Service type Intercity Express Start Ernakulam Junction | First service Wed Apr 15, 1998 Stops 12 halts | |
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Locale Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala Current operator(s) Southern Railway (India) | ||
Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express is an intercity express train which runs daily between Bangalore City Junction and Ernakulam Junction.
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History
In the railway budget of the year 1997–98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore. 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.
On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people.
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
SLR – Sitting cum Luggage Rake
UR – Unreserved
D – Second Sitting
C – AC Chair Car
PC – Pantry Car
HCPV – High Capacity Parcel Van