Lal Bagh Express

Lalbagh Express
Lalbagh SF Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
StatusOperational
LocaleKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
First service1 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-01)
Current operator(s)South Western Railways
Websitehttps://indianrail.gov.in/
Route
TerminiKSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC)
MGR Chennai Central (MAS)
Stops11 halts
Distance travelled359 km (223 mi)
Average journey time5hrs 55mins
Service frequencyDaily service
Train number(s)12608 / 12607
Line(s) usedChennai-Bangalore line
On-board services
Class(es)Unreserved Class, Reserved Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV AC at 50 Hz
Operating speed61 km/h (38 mph)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceBangalore City (SBC)
Route map

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.

Timings

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

Coach composition

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

Another great vendor express in which one can mingle with passengers of various Dravidian linguistic backgrounds. Many vendors with their wares jostle for space. The Train has been named after the famous Lalbagh Botanical Garden In Bangalore

Introduction and destinations

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.

See also