Rani Chennamma Express

Rani Chennamma Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Start	Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City Junction (SBC)
Stops	29
End	Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur (KOP)
Distance travelled	796 km
Average journey time	16 hrs 25 mins (up direction) and 16 hrs 40 mins (down direction)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16589/16590
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Not Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge

The Rani Chennamma Express is a daily train connecting the City of Bengaluru with the Maharashtra Kolhapur. This is one of the prestigious trains of the South Western Railway and generally gets the best coaches and locomotives that the infrastructure can support. This train operates daily and covers a distance of 797 km.This train ran up to Miraj Junction till 2002. Further extended up to Kolhapur in 2002 Railway Budget.

Rani Chennamma Express Route map

Route

The train makes an over-night journey to major cities in north western part of Karnataka - Hubballi-Dharwad , Gokak and Belagavi from Bengaluru. This train leaves Bengaluru at 21:15 and reaches Kolhapur at 13:40 after bifurcating from the main line at Miraj.

This train apart from connecting major cities of Karnataka like Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Haveri, Davangere, Kadur, Tiptur and Tumkuru to Bengaluru, also caters to smaller towns of Alnavar, Khanapur, Gokak, Miraj, Kudchi, Raibag. The busiest train of south India after Mangalappuram Express. (INSAT).

The only train to get a WAP 7 (Ajnii Shed) from Kolhapur to Miraj and vice versa.

Relevance

This train traces its name to the historic queen Rani Chennamma who ruled the northern part of Karnataka state in India. She was a mighty warrior queen who had her capital at Kittur in Belagavi District. The origin of train can be traced to 1940s when meterguage train was running between Bengaluru and Pune.

Coach composition

From SBC(Bengaluru) to KOP(Kolhapur) :

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLR	UR	UR	H1	A1	B1	B2	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	UR	UR	SLR	B3	S11	SLR

B3 AND S11 are attached till/from Londa Junction (Link to/from Vasco) by Gova Express.

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