Service type Shatabdi Express Current operator(s) South Western Railway Stops 4 | First service 12 October 2005 Start Bangalore End Chennai | |
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The 12028/12027 Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bangalore and Chennai in India. It is a 6 days a week service with Tuesdays being the weekly day off. It operates as train number 12028 from Bangalore to Chennai and as train number 12027 in the reverse direction.
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Coaches
The Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express generally has 1 Executive Chair Car coach, 10 AC Chair Car coaches and 2 luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. As customary, the composition of coaches is at the discretion of Indian Railways. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.
Service
It is the fastest train on the Bangalore - Chennai sector averaging 72.40 km/hr. It covers the distance of 362 kilometres in 5 hours 00 mins as 12028 & 12027 Shatabdi Express (72.40 km/hr) thus making it one of the rare trains on the Indian Railways network whose run in both directions is identical like the 12117/18 Godavari Superfast Express.
Loco link
It is usually hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive from the Royapuram Shed. At times, it has also been hauled by a Arakkonam based WAP 4 or WAP 1.