KSR Bengaluru–Kannur Express

The KSR Bengaluru City Junction–Kannur Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between KSR Bengaluru and Kannur in India. It is currently being operated with 16511/16512 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service
The 16511/KSR Bengaluru City–Kannur Express has an average speed of 38 km/h and covers 501 km in 13h 5m. The 16512/Kannur–KSR Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 501 km in 13h 45m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Bangalore City
 * Kunigal
 * Shravanabelagola
 * Hassan Junction
 * Sakleshpur
 * Subrahmanya Road
 * Kabaka Puttur
 * Bantwal(BC Road)
 * Mangalore Junction
 * Mangalore Central
 * Kasaragod
 * Kanhangad
 * Nileshwar
 * Payyanur
 * Kannur

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 2 AC III Tier
 * 9 Sleeper coaches
 * 4 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Erode/Arakkonam Loco Shed based WAP-4 based electric locomotive between KSR Bengaluru and Kannur.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:


 * Mangaluru Central