The 16589 / 16590 Rani Chennamma Express is a most prestigious and popular train connecting

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, Capital of Karnataka,IT hub and

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

, the Turmeric city and agriculture and industrial hub in southern

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. Rani Chennamma Express is a daily train maintained by

South Western Railway South Western Railway Limited, trading as South Western Railway (SWR), is the British state-owned train operating company that took over the services of the South Western Railway (2017–2025), operator of the same name from FirstGroup and MTR ...

, Bangalore division which covers a distance of between Bengaluru(SBC) and Sangli(SLI). Before 13 March 2024,This train ran between

and

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate. Chhatrapa ...

since meter gauge era as Kittur Express. The train is well known as the Queen of the South Western Railways . Rani Chennamma Express Was started long time ago in 1964 as Miraj - Bangalore Meter Gauge Express.After gauge conversion in 1996,This train restarted it's service between Miraj and Bangalore as Rani Chennamma Express.In 2002 railway budget, this train was Extended upto Kolhapur.but after Corona pandemic, Railway board implemented Zero base time table and decided to short termination of Rani Chennamma Express at Miraj

Route

Train 16590 Sangli-Bengaluru Rani Chennamma express train leaves Sangli at 15:00 pm, and reaches Bengaluru at 06:15 am the following day. Enroute the Rani Chennamma Express travels overnight to Hubballi-Dharwad,

Gokak Gokak or Gōkāka is a taluka headquarters in the Belagavi district of Karnataka state, India. It is located around 70 km from Belagavi at the confluence of the Ghataprabha and Markandeya rivers. The population of the city is approx 2530 ...

, and

Belagavi Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...

from KSR Bengaluru, the capital city of

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. Rani Chennamma Express is the fastest overnight train between Bangalore & Hubballi-Dharwad. Train 16589 Bengaluru-Sangli Rani Chennamma express train leaves Bengaluru city station at 23 hours at night and reaches Sangli at 12:50 pm the next day. It reaches Hubballi by 6:00 am and

by 8:50 in morning. It is the best train for people travelling from Sangli to Belagavi, Dharwad, Hubli, Bengaluru. In addition to connecting the major cities of

and

with

Hubballi Hubli (officially Hubballi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad district of Ka ...

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged ...

Ranebennur Ranibennur anebennur(AMRUT city) is a major city in Haveri district and in Central Karnataka, India.It is situated northwest of Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. Other nearby cities include Hubballi (108 km) and Mangalore, Mangaluru ...

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, Davangere,

Kadur Kaduru, also known as Kadur, is a town in the district and a taluk in Chikmagalur district, in Karnataka. It is located at in the rain shadow region of western ghats in the Malenadu region. Most of the taluk is dry, unlike much of the distri ...

Tiptur Tiptur is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the three sub-divisional headquarters of Tumakuru district in Karnataka. Capital city Bengaluru is 140 km from Tiptur. Tiptur city is known for its coco ...

, and Tumkuru with Bengaluru. The train serves the smaller towns of

Alnavar Alnavar is a panchayat town and taluk in the Dharwad district in Karnataka, India.Alnavar is known for its wood factory, wood and furniture. It has a railway junction which comes under south western railway lines of India. Some of the places to ...

Khanapur Khanapur known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. It is about 26 km from Belagavi, the administrative capital of the district. The Khanapur Municipal Council governs the town. Khanapur is the headquar ...

, Ghatprabha, Chinchli, Kudchi, and Raybag to Medical City, Miraj Jn. Rani Chennamma Express is

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's second-busiest train, after the Tambaram–Mangaluru Central Express.

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram based WAP-7 on its entire journey.

Name and origin

The train is named after Rani (Queen) Chennamma who ruled Northern Karnataka during the early 19th century and is known for her freedom struggle to free her province from British rule. Rani Chennamma's capital was at

Kittur Kittur or Kitturu, historically known as Kittoor, is a town and a taluk in the Belagavi district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was part of Bailhongal taluka but was declared as an independent taluka on 23October 2012 by the Chief Minist ...

Belagavi district Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya distri ...

. Rani Chennamma express Express starts its journey from

Sangli railway station Sangli railway station is a major railway station serving the city of Sangli in Maharashtra, India. It is classified as a Class A station within the Pune Railway Division of the Central Railway Zone under Indian Railways. Location and infrastr ...

which is globally famous as Turmeric City as it is one of the largest Turmeric Powder Trade Center. Sangli has several large Sugar factories and is referred as Sugar Belt. Sangli is also one of the largest market for grapes, raisins and jaggery in Western India. Due to this reason, people from major parts of

and

visit Sangli.

References

External links

* http://indiarailinfo.com/train/rani-chennamma-express-16589-sbc-to-kop/1373/136/77 * http://gudtimes.in/rani-chennamma-express-train-not-just-connects-places-but-also-people-and-their-heart/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Rani Chennamma Express Express trains in India Named passenger trains of India Transport in Bengaluru Rail transport in Hubli-Dharwad Transport in Kolhapur Rail transport in Karnataka Rail transport in Maharashtra Railway services introduced in 1995