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Template:Infobox rail service The 11017 / 11018 Dadar–Yesvantpur Chalukya Express was an express train of the Indian Railways connected Template:Stnlnk in Karnataka and Template:Stnlnk of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was operated as 11017/11018 train numbers on six days a week.[1][2]

History

This train gets its name from the Chalukya dynasty that ruled the Karnataka region. This train ran between Maharashtra and the Karnataka region, following a ArsikereHubballiBelagaviMiraj route, giving a panoramic view of rural Karnataka.[3]

It operated 6 days per week in each direction. The train covers the distance in 23 hrs 20 minutes. This route is longer and comprises certain ghats. After 15 Oct 2012, it was extended up to Puducherry and Tirunelveli with tri-weekly days each. It shared rake (Coaches) with Sharavati Express and subsequent trains Puducherry and Tirunelveli followed the same[4][5]

Route and halts

Maharashtra – Karnataka State Border

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Train board of Yesvantpur Dadar Chalukya Express in Hindi

Traction

it was hauled by WDG-4 or WDP-4 end to end

See also

References

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