| Color: | FF7F2A |
| Lalbagh Express | |
| Type: | Superfast Express |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
| Operator: | South Western Railways |
| Website: | https://indianrail.gov.in/ |
| Start: | KSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC) |
| Stops: | 11 halts |
| End: | MGR Chennai Central (MAS) |
| Distance: | 359km (223miles) |
| Journeytime: | 5hrs 55mins |
| Frequency: | Daily service |
| Trainnumber: | 12608 / 12607 |
| Line Used: | Chennai-Bangalore line |
| Class: | Unreserved Class, Reserved Class, AC Chair Car |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | Available |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Stock: | LHB coaches |
| Gauge: | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
| Speed: | 61km/h |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Maintenance: | Bangalore City (SBC) |
| Electrification: | 25 kV AC at 50 Hz |
The 12607/12608 Lalbagh Express is a Superfast express train connecting KSR Bengaluru City Jn and MGR Chennai Central. It is currently operated with train numbers 12608/12607 on a daily service basis.
This train is currently hauled by WAP-7 class electric locomotive maintained by Electric Loco Shed Erode, Royapuram of Southern Railways and Krishnarajapuram of South Western Railways.
This train is a daily service train with the following departures and arrivals at some of these stations:-
| KSR Bengaluru City Jn ↔ MGR Chennai Central (Lalbagh SF Express) | ||||||
| 12608 | Station Name | Station Code | 12607 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |||
| - | 06:20 | KSR Bengaluru City Junction | SBC | 21:35 | - | |
| 06:30 | 06:32 | Bangalore Cantonment | BNC | 21:00 | 21:01 | |
| 06:41 | 06:42 | Krishnarajapuram | KJM | 20:46 | 20:47 | |
| 07:24 | 07:25 | Bangarapet Junction | BWT | 20:00 | 20:01 | |
| 07:51 | 07:52 | Kuppam | KPN | 19:32 | 19:33 | |
| 08:38 | 08:40 | Jolarpettai Junction | JTJ | 18:53 | 18:55 | |
| 09:05 | 09:07 | Ambur | AB | 18:13 | 18:15 | |
| 09:48 | 09:50 | Katpadi Junction | KPD | 17:33 | 17:35 | |
| 10:09 | 10:10 | Walajah Road Junction | WJR | 17:08 | 17:10 | |
| 10:23 | 10:25 | Sholinghur | SHU | 16:53 | 16:55 | |
| 10:43 | 10:45 | Arakkonam Junction | AJJ | 16:33 | 16:35 | |
| 11:33 | 11:35 | Perambur | PER | 15:43 | 15:45 | |
| 12:15 | - | MGR Chennai Central | MAS | - | 15:30 | |
The train has 20 coaches. It is categorized as a "Superfast Express". The composition of this train is:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12608 | SLR | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | PC | D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | C2 | C1 | EOG | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 12607 | EOG | C1 | C2 | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | PC | D8 | D9 | D10 | D11 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR |
Lalbagh Express was introduced by the Southern Railway. At the time of introduction, the train had only one stop - Katpadi junction. But now it stops at 11 stations including Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Ambur, Vellore-Katpadi, Sholingur, Walajah road, Arakkonam and traverses the 362 km distance in 5 hours 45 min. The rake is now maintained by South Western Railway at Bangalore.