Rani Chennamma Express

Route map
	Rani Chennamma Express Route map

Rani Chennamma Express
Overview
Service type	Super Fast Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Start	Kranti Veera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City Junction (SBC)
Stops	26
End	Miraj Junction (MRJ)
Distance travelled	749 km
Average journey time	14 hrs 45 mins (up direction) and 14 hrs 35 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	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Route map
	Rani Chennamma Express Route map

The Rani Chennamma Express is a daily train connecting the City of Bengaluru,Karnataka with city of Miraj ,Sangli District of Maharashtra . 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 749 km.This train ran up to Miraj Junction till 2002. Further extended up to Kolhapur in 2002 Railway Budget. Railway board confirms the origination & Termination of Rani chennama Exp again from Miraj as per Zero base time table.

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 Miraj at 12:00.In return direction train departs Miraj at 15.30 and reaches Bengaluru at 6.45 next day

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

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 Mrj(Miraj) :

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 Goa Express.

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