Kochuveli–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

The 12257 / 12258 Kochuveli-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Garib Rath Express. The service was introduced in 2005 by former Indian railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. It is an air conditioned Express train that can run at the same speed as Rajdhani Express or Shatabdi Express. The specialty of the service is offering inexpensive ticket fare compared to other premium trains. It is also faster than other express trains.

Kochuveli is a satellite terminal station in Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala and Yeshvantpur is a satellite terminal located in an industrial-cum-residential area in the north western part of Bangalore City, capital of Karnataka. It is operated by the South Western Railway Zone. It runs on a single line from Baiyappanahalli (Bangalore) to Salem, and on a double line from Salem to Trivandrum.

About Garib Rath Express
The Garib Rath (literally: "Poor Man's Chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide cheaper air-conditioned travels to passengers who cannot afford normal fares of air conditioned class in normal trains. As the fares are less than two-thirds of the fares for air conditioned classes in other trains, the distance between each seat or berth is less, the seats and berths are narrower and each coach has more seats and berths than in air-conditioned coaches in other trains. Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in Garib Rath. The passengers are not provided free bedding or food. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130 kmph, nearly the same as Rajdhani's top speed.

Engine used
Since the route is completely electrified, it is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram(KJM) shed WAP-7.

Coaches
The Kochuveli-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express runs using an LHB rake and has 16 AC 3 tier economy coaches. It does not have AC Chair Car coaches like some Garib Rath trains. The number of coaches on the train is increased / decreased as per demand. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Coach position
Coach position for 12257 Yesvantpur - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express Coach position for 12258 Kochuveli - Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express