Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express

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

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

Schedule

Departure and Arrival

Station Code Station Name Departure Arrival Distance Day Frequency
SBC Bangalore City Junction 06:15 0 1 Daily
ERS Ernakulam Junction 16:55 587 km (365 mi) 1 -
ERS Ernakulam Junction 09:10 0 1 Daily
SBC Bangalore City Junction 19:50 587 km (365 mi) 1 -

Running Schedule for Train Number 12677 (Ernakulam Exp)

# Station

Code

Station
Name
Arrival
Time
Departure
Time
Halt
(In mins)
Distance
Covered
1 SBC Bangalore City Jn Source 06:15 0
2 BNC Bangalore Cant 06:25 06:27 02 5
3 CRLM Carmelaram 06:46 06:47 01 25
4 HSRA Hosur 07:18 07:20 02 60
5 DPJ Dharmapuri 08:38 08:40 02 152
6 SA Salem Jn 10:02 10:05 03 218
7 SGE Sankaridurg 10:43 10:45 02 260
8 ED Erode Jn 11:20 11:30 10 281
9 TUP Tiruppur 12:13 12:15 02 331
10 CBE Coimbatore Jn 13:07 13:10 03 381
11 PGT Palakkad 14:18 14:20 02 436
12 TCR Thrisur 15:22 15:24 02 513
13 AWY Aluva 16:03 16:05 02 568
14 ERS Ernakulam Jn 16:55 Destination - 587

Running Schedule for Train Number 12678 (Bangalore Exp)

# Station

Code

Station
Name
Arrival
Time
Departure
Time
Halt
(In mins)
Distance
Covered
1 ERS Ernakulam Jn Source 09:10 0
2 AWY Aluva 09:32 09:34 2 20
3 TCR Thrisur 10:18 10:20 2 75
4 PGT Palakkad 11:43 11:45 2 152
5 CBE Coimbatore Jn 12:47 12:50 3 206
6 TUP Tiruppur 13:33 13:35 2 256
7 ED Erode Jn 14:30 14:35 5 307
8 SGE Sankaridurg 14:59 15:00 1 328
9 SA Salem Jn 15:37 15:40 3 369
10 DPJ Dharmapuri 16:43 16:45 2 435
11 HSRA Hosur 18:13 18:15 2 528
12 CRLM Carmelaram 18:47 18:48 1 562
13 BNC Bangalore Cant 19:20 19:22 2 583
14 SBC Bangalore City Jn 19:50 Destination 587

References

  1. "Indian Railway Budget 1997–1998". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Southern Railways revises train timings". The Hindu. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "5 feared dead as Bengaluru–Ernakulam train derails". The Hindu (13 February 2015) (The Hindu). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. "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.

External links

  1. 12677/Bangalore City-Ernakulam Intercity Express
  2. 12678/Ernakulam-Bangalore City InterCity Express
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