Lal Bagh Express

The 12607 /12608 Lalbagh S. F Express is a Daily Superfast express train connecting KSR Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central. It is currently operated with train numbers 12608/12607 on a daily service basis.

Loco link

This train is currently hauled by WAP-7 class electric locomotive maintained by Electric Loco Shed Erode, Royapuram of Southern Railways and Krishnarajapuram of South Western Railways.

Timings

This train is a daily service train with the following departures and arrivals at some of these stations:-

Coach composition

The train has 20 coaches. It is categorized as a "Superfast Express". The composition of this train is:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
12608		SLR	GEN	GEN	GEN	GEN	D11	D10	D9	D8	PC	D7	D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1	C2	C1	EOG
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
12607		EOG	C1	C2	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	PC	D8	D9	D10	D11	GEN	GEN	GEN	GEN	SLR

Another great vendor express in which one can mingle with passengers of various Dravidian linguistic backgrounds. Many vendors with their wares jostle for space. The Train has been named after the famous Lalbagh Botanical Garden In '''Bangalore'''

Introduction and destinations

Lalbagh Express was introduced by the Southern Railway. At the time of introduction, the train had only one stop - Katpadi junction. But now it stops at 11 stations including Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Ambur, Vellore-Katpadi, Sholingur, Walajah road, Arakkonam and traverses the 362 km distance in 5 hours 45 min. The rake is now maintained by South Western Railway at Bangalore.