Service type Mail / Express | Current operator(s) Central Railways Stops 25 Distance travelled 1209 km | |
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Sharavati Express (Marathi: शरावती एक्सप्रेस) is a weekly passenger train service of Indian Railways between Mysore and Mumbai. This train follows the same time slot as that of Chalukya express. This runs via Hassan and joins the Bangalore-Hubli main line at Arisikere.
Contents
Sharavati Express operates as train number 11035 from Dadar to Mysore and as train number 11036 in the reverse direction.
Relevance
Sharavathi is named after the Sharavathi river which originates in the western ghats of India and is famous for the Jog Falls near Shimoga. This train connects to Birur from where line to Shimoga branches off.
Stops
The train has stops at:
Locomotion
As the route is not fully electrified, a Krishnarajapuram-based WDP-4 or WDP-4B locomotive hauls the train end to end.
References
Sharavati Express Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA