Karnataka Express

The 12627 / 12628 Karnataka SF Express is a Daily Superfast Express train that runs between K. S. R Bengaluru City Junction, Bangalore the capital of Karnataka, and the Indian capital New Delhi.A popular daily Superfast train to Shirdi, Karnataka Express is overcrowded throughout the year.This continued until 1983, when Karnataka Express was launched in the February 1983 budget[2] as a single biweekly train running on 3 routes on different days of the week.The train was then rerouted via Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, - Bhusaval and continues to run on the same route to this day.The train shares its rakes with 12657/12658 KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai central Mail.
Superfast ExpressKarnatakaAndhra PradeshMaharastraMadhya PradeshUttarPradeshHaryanaSouth Western Railway zoneNew DelhiClass(es)Rolling stockLHB coachTrack gaugeK. S. R Bengaluru City Junction, BangaloreShirdiJolarpettaiBangaloreTrivandrumKSR BengaluruYelahanka JunctionPuttaparthiDharmavaram JunctionAnantapurGuntakal JunctionWadi JunctionKalaburagi JunctionSolapurDaund JunctionAhmednagar JunctionManmad JunctionBhusaval JunctionBurhanpurKhandwa JunctionItarsi JunctionBhopal JunctionJhansi JunctionGwalior JunctionAgra CantonmentHindupurKopargaonHazrat NizamuddinICF coachesLHB coachesHimsagar ExpressMinistry of RailwaysAuthorityRailway BoardRailway companiesIndian RailwaysKonkan RailwayKerala Rail Development CorporationEast Coast State RailwayHyderabad–Godavari Valley RailwaysMadras RailwayMadras and Southern Mahratta RailwayMysore State RailwayNizam's Guaranteed State RailwaySouth Indian Railway CompanySouthern Mahratta RailwayZones and divisionsEast CoastWaltairSouth CentralGuntakalGunturHyderabadSecunderabadVijayawadaSouthernChennaiMaduraiPalakkadThiruvananthapuramTiruchirappalliSouth WesternMysoreBharat Heavy ElectricalsGolden RockIntegral Coach FactoryICF coachRail Wheel FactoryElectric LocoArakkonamKazipetKrishnarajapuramLallagudaRoyapuramVisakhapatnamDiesel LocoCoonoorErnakulamTondiarpetSteam LocoMultiple UnitKollamChennai–BangaloreChennai–HowrahChennai–GudurGudur–VijayawadaVijayawada–VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam–Khurda RoadChennai–New DelhiChennai–MumbaiRenigunta–GuntakalGuntakal–SolapurBangalore–HassanBangalore–HubliBangalore–MysoreBhimavaram–NarasapurChamarajanagar–MysoreChennai–ThanjavurCochin–ShoranurErnakulam–KayamkulamErnakulam–Kottayam–KayamkulamErode–TiruchirappalliGudivada–MachilipatnamGudur–ReniguntaGuntakal–Vasco da GamaGuntur–TenaliGuntur–VijayawadaJolarpettai–ShoranurKanyakumari–ThiruvananthapuramKazipet–VijayawadaKirandul–KothavalasaKollam–SengottaiKollam–ThiruvananthapuramKothapalli–ManoharabadMadurai–TirunelveliManamadurai–RameswaramManamadurai–VirudhunagarMangalore–MysoreMangalore–ShoranurMotumarri–VishnupuramNagercoil–TirunelveliNallapadu–NandyalNallapadu–PagidipalliNandyal–GuntakalNandyal–YerraguntlaNidadavolu–VijayawadaNilambur–ShoranurPalakkad–PollachiPeddapalli–NizamabadPune–LondaSamalkot–KakinadaSecunderabad–DhoneSecunderabad–ManmadSecunderabad–NagpurTenali–RepalleTiruchirappalli–ViluppuramMountainNilgiri Mountain RailwayCochin State Forest TramwayKundala Valley RailwayNilambur–Nanjangud lineSabarimala RailwayExpressHigh speedLuxuryPassengerArakkonam Jn.Chengalpattu Jn.BengaluruYesvantpur Jn.Chennai CentralChennai EgmoreTambaramCoimbatore Jn.Ernakulam Jn.Hyderabad DeccanKachegudaSecunderabad Jn.Katpadi Jn.Kollam Jn.KozhikodeMadurai Jn.Mysuru Jn.Thiruvananthapuram CentralThrissurTirupatiTiruvallurVijayawada Jn.Visakhapatnam Jn.Suburban and metroSuburbanChennai SuburbanChennai MRTSHyderabad MMTSChennai MetroKochi MetroHyderabad MetroNamma MetroBengaluru MonorailChennai MetroliteChennai MonorailCoimbatore MetroKozhikode Light MetroMadurai MetroThiruvananthapuram Light MetroTrichy MetroAndhra Pradesh Metro Rail CorporationBangalore Suburban Rail CompanyChennai Metro Rail LimitedKerala Rapid Transit CorporationKochi Metro Rail LimitedAccidentsand incidentsSouth Indian railway strike (1928)Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)Indian Railway strike (1974)Peruman accident (1988)Nellore fire (2012)Chennai bombing (2014)Medak collision (2014)Anekal derailment (2015)Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)Madras TimeTimeline of Southern Railway zone