Yesvantpur–Kannur Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)
Current operator(s)South Western Railway zone
Route
TerminiYesvantpur Junction (YPR)
Kannur (CAN)
Stops18
Distance travelled660 km (410 mi)
Average journey time13h 20m
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)16527/16528
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationPartial
Operating speed39 km/h (24 mph)

The Yesvantpur–Kannur Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur (Bangalore) and Kannur in India. It is currently being operated with 16527/16528 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Service

The 16527/Yesvantpur–Kannur Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 660 km in 13h 20m. The 16528/Kannur–Yesvantpur Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 660 km in 13h 55m. It is hauled by a WDM-3D based in Diesel Loco Shed, Erode. It uses a long route, the shortest route being via Mysore Junction and Mangalore Junction. Train number 16512/16513 runs on this route. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is running as 07389(to Kannur) and 07390(from Kannur). The regular service, 16527/28, was restored on Nov 26, 2021.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h yet the train's maximum speed is limited to 110 km/h due to the restrictions in the route. The train consists of 21 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 13 Sleeper coaches
  • 2 General
  • 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van

Incidents

On 12 November 2021, at least 7 coaches of the train, operating as 07390/Kannur-Yesvantpur Special, derailed after boulders fell on it, between Sivadi and Muthampatti, along the Omalur-Bengaluru section, as a result of heavy rain and wind. All 2,348 passengers on board escaped unhurt.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ "Permanent augmentation of trains". Southern Railway. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ↑ PERMANENT AUGMENTATION
  3. ↑ LHB coach FOR YESVANTPUR - KANNUR - YESVANTPUR TRAINS


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