Brindavan Express
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The 2639/2640 Brindavan Express is a train linking Chennai Central
and Bangalore City Railway Station
. It leaves Chennai Central at 07:15 and reaches Bangalore City at 13:20 hours. In the reverse direction, it leaves Bangalore City at 14:30 and reaches Chennai Central at 20:20 hours. The train has around 24 coaches out of which 3 are AC chair cars.
as the first intercity expresses in the southern Railways. At that time it had stops only at Katpadi
and Jolarpet
covering the 360 km 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 late 1980s the MAS-JTJ strech was electrified. JTJ-SBC the train used diesel engines. For the purpose of speed this train used to have twin diesels for the up gradiesnt between JTJ and SBC.
, Katpadi
, Jolarpettai and Bangarpet. However, it also stops at some smaller stations like Walajah Road, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Kuppam, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantonment.
Chennai Central
Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
and Bangalore City Railway Station
Bangalore City Railway Station
Bangalore City Railway station is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is an important hub of the South Western Railway. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.-Junction:...
. It leaves Chennai Central at 07:15 and reaches Bangalore City at 13:20 hours. In the reverse direction, it leaves Bangalore City at 14:30 and reaches Chennai Central at 20:20 hours. The train has around 24 coaches out of which 3 are AC chair cars.
History
This train introduced in the 1960s along with the Vaigai and Kovai ExpressKovai Express
The Kovai Express is a daily superfast express train on Indian Railways, running between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. Recently ads featuring the mobile phone services operator Vodafone can be spotted on the exteriors of the Kovai Express coaches. Train Number 2675 starts from Chennai...
as the first intercity expresses in the southern Railways. At that time it had stops only at Katpadi
Katpadi
Katpadi is an area in Vellore, at the northern most part of Vellore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The place gained importance due to its strategic location on the broad gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati. It is known to house VIT, one of India's premier...
and Jolarpet
Jolarpet
Jolarpet is a panchayat town in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India.Now it is IInd grade municipality from 2011. It is an important railway junction in Southern Railway. It is located 7km from Tirupattur and 18 km from Vaniyambadi...
covering the 360 km 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 late 1980s the MAS-JTJ strech was electrified. JTJ-SBC the train used diesel engines. For the purpose of speed this train used to have twin diesels for the up gradiesnt between JTJ and SBC.
Junctions
The train crosses four major junctions - ArakkonamArakkonam
Arakkonam is a mid-sized City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of about 101,626 as per the census 2011...
, Katpadi
Katpadi
Katpadi is an area in Vellore, at the northern most part of Vellore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The place gained importance due to its strategic location on the broad gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati. It is known to house VIT, one of India's premier...
, Jolarpettai and Bangarpet. However, it also stops at some smaller stations like Walajah Road, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Kuppam, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantonment.