The 12725 / 12726 Siddhaganga Intercity Express, formerly Intercity Express is a daily

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that runs between

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and

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and it replaced Bangalore City (KSR Bengaluru) - Hubli (Hubballi)

Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express () are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways. Shatabdi Express are day trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains run at a maximum permissible speed of depending on the ...

.Indian Railways
Retrieved 12 August 2017 and until 2009, this train ran from

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 ...

to Bengaluru. It was extended to Dharwad on 8 December 2009. It takes 8 hours 50 minutes to cover . It has 17 stops and 65 intermediate Stations. It is numbered as 12725/12726. The train belongs to Mysuru Division of

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Route & halts

12725 Siddaganga Intercity Express with a WDP4 at Bangalore City Jn

The train is runs from

via

Hubli 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 ...

, Yalivigi,

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, Byadgi, Ranibennur,

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, Chikjajur, Hosadurga Road, Ajjampura,

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, Yeshwantpur to KSR Bengaluru City.

Traction

The train is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed based

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electric locomotive from end to end.

Speed

The train reaches between

Yesvantpur Yashavantapura (formerly Yeshwanthpur), also known as Yeshvantpur, is a locality in the northwestern part of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located to the north of Malleshwara and west of Hebbala. The biggest wholesale marke ...

and

. Its average speed is .

Rake and rake sharing

The train carries 21 coaches, including one air-conditioned coach. It shares its rake with Wodeyar Express and the Bangalore City– Talaguppa Intercity Express. It's maintenance happens at Mysuru. Day 1 - 12613->20651 Day 2 - 20652->12725 Day 3 - 12726->12614

References

External links

12725 Siddhaganga Intercity Express at India Rail Info

12726 Siddhaganga Intercity Express at India Rail Info
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