The Lalbagh Express is a train in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, linking 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:...

 and Chennai Central

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...

.

Timings

It leaves Bangalore City at 06:30 hrs and reaches Chennai Central at around 12:15 hrs. In the return direction, it leaves Chennai Central at 15:35 hrs and reaches Bangalore City at 21:35 hrs. The train no is 12607 in the Chennai to Bangalore direction and 12608 in the Bangalore to Chennai direction. The train has around 21 coaches. It is categorized as a "Superfast Express"..

The composition of this train is:

• AC Chair Car: 2
• Second Class (Reserved):8
• Pantry: 1
• Unreserved:8
• Luggage Vans: 2

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with the 12609/12610 Bangalore-Chennai express which takes about 6½ hours for the same distance. It runs on a complete electrified railway route and uses an electric engine.

Introduction & Destinations

Lalbagh Express was introduced by the Southern Railway

Southern Railway Zone (India)

The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...

. At the time of introduction, the train had only one stop - 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...

 junction. But now it stops at 11 stations including Bangalore Cantonment

Bangalore Cantonment

The Bangalore Cantonment was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 square miles, extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries in the north to Agram in the south. By area,...

, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam

Kuppam

Kuppam is a census town in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. It is 105 km from Bangalore and 250 km from Chennai by rail. It is known for its granite quarries and a granite variety, Kuppam Green, is named after the town. Kuppam has now become an educational hub with an engineering...

, Jolarpettai, Ambur

Ambur

Ambur Ambur is a developed Industrial Town of Vellore District in Tamil Nadu, India. Ambur is located at the 'Palaar' River Bank,on the Chennai - Bangalore Highway, both sides at a distance of approx 180 – 200 km....

, 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...

, Sholingur, Walajah road, Arakkonam

Arakkonam

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...

and traverses the 362 km distance in 5 hours 45 min. The rake is now maintained by South Western Railway at Bangalore.