Vishwamanava Express

Vishwamanava Express
Vishwamanava Express standing at Davanagere
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service23 May 2017; 9 years ago (2017-05-23)
Current operatorSouth Western Railway
Route
TerminiBelagavi (BGM)
Mysore (MYS)
Stops35
Distance travelled749 km (465 mi)
Average journey time14h 55m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number17325 / 17326
On-board services
ClassesGeneral Unreserved, Second class chair car, AC chair car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach and LHB coach (from 25 Apr 2026)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts
Route map
Vishwamanava Express Train Board
Vishwamanava Express near Muddalinganahalli

The 17325 / 17326 Vishwamanava Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Belgaum and Mysore Junction in Karnataka India. It is currently being operated with 17325/17326 train numbers on a daily basis.

The train was named in honour of Kuvempu's idea of "Vishwa Manava" ("Universal Man").

Service

The 17325/Vishwamanava Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 750.7 km in 15h 40m. 17326/Vishwamanava Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 750.7 km in 16h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

earlier was ICF Blue rakes. The train has standard ICF Utkrisht rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches and even 18 standard LHB coaches:

Rake sharing

17315/16 Mysuru Junction–Talaguppa Intercity Express

Traction

Earlier was WDP-4 and WDM-3A. now Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 locomotive from Mysore to Belagavi and vice versa.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ "Minister of Railways Flags off Train No 17323/17324 Hubballi–Varanasi–Hubballi Express (Weekly) & 17325/17326 Hubballi–Mysuru–Hubballi Express (Daily)". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ PERMANENTLY AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN WITH ADDITIONAL COACH
  3. 1 2 "'Vishwamanava Express', and story behind the name". Deccan Herald. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hubballi- Varanasi train to run from May 28"