Kaveri Express is a daily train running between
Mysuru
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
and
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. This train is also known as the Mysuru–Chennai Express. Numbered 16021/22, this train belongs to
Southern Railway and is maintained at Chennai.
History
This train was earlier a daily train running between
Bengaluru and Mysuru in the opposite direction to that of
Chamundi Express. To provide connectivity to Chennai from Mysuru, this train was extended in 1998.
Coach composition
This train has 14 Sleeper classes, two 3 tier AC, two 2 tier AC, 3 unreserved Bogies and 2 second Sitting cum luggage van from Mysuru which sums to 23. Previously, there was an engine change at Bengaluru City, the engine changes from diesel to electric for 16022 and the opposite for 16021.
''indiatimes.com'', 27 February 2017 After the electrification of the Bangalore–Mysore line, the train runs with an electric loco from Chennai to Mysore all the way.
Routing
It runs, from MGR Chennai Central via Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram, KSR Bengaluru, Ramanagaram, Maddur, Mandya to Mysuru Jn.
Loco link
It is hauled by a Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram, Royapuram or Lallaguda electric loco shed-based WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
locomotive on its entire journey.
References
External links
16021 Kaveri Express
at India Rail Info
16022 Kaveri Express
at India Rail Info
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Transport in Chennai
Transport in Mysore
Railway services introduced in 1980
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Rail transport in Karnataka
Express trains in India