	PC	S4	S5	S6	S7	GEN	EOG

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
16505	GIMB	Gandhidham Junction	09:00 AM	Tue	Bangalore City	03:15 AM	Thu
16506	SBC	Bangalore City	10:20 PM	Sat	Gandhidham Junction	11:00 AM	Mon

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bangalore to Gandhidham and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

16573/16574 Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express,
16533/16534 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal),
16533/16534 Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express
16507/16508 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi).

Notes

Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

External links

16505/Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express India Rail Info
16506/KSR Bengaluru–Gandhidham Express India Rail Info

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.