Chennai Central–Bengaluru City Shatabdi Express


The 12028 / 12027 Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Via Vellore Katpadi Junction in India. It is a 6 days a week service with Tuesdays being the weekly day off. It operates as train number 12028 from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station and as train number 12027 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station - Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station Shatabdi Express generally has 1 Executive Chair Car coach, 10 AC Chair Car coaches and 2 luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch coaches. As customary, the composition of coaches is at the discretion of Indian Railways. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Service

It is the fastest train on the Bangalore - Chennai sector averaging 72.40 km/hr. It covers the distance of 362 kilometres in 5 hours 00 mins as 12028 & 12027 Shatabdi Express thus making it one of the rare trains on the Indian Railways network whose run in both directions is identical like the 12117/18 Godavari Superfast Express.

Stoppage

Till September 2019, the train was usually hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive from the Royapuram Shed. However, after the Krishnarajapuram shed got WAP 7s transferred from Royapuram shed, the link has been changed to a WAP 7 from the Krishnarajapuram shed.