Bangalore City–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express

For other uses, see Garib Nawaz Express.

The 16531 / 16532 Ajmer–KSR Bengaluru City Garib Nawaz Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Ajmer Junction and Bangalore City in India. It is currently being operated with 16531/16532 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

KSR Bengaluru City – Ajmer Junction Garib Nawaz Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat & Rajasthan
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Termini	Ajmer Junction (AII) KSR Bengaluru City (SBC)
Stops	36
Distance travelled	2,216 km (1,377 mi)
Average journey time	46 hrs 50 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	16531 / 16532
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

Service

• 16531 Ajmer–KSR Bengaluru Garib Nawaz Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 2216 km in 47 hrs 15 mins.
• The 16532 KSR Bengaluru–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 2216 km in 48 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Ajmer Junction
• Marwar Junction
• Abu Road
• Palanpur Junction
• Mahesana Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Surat
• Valsad
• Vapi
• Vasai Road
• Bhiwandi Road
• Kalyan Junction
• Karjat Junction
• Lonavala
• Pune Junction
• Satara
• Miraj Junction
• Belgaum
• Londa Junction
• Dharwad
• Hubli Junction
• Gadag Junction
• Hosapete Junction
• Bellary Junction
• Guntakal Junction
• Dharmavaram Junction
• Yesvantpur Junction
• KSR Bengaluru City

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:

• 1 AC First Class
• 2 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 4 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
16531	AII	Ajmer Junction	05:30 am	Mon	Bangalore City	04:45 am	Wed
16532	SBC	Bangalore City	17:00 pm	Fri	Ajmer Junction	17:40 pm	Sun

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ajmer to Bengaluru and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with,

• 16573/16574 Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express,
• 16533/16534 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal),
• 16505/16506 Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express
• 16507/16508 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi).

See also

• Bangalore City railway station
• Gandhidham Junction railway station
• Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi−Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal)
• Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi−Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi)