Chalukya Express
The 11017 / 11018 Dadar–Yesvantpur Chalukya Express was an express train of the Indian Railways connected in Karnataka and of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was operated as 11017/11018 train numbers on six days a week.
History
This train gets its name from the Chalukya dynasty that ruled the Karnataka region. This train ran between Maharashtra and the Karnataka region, following a Arsikere–Hubballi–Belagavi–Miraj route, giving a panoramic view of rural Karnataka.It operated 6 days per week in each direction. The train covers the distance in 23 hrs 20 minutes. This route is longer and comprises certain ghats.
After 15 Oct 2012, it was extended up to Puducherry and Tirunelveli with tri-weekly days each. It shared rake with Sharavati Express and subsequent trains Puducherry and Tirunelveli followed the same