Global InformationPanchaganga Express information
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 7 March 2020 |
| Current operator(s) | South Western Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Bangalore City (SBC) Karwar |
| Stops | 32 |
| Distance travelled | 673 km (418 mi) |
| Average journey time | 14h 50m |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 16595/16596 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | E-catering |
| Observation facilities | LHB coach |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 39 km/h (24 mph), including halts |
Panchaganga Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangalore City and Karwar in India via Shortest possible Padil Bypass route. It is currently being operated with 16595/16596 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]
Train is named after Gangavali river near Kumta and Ankola of Uttara Kannada and Panchagangavalli river of udupi districts.[4]
This train runs between KSR and Karwar as 16595/16596 Panchaganga Express. It is widely considered that train which changed the way people travel in coastal Karnataka. Bypassing Mangalore city is one of the major reason for trains tremendous success as it saves minimum 4 hours travel time of commuters.
Few Passengers were asking railway board to operated this train as a single train by connecting Madgaon with Bangalore. Also Bangalore people gets one more daily train to Madgaon.But Railway board outrightly rejected this demand and said this train is dedicated to people of Karnataka coastal and not beyond that. Also Karwar Madgaon special express is an important train to connect Karwar with Madgao hence no point of converting it as single train it said.
- ^ Timetable changed for Karwar, Kannur trains from bangalore[dead link]
- ^ Arrival time of Yeshwantpur-Karwar Express revised
- ^ PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TRAINS
- ^ "Bengaluru-Karwar Express named Panchaganga Express". The Hindu. 3 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 July 2022.