| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express |
| Status | Active |
| Locale | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, UttarPradesh, Haryana & Delhi |
| First service | 1 March 1977 |
| Current operator(s) | South Western Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | KSR Bengaluru City (SBC) New Delhi (NDLS) |
| Stops | 33 |
| Distance travelled | 2,392 km (1,486 mi) |
| Average journey time | 37 hours 30 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12627 / 12628 |
| Line(s) used | Bangalore - Delhi |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts. |
The 12627 / 12628 Karnataka SF Express is a Daily Superfast Express train that runs between K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction, Bangalore the capital of Karnataka, and the Indian capital New Delhi.
A popular daily Superfast train to Shirdi, Karnataka Express is overcrowded throughout the year.
Bangalore was first connected to the north by the Kerala-Karnataka (also known as KK) Express, introduced in 1976.[1] The train ran from New Delhi to Jolarpettai and was split into two trains, one going to Bangalore and the other to Trivandrum. This continued until 1983, when Karnataka Express was launched in the February 1983 budget[2] as a single biweekly train running on 3 routes on different days of the week. The routes were via Secunderabad, Manmad, and Vijayawada. The train was then rerouted via Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, - Bhusaval and continues to run on the same route to this day.[3][4]
Major stations along the route are KSR Bengaluru, Yelahanka Junction, Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram Junction, Anantapur, Guntakal Junction, Wadi Junction,Kalaburagi Junction, Solapur, Daund Junction, Ahmednagar Junction, Manmad Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Burhanpur, Khandwa Junction, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction, Agra Cantonment and New Delhi. It halts at several smaller stations, like Hindupur and Kopargaon.[5][6]
Apart from the stations mentioned above, 12627 also halts at Hazrat Nizamuddin.
The train runs daily . 12627 Depart Daily at 7.30 PM from K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction and 12628 Departs Daily in the night at 8. 15 PM and 12627 reaches its destination New Delhi on the third morning at 9.00 am and 12628 Daily reaches K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction in the 12. 00 PM afternoon respectively.
The train is hauled by a WAP-7 electric locomotive from Royapuram Loco Shed or Lallaguda Loco Shed or Tughlakabad Loco Shed from end to end basis.
Karnataka Express used to run with ICF coaches until November 10, 2021, when it was given LHB coaches. The coach composition is as follows:
The train runs with 23 coaches in the up direction and 23 coaches in the down direction. The train shares its rakes with 12657/12658 KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai central Mail.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCP | SLR | GS | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | H1 | A1 | A2 | GS | GS | EOG |
