Lal Bagh Express
The 12607/12608 Lalbagh Superfast Express is a train in India, linking Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station.
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Timings
It leaves Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station at 06:30 hrs and reaches Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station at around 12:15 hrs. In the return direction, it leaves Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station at 15:35 hrs and reaches Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station City at 21:35 hrs. The train no is 12607 in the Chennai to Bengaluru direction and 12608 in the Bengaluru to Chennai direction. The train has 22 coaches. It is categorized as a "Superfast Express".
The composition of this train is:
- AC Chair Car: 2
- Chair car (Reserved):13
- Pantry: 1
- Second class (Unreserved):4
- Power cars : 2
Another great vendor express in which one can mingle with passengers of various Dravidian linguistic backgrounds. Many vendors with their wares jostle for space.
Relevance
The train is named for the famous Lalbagh botanical gardens in Bangalore.
Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with the 12609/12610 Mysuru - Chennai Express which takes about 9 hours 45 minutes. It runs on a complete electrified railway route and is regularly hauled by WAP4 of Arakkonam Shed or WAP7 of either Krishnarajapuram or royapuram shed.
Introduction & Destinations
Lalbagh Express was introduced by the Southern Railway. At the time of introduction, the train had only one stop - Katpadi junction. But now it stops at 11 stations including Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Ambur, Vellore-Katpadi, Sholingur, Walajah road, Arakkonam and traverses the 362 km distance in 5 hours 45 min. The rake is now maintained by South Western Railway at Bangalore.