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The 12639 / 12640 Brindavan Superfast Express is a train linking Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station (MAS) and Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station (SBC). It leaves Chennai Central at 07:40 and reaches Bangalore City railway station at 13:40 hours. In the reverse direction, it leaves Bangalore City railway station at 15:00 and reaches Chennai Central at 21:05 hours. The train has 22 coaches in its composition
History
This train introduced in the 1964 as the first intercity express in the Southern Railways. At that time it had stops only at Katpadi Junction and Jolarpettai Junction covering the Template:Convert in 5 hours. Later due to derailments of some trains the speed was reduced to take 5.5 hours in the 1980s. With increase in stops it has now come to 6 hours. In the early 1980s the train was operated as double decker with ac and non-ac classes, which was later on scrapped, and the train was operated as single deck. In the late 1980s the MAS-JTJ stretch was electrified. JTJ-SBC the train used diesel engines. For the purpose of speed this train used to have twin diesels for the up gradient (deccan) between JTJ and SBC. The Train celebrated its Golden Jubilee run on 1 October 2014. [1]
Loco Link
This train is currently hauled by WAP-7 class electric locomotive maintained by Electric Loco Shed Royapuram of Southern Railway
Halts
Halts and timing for 12639
| Station | Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station | 07:40 | 0 |
| Arakkonam Junction | 08:38 | 69 |
| Sholinghur | 08:58 | 89 |
| Walajah Road | 09:13 | 105 |
| Katpadi Junction | 09:38 | 130 |
| Ambur | 10:18 | 182 |
| Vaniyambadi | 10:33 | 198 |
| Jolarpettai Junction | 10:58 | 214 |
| Kuppam | 11:38 | 257 |
| Bangarapet Junction | 12:09 | 292 |
| Krishnarajapuram | 12:50 | 348 |
| Bengaluru Cantt. | 13:08 | 358 |
| Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station | 13:40 | 362 |
Halts and timing for 12640
| Station | Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station | 15:00 | 0 |
| Bengaluru Cantt. | 15:10 | 5 |
| Krishnarajapuram | 15:23 | 15 |
| Bangarapet Junction | 16:03 | 71 |
| Kuppam | 16:28 | 105 |
| Jolarpettai Junction | 17:13 | 149 |
| Vaniyambadi | 17:33 | 164 |
| Ambur | 17:48 | 180 |
| Katpadi Junction | 18:33 | 232 |
| Walajah Road | 18:53 | 257 |
| Sholinghur | 18:59 | 268 |
| Arakkonam Junction | 19:23 | 293 |
| Perambur | 20:18 | 356 |
| Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station | 21:05 | 362 |
Coach composition
- 2 Second Class Sitting (Unreserved)
- 15 Second-Class Sitting (Reserved)
- 2 AC Chair Car
- 1 Pantry Car
- 1 EOG
- 1 LSLRD
References
- ↑ Chennai - Bangalore Brindavan Express chugs past 50th year. The Times of India(6 October 2014).