Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express

Mayiladuthurai–Mysuru Express

Overview
Service type	Express rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Karnataka; Tamil Nadu
First service	1989 (1989)[1]
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Mayiladuthurai Junction (MV)
Stops	23
End	Mysuru Junction (MYS)
Distance travelled	680 km (420 mi)
Average journey time	15 Hours 15 Minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16231 / 16232
Line used	Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line (MV – TJ) Nagappattinam-Tiruchirappalli line (TJ – TPJ) Tiruchirappalli-Erode line (TPJ – ED) Jolarpettai–Shoranur line (ED – SA) Salem-Bengaluru line (SA – SBC) Bengaluru-Chamarajanagar line (SBC – MYS)
On-board services
Class(es)	2A, 3A, SL, SLR and UR / GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach (Unreserved)
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock	Locomotive: WDM3D (ED) Bogie: One AC 2-Tier (2A) Two AC 3-Tier (3A) Twelve II Sleeper Four UR / GS Two SLR
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	44 kilometres per hour (27 mph)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Timetable number(s)	69 / 69A[2]

Mayiladuthurai–Mysuru Express is a overnight regional rail service connecting Mayiladuthurai Junction in Tamil Nadu with Mysuru Junction in Karnataka via Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Erode Junction and Bengaluru City.

History

Initially, numbered as 31 / 32, this service had 4 slip coaches linked with Island Express at Erode.^[3] Later, C. K. Jaffer Sharief, the then Minister of Railways, introduced an exclusive full service between Bengaluru and Trichy as Train No.6531 / 6532 operated by Bengaluru railway division of Southern Railway zone, (before the formation of South Western Railway zone).^[4]

Extensions

Few coaches of the train were amalgamated and bifurcated at Karur for Madurai, numbered as 6531A / 6532A. After changing the train number from 6531 / 6532 to 6231 / 6232, it was first extended to Mysuru, then to Tanjore and to Nagore.^[5] On 29 June 2002, the train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 6831 / 6832 as the service was transferred from Mysore railway division to Tiruchirappalli Railway Division with stoppage at Maddur was cancelled.^[6] The Tiruchi–Nagore service was trimmed for the execution of gauge conversion in the Tiruchi–Nagore section, sanctioned in 1995–1996 Railway Budget.^[7] As the Tiruchi–Thanjavur part was completed in 1998, the service again extended back to Thanjavur.^[5] After the completion of gauge conversion Thanjavur–Kumbakonam section in Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Railway Minister extended the service up to Kumbakonam,^[8][9] which was effected since 9 January 2006 along with change in train number from 6831 / 6832 to 6231 / 6232.^[10][11] Further, the service was extended up to Mayiladuthurai Junction,^{[12][13][14][15]} and was effected since 17 June 2006.^[16][17] The train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 16231 / 16232 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.^[18][19]

Rakes

This train initially had 16 bogies, an extra sleeper coach was added in 1 July 2005.^[20] One more sleeper coach was added on 6 June 2013^[21] and a couple of extra sleeper coaches were added on 8 June 2013.^[22] Presently it has 21 bogies composing of One AC 2–Tier (2A), Two AC 3–Tier (3A), Twelve II Sleeper coaches (SL), Four Unreserved (general) coaches (UR / GS) and Two Luggage rakes (SLR).^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	SLR	GS	GS	A1	B1	B2	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	GS	GS	SLR

Schedule

Some of the prominent stoppages include Kumbakonam, Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Erode Junction, Salem Junction and Bengaluru City. This daily train departs Mayiladuthurai Junction as "Mysuru Express", numbered 16231 at 17:45 hours and arrives Tiruchirappalli at 20:25 hours, reverses loco and departs at 20:35 hours. The train arrives Erode at 23:30 hours, reverses loco and departs at 23:40 hours, and arrives Bengaluru, the next day, at 5.50 hours and departs 6:00 hours, and finally arrives Mysuru Junction at 9:20 hours.^[23] In the return journey, the train departs Mysuru Junction as "Mayiladuthurai Express", numbered 16232 at 15:45 hours, arrives Bengaluru at 18:45 hours and leaves at 19:05 hours. The train arrives Erode at 00:50 hours, the next day, reverses loco and departs at 1:00 hours, and arrives Tiruchirappalli at 3:55 hours reverses loco one more time and departs at 4:05 hours and finally arrives Mayiladuthurai Junction at 7:00 hours.^{[24][lower-alpha 2]}

See also

• Mysuru Thoothukudi Express
• Velankanni – Vasco da Gama Express

Notes

References

External links

• South Western Railway - Official website

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