Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express

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Mayiladuthurai–Mysuru Express
Overview
Service type Express rail
Status Operating
Locale Karnataka; Tamil Nadu
First service 1989 (35 years ago) (1989)[1]
Current operator(s) South Western Railway zone
Route
Start Mayiladuthurai Junction (MV)
Stops 23
End Mysuru Junction (MYS)
Distance travelled 680 km (420 mi)
Average journey time 15 Hours 15 Minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 16231 / 16232
Line used Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line
(MV – TJ)
Nagappattinam-Tiruchirappalli line
(TJ – TPJ)
Tiruchirappalli-Erode line
(TPJ – ED)
Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
(ED – SA)
Salem-Bengaluru line
(SA – SBC)
Bengaluru-Chamarajanagar line
(SBC – MYS)
On-board services
Class(es) 2A, 3A, SL, SLR and UR / GS
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access
Seating arrangements Corridor coach
(Unreserved)
Sleeping arrangements Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangements No
Catering facilities No
Observation facilities Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities Overhead racks
Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock Locomotive:
WDM3D (ED)
Bogie:
One AC 2-Tier (2A)
Two AC 3-Tier (3A)
Twelve II Sleeper
Four UR / GS
Two SLR
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification No
Operating speed 44 kilometres per hour (27 mph)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Timetable number(s) 69 / 69A[2]

Mayiladuthurai–Mysuru Express is a overnight regional rail service connecting Mayiladuthurai Junction in Tamil Nadu with Mysuru Junction in Karnataka via Tiruchirappalli Junction, Erode Junction and Bengaluru City.

History

Initially, numbered as 31 / 32, this service had 4 slip coaches linked with Island Express at Erode.[3] Later, C. K. Jaffer Sharief, the then Minister of Railways, introduced an exclusive full service between Bengaluru and Trichy as Train No.6531 / 6532 operated by Bengaluru railway division of Southern Railway zone, (before the formation of South Western Railway zone).[4]

Extensions

Few coaches of the train were amalgamated and bifurcated at Karur for Madurai, numbered as 6531A / 6532A. After changing the train number from 6531 / 6532 to 6231 / 6232, it was first extended to Mysuru, then to Tanjore and to Nagore.[5] On 29 June 2002, the train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 6831 / 6832 as the service was transferred from Mysore railway division to Tiruchirappalli Railway Division with stoppage at Maddur was cancelled.[6] The Tiruchi–Nagore service was trimmed for the execution of gauge conversion in the Tiruchi–Nagore section, sanctioned in 1995–1996 Railway Budget.[7] As the Tiruchi–Thanjavur part was completed in 1998, the service again extended back to Thanjavur.[5] After the completion of gauge conversion Thanjavur–Kumbakonam section in Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Railway Minister extended the service up to Kumbakonam,[8][9] which was effected since 9 January 2006 along with change in train number from 6831 / 6832 to 6231 / 6232.[10][11] Further, the service was extended up to Mayiladuthurai Junction,[12][13][14][15] and was effected since 17 June 2006.[16][17] The train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 16231 / 16232 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.[18][19]

Rakes

This train initially had 16 bogies, an extra sleeper coach was added in 1 July 2005.[20] One more sleeper coach was added on 6 June 2013[21] and a couple of extra sleeper coaches were added on 8 June 2013.[22] Presently it has 21 bogies composing of One AC 2–Tier (2A), Two AC 3–Tier (3A), Twelve II Sleeper coaches (SL), Four Unreserved (general) coaches (UR / GS) and Two Luggage rakes (SLR).[lower-alpha 1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
BSicon LDER.svg SLR GS GS A1 B1 B2 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 GS GS SLR

Schedule

Some of the prominent stoppages include Kumbakonam, Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Erode Junction, Salem Junction and Bengaluru City. This daily train departs Mayiladuthurai Junction as "Mysuru Express", numbered 16231 at 17:45 hours and arrives Tiruchirappalli at 20:25 hours, reverses loco and departs at 20:35 hours. The train arrives Erode at 23:30 hours, reverses loco and departs at 23:40 hours, and arrives Bengaluru, the next day, at 5.50 hours and departs 6:00 hours, and finally arrives Mysuru Junction at 9:20 hours.[23] In the return journey, the train departs Mysuru Junction as "Mayiladuthurai Express", numbered 16232 at 15:45 hours, arrives Bengaluru at 18:45 hours and leaves at 19:05 hours. The train arrives Erode at 00:50 hours, the next day, reverses loco and departs at 1:00 hours, and arrives Tiruchirappalli at 3:55 hours reverses loco one more time and departs at 4:05 hours and finally arrives Mayiladuthurai Junction at 7:00 hours.[24][lower-alpha 2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The coach composition is subject to change.
  2. ↑ The timings are in Indian Standard Time.

References

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