Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express

The Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur Junction and Puducherry in India. It is currently being operated with 16573/16574 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	21 March 2017; 8 years ago (2017-03-21)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Termini	Yesvantpur Junction (YPR) Puducherry (PDY)
Stops	8
Distance travelled	456 km (283 mi)
Average journey time	10h 15m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	16573/16574
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph), including halts

Service

The 16573/Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 456 km in 10h 15m. The 16574/Puducherry–Yesvantpur Weekly Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 456 km in 11h 30m. Although it does not have a stop at Karmelaram or Heelalige, it is often stopped at these stations to allow the passage or arrival of 12677 KSR Bengaluru-Intercity Express, which sometimes experiences delays of up to forty minutes.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Yesvantpur Junction
• Banaswadi
• Hosur
• Dharmapuri
• Salem Junction
• Attur
• Chinna Salem
• Vriddhachalam Junction
• Viluppuram Junction
• Puducherry

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 12 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 4 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Bangalore to Puducherry and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16505/16506 Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express, 16533/16534 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal), 16533/16534 Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express and 16507/16508 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi).

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

• Vriddhachalam Junction
• Viluppuram Junction

See also

• Yesvantpur Junction railway station
• Puducherry railway station
• Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi−Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal)
• Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express
• Bhagat Ki Kothi−Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi)
• Yesvanthpur Puducherry Garibrath Express

Notes

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