Mysore–Kochuveli Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service1 January 1996 (1996-01-01)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
TerminiMysore Junction (MYS)
Kochuveli (KCVL)
Stops24
Distance travelled966 km (600 mi)
Average journey time18 hours 35 minutes
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)16315/16316
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed51 km/h (32 mph), including halts

The Mysore–Kochuveli Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Mysore Junction and Kochuveli of Thiruvananthapuram the capital of Kerala in India. It is currently being operated with 16315/16316 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] The train was extended from Bangalore City to Mysore Junction w.e.f. from 29 September 2019.[4] This train was introduced as a result of many protests by Kerala passengers for a second train between TRIVANDRUM and BANGALORE.This train is the successor of TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL BANGALORE WEEKLY EXPRESS.

Service

The 16315 Mysore–Kochuveli Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 961 km in 20 hours 45 minutes. The 16316 Kochuveli–Mysore Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 961 km in 18 hours 35 minutes.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum permissible speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 13 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 EOG

LHB rakes are allotted with effect from 28-07-2018. India Rail Info

Traction

Both trains are hauled by Royapuram-based WAP-7 electric locomotives from Mysore Junction to Kochuveli, and vice versa.

Timetable

  • 16315 – Starts from Mysore daily at 12:50 hrs IST and reaches Kochuveli next day at 9:15 AM IST
  • 16316 – Starts from Kochuveli daily at 16:45 hrs IST and reaches Mysore next day at 11:15 Hrs IST

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ Techies' demands for halt of more trains at Kazhakootam go unheeded
  2. ↑ Knocked down by train, elephant dies
  3. ↑ Elephant run over by a train in Coimbatore
  4. ↑ "Union Minister Flags Off Mysore-Kochuveli Train". Star of Mysore. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.


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