KSR Bengaluru–Coimbatore Uday Express explained

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KSR Bengaluru - Coimbatore Jn
UDAY Express
Type:Uday Express
Locale:Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Operator:Southern Railways
Start: (SBC)
Stops:6
End: (CBE)
Distance:419km (260miles)
Journeytime:6h 45m
Frequency:Daily
Class:AC Chair Car, Reserved Seating (D#)
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:No
Autorack:yes
Catering:On-board catering,
E-catering
Observation:Large windows
Entertainment:No
Baggage:Yes
Otherfacilities:cafeteria
Trainnumber:22665 / 22666
Stock:LHB-Uday
Speed: average including halts
Map State:collapsed

The 22665 / 22666 KSR Bengaluru City – Coimbatore Uday Express is the 1st Uday Express series double-decker AC chair train of the Indian Railways connecting in Karnataka and in Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 22665/22666 train numbers on all days in a week basis.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It operates at an average speed of 65 km/h.

Coach composition

Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express will be double-decker train trains with 40% additional passenger capacity. They will run overnight on busy route by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

This UDAY Express when introduced had a total of 10 AC coaches; 3 coaches with dining facility with seating capacity of 104 seats each and 5 coaches without dining with seating capacity of 120 seats. The remaining two will be power cars. However, because of low occupancy by passengers, 3 coaches of Double Decker AC Chair Car were replaced with 5 non-AC Chair Car making it a 12 coaches train.

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Service

It averages 62 km/h as 22665 Uday Express starts from covering 419 km in 8 hrs 45 mins and 61 km/h as 22666 Uday Express starts from covering 419 km in 8 hrs 55 min.

Schedule

The schedule of this 22666/22665 KSR Bengaluru - Coimbatore Jn UDAY Express is given below:-

SBC - CBE - SBC UDAY Express+22666Stations22665
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
----05:40Coimbatore Junction21:00----
06:1806:20Tiruppur19:3819:40
07:0507:10Erode Junction18:5018:55
08:0208:05Salem Junction17:5217:55
10:3610:37Kuppam15:4215:43
12:0212:03Krishnarajapuram14:3414:35
12:40---- KSR Bengaluru City Junction----14:15

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a WAP-7 of Royapuram / Erode Locomotive Shed on its entire journey.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hungryforever.com/irctc-installs-first-ever-automatic-food-vending-machine-in-uday-express/ IRCTC Installs First Ever Automatic Food Vending Machine In Uday Express Get F&B News delivered to your inbox View this in app
  2. News: UDAY Express double-decker Coimbatore–Bengaluru train starts today! Check schedule, fare, other details here . 8 June 2018 . Financial Express . Devanjana . Nag . 22 May 2019 .
  3. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/new-double-decker-train-between-bengaluru-and-coimbatore/articleshow/64511826.cms New double-decker train between Bengaluru and Coimbatore
  4. http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=6652&did=1528347830704A0DCF4A6ED6503269BDA9BA361610A16 INTRODUCTION OF UDAY EXPRESS TRAINS BETWEEN COIMBATORE – KSR BENGALURU – COIMBATORE
  5. https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/uday-express-utkrisht-double-decker-air-conditioned-yatri-coimbatore-bengaluru-train/1194390/ UDAY Express: Indian Railways new double-decker Coimbatore-Bengaluru train ready for flag off this week