Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express


The 11005 / 11006 Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Puducherry and of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is currently being operated with 11005 / 11006 train numbers on daily basis.

History

This train gets its name from the Chalukya dynasty that ruled the Karnataka region. Earlier, this train used to runs up to in Bengaluru with six days with the No. 11017/11018. It Was Extended up to and with tri weekly days to each. Remaining 3 days, it runs as train, Dadar–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express with train no. 11021/11022.

Route and halts

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Maharashtra - Karnataka State Border
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Karnataka - Tamil Nadu State Border'
Tamil Nadu State - Puducherry UT Border'
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Traction

The train is hauled by a Royapuram-based WAP-7 or Bhusawal based WAP-4 end to end

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 time:
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Timing

11005 – Leaves Dadar, at 21:30 Hrs IST on Sunday, Monday, Friday and reaches Puducherry on Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday at morning 7:15 AM IST.
11006 – Leaves Puducherry every Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday at 21:30 Hrs and reaches Dadar on Thursday, Friday, Tuesday at 5:45 AM IST.

Coach composition

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 9 Sleeper Coaches
  • 3 General
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