Chennai Central–Mysore Shatabdi Express

Legend

12007 ↓ MGR Chennai Central Katpadi Junction Tamil Nadu Karnataka border KSR Bangalore City Jn 12008 ↑ Mysuru Junction

The 12007/08 Chennai Central–Mysuru Junction Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways, Southern Railway zone, that runs between Chennai Central and Mysuru Junction in India. It is the first Shatabdi Express in South India.^[1][2][3]

It operates as train number 12007 from Chennai Central to Mysuru Junction, and as train number 12008 in the reverse direction while also connecting the capital cities of the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. ^{[4] [5]}

Service

The 12007 Chennai Central–Mysuru Junction Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 500 km (310 mi) in 7 hours 00 mins averaging 71.43 km/h (44.38 mph) and in 7 hours 25 minutes as 12008 Mysuru Junction–Chennai Central Shatabdi Express averaging 67.42 km/h (41.89 mph) including halts.

Loco link

Prior end 2017 due to partial electrification of the route, an Arakkonam or Royapuram-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 would haul the train between Chennai Central & KSR Bengaluru Station handing over to a Hubli-based WDP-4 which would then power the train up to Mysuru Junction.

Since the entire route is now completely electrified, the train is now hauled end to end by a Royapuram or Erode based WAP-7 locomotive which are equipped with head-on generation(HOG) technology.

Gallery

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  Chennai Central–Mysore Shatabdi Express entering Mysore railway station captured from out going Mysuru–Tuticorin Express
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  Chennai Central–Mysore Shatabdi Express entering Mysore railway station captured from out going Mysuru–Tuticorin Express

Notes

References

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "Online Passenger Reservation System". IRCTC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.