KSR Bangalore–Gandhidham Express

The 16505 / 16506 Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Gandhidham Junction and KSR Bengaluru in India. It is currently being operated with 16505/16506 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	11 July 2002; 23 years ago (2002-07-11)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Termini	Gandhidham Junction (GIMB) [[ railway station, KSR Bengaluru|]] (SBC)
Stops	30
Distance travelled	1,954 km (1,214 mi)
Average journey time	38 hrs 10 mins
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	16505 / 16506
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts
Route map

Service

• The 16505/Gandhidham–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1955 km in 42 hrs 15 mins.
• The 16506/KSR Bengaluru–Gandhidham Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1955 km in 38 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Gandhidham Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Surat
• Vasai Road
• Bhiwandi Road
• Kalyan Junction
• Karjat Junction
• Lonavala
• Pune Junction
• Satara
• Miraj Junction
• Belagavi
• Londa Junction
• Dharwad
• Hubli Junction
• Arsikere Junction
• Yesvantpur Junction
• KSR Bengaluru City

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC I Tier
• 2 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 Generator Cars (EOG)

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	SLR	EOG	GEN	H1	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	S1	S2	S3	PC	S4	S5	S6	S7	GEN	EOG

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
16505	GIMB	Gandhidham Junction	09:00 AM	Tue	Bangalore City	03:15 AM	Thu
16506	SBC	Bangalore City	10:20 PM	Sat	Gandhidham Junction	11:00 AM	Mon

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram loco shed based WAP-7 Electric locomotive from Bangalore to Gandhidham 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),
• 16533/16534 Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express
• 16507/16508 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi).

See also

• Bangalore City railway station
• Gandhidham Junction railway station
• Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express
• Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal)
• Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express
• Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi)

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.