Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Intercity Express |
| Locale | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala |
| First service | Wed Apr 15, 1998 |
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway (India) |
| Route | |
| Start | Ernakulam Junction |
| Stops | 12 halts |
| End | Bangalore City Railway Station |
| Distance travelled | 587 km (365 mi) |
| Average journey time | 10h 40m |
| Service frequency | Daily each way |
| Train number(s) | 12677/12678 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Unreserved, Second Sitting, AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Observation facilities | Windows |
| Other facilities | Pantry Car, Catering |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts |
Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express is an intercity express train which runs daily between Bangalore City Junction and Ernakulam Junction.
Contents
History
In the railway budget of the year 1997–98, a plan was proposed to introduce a superfast train between Coimbatore and Bangalore.[1] On April 15, 1998, Bangalore-Coimbatore Intercity Express train was inaugurated as Train no: 2677. In the year 2008, the service was extended till Ernakulam as Train no: 12677 after few temporary runs.[2]
On 13 February 2015, the train derailed on its onward journey to Ernakulam from Bangalore leading to 10 deaths and injuring 150 people.[3][4][5]
Train information
This train runs daily each way, as Train no: 12677 (Ernakulam Exp) departing Bangalore City Junction at 06:15 hrs and reaching Ernakulam Junction at 16:55 hrs and Train no: 12678 (Bangalore Exp) departing Ernakulam Junction at 09:10 hrs and reaching Bangalore City Junction at 19:50 hrs. It covers a distance of 587 kilometres (365 mi) in each direction and the journey duration is about 10 hours and 40 minutes. The rake of the train usually contains 4 Unreserved Coaches, 11 Second Sitting Coaches, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches, a Pantry car, a High Capacity Parcel Van and 2 SLR Cars making a total of 21 coaches.
Rake/Coach Composition
| LOCO | SLR | UR | UR | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | PC | D8 | D9 | D10 | D11 | C1 | C2 | UR | UR | SLR | HCPV |
SLR – Sitting cum Luggage Rake
UR – Unreserved
D – Second Sitting
C – AC Chair Car
PC – Pantry Car
HCPV – High Capacity Parcel Van
Schedule
Departure and Arrival
| Station Code | Station Name | Departure | Arrival | Distance | Day | Frequency | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBC | Bangalore City Junction | 06:15 | – | 0 | 1 | Daily | |||||||||||||
| ERS | Ernakulam Junction | – | 16:55 | 587 km (365 mi) | 1 | - | |||||||||||||
| ERS | Ernakulam Junction | 09:10 | 0 | 1 | Daily | ||||||||||||||
| SBC | Bangalore City Junction | 19:50 | 587 km (365 mi) | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||
Running Schedule for Train Number 12677 (Ernakulam Exp)
| # | Station Code |
Station Name |
Arrival Time |
Departure Time |
Halt (In mins) |
Distance Covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBC | Bangalore City Jn | Source | 06:15 | 0 | |
| 2 | BNC | Bangalore Cant | 06:25 | 06:27 | 02 | 5 |
| 3 | CRLM | Carmelaram | 06:46 | 06:47 | 01 | 25 |
| 4 | HSRA | Hosur | 07:18 | 07:20 | 02 | 60 |
| 5 | DPJ | Dharmapuri | 08:38 | 08:40 | 02 | 152 |
| 6 | SA | Salem Jn | 10:02 | 10:05 | 03 | 218 |
| 7 | SGE | Sankaridurg | 10:43 | 10:45 | 02 | 260 |
| 8 | ED | Erode Jn | 11:20 | 11:30 | 10 | 281 |
| 9 | TUP | Tiruppur | 12:13 | 12:15 | 02 | 331 |
| 10 | CBE | Coimbatore Jn | 13:07 | 13:10 | 03 | 381 |
| 11 | PGT | Palakkad | 14:18 | 14:20 | 02 | 436 |
| 12 | TCR | Thrisur | 15:22 | 15:24 | 02 | 513 |
| 13 | AWY | Aluva | 16:03 | 16:05 | 02 | 568 |
| 14 | ERS | Ernakulam Jn | 16:55 | Destination | - | 587 |
Running Schedule for Train Number 12678 (Bangalore Exp)
| # | Station Code |
Station Name |
Arrival Time |
Departure Time |
Halt (In mins) |
Distance Covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERS | Ernakulam Jn | Source | 09:10 | 0 | |
| 2 | AWY | Aluva | 09:32 | 09:34 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | TCR | Thrisur | 10:18 | 10:20 | 2 | 75 |
| 4 | PGT | Palakkad | 11:43 | 11:45 | 2 | 152 |
| 5 | CBE | Coimbatore Jn | 12:47 | 12:50 | 3 | 206 |
| 6 | TUP | Tiruppur | 13:33 | 13:35 | 2 | 256 |
| 7 | ED | Erode Jn | 14:30 | 14:35 | 5 | 307 |
| 8 | SGE | Sankaridurg | 14:59 | 15:00 | 1 | 328 |
| 9 | SA | Salem Jn | 15:37 | 15:40 | 3 | 369 |
| 10 | DPJ | Dharmapuri | 16:43 | 16:45 | 2 | 435 |
| 11 | HSRA | Hosur | 18:13 | 18:15 | 2 | 528 |
| 12 | CRLM | Carmelaram | 18:47 | 18:48 | 1 | 562 |
| 13 | BNC | Bangalore Cant | 19:20 | 19:22 | 2 | 583 |
| 14 | SBC | Bangalore City Jn | 19:50 | Destination | 587 |
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