Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express

Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
First service	12 October 2005
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Start	Bangalore
Stops	4
End	Chennai
Distance travelled	362 km (225 mi)
Service frequency	except Tuesdays
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	LHB rakes
Entertainment facilities	Large Windows
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 72.40 km/h (45 mph), including halts

The 12028/12027 Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bangalore and Chennai in India. It is a 6 days a week service with Tuesdays being the weekly day off. It operates as train number 12028 from Bangalore to Chennai and as train number 12027 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express generally has 1 Executive Chair Car coach, 10 AC Chair Car coaches and 2 luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. As customary, the composition of coaches is at the discretion of Indian Railways. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

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12027 Bangalore Shatabdi Express – EOG car

Service

It is the fastest train on the Bangalore - Chennai sector averaging 72.40 km/hr. It covers the distance of 362 kilometres in 5 hours 00 mins as 12028 & 12027 Shatabdi Express (72.40 km/hr) thus making it one of the rare trains on the Indian Railways network whose run in both directions is identical like the 12117/18 Godavari Superfast Express.

Traction

It is usually hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive from the Royapuram Shed. At times, it has also been hauled by a Arakkonam based WAP 4 or WAP 1.