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Posted: Mar 30 2011 (18:11)
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Last Response: Apr 05 2011 (13:31)
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Last Response: Apr 05 2011 (13:31)
Mar 30 2011 (18:11) 12609/MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru SF Express
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Siddharth S^~
Siddharth S^~ 23608 blog postsHistory of the train:
The main introduction of this train was to get back the Chennai-Bangalore Mail back to its primary maintainence station of Chennai Central instead of idiling the whole day at Bangalore City.Would leave Bangalore city at 6:30AM to reach Chennai at 1:45 PM. Return journey the train would come Chennai Bangalore Express leaving Chennai in afternoon(1:00PM) and reaching Bangalore at night(around 8:30PM) in the early 1990's. It was the day time train that had Sleeper and 2A coaches. But only 3 SL were reserved the remaining being Unreserved....
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The main introduction of this train was to get back the Chennai-Bangalore Mail back to its primary maintainence station of Chennai Central instead of idiling the whole day at Bangalore City.Would leave Bangalore city at 6:30AM to reach Chennai at 1:45 PM. Return journey the train would come Chennai Bangalore Express leaving Chennai in afternoon(1:00PM) and reaching Bangalore at night(around 8:30PM) in the early 1990's. It was the day time train that had Sleeper and 2A coaches. But only 3 SL were reserved the remaining being Unreserved....
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@Siddharth*: Re# 131564-24
It was not the daughter of MLA Mr. Siddarth it was the Daughter of then Railway Minister Mr. C K Jaffer Sharieff, who studied at VEC. It it bcos of him the SBC-MYS got BG Line. Until then it was in MG. None of our Ministers tried to get BG for MYS (that's what I've heard, may be wrong also). Mr. CKJ got many trains for Karnataka. The Shatabdi (2007/8) ran bcos of him . The Electrification of JTJ and SBC was done by Mr. CKJ.
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It was not the daughter of MLA Mr. Siddarth it was the Daughter of then Railway Minister Mr. C K Jaffer Sharieff, who studied at VEC. It it bcos of him the SBC-MYS got BG Line. Until then it was in MG. None of our Ministers tried to get BG for MYS (that's what I've heard, may be wrong also). Mr. CKJ got many trains for Karnataka. The Shatabdi (2007/8) ran bcos of him . The Electrification of JTJ and SBC was done by Mr. CKJ.
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@vinay kumar: re# 131564-1
karntaka exp rsa with 12658 chennai mail
karntaka exp rsa with 12658 chennai mail
@guest: Re# 131564-30
It was Mr. CKJ who initiated one rail one gauge in India.
It was Mr. CKJ who initiated one rail one gauge in India.
@Suresh sirvi: Re# 131564-32
rite except the Pantry, all the coaches remains the same.
Rgds
Kamesh K
rite except the Pantry, all the coaches remains the same.
Rgds
Kamesh K