Tirupati–Chikkmagaluru Weekly Express


The 17423 / 17424 Tirupati–Chikkmagaluru Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between the city Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh and Chikkmagaluru of Karnataka in India.
It operates as train number 17423 from Tirupati to Chikkmagaluru and as train number 17424 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Services

• 17423/ Tirupati–Chikkmagaluru Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 594 km in 13h 30m.
• 17424/ Chikkmagaluru–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 594 km in 14h 10m.

Routes and halts

The Important Halts of the train are :
● Tirupati
● Pakala Junction
● Chittoor
● Katpadi Junction
● Jolarpettai Junction
● Kuppam
● Bangrapet Junction
● Whitefield
● Krishnarajapuram
● Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
● Chikka Banavara Junction
● Tumakuru
● Tiptur
● Arsikere Junction
● Devanur
● Kadur Junction
● Birur Junction
● Bisalehalli
● Sakarayapatna
● '''Chikkmagaluru'''

Schedule

• 17423 - 9:00 PM
• 17424–5:30 PM

Coach composition

  1. General Unreserved - 4
  2. Sleeper Class - 6
  3. AC 3rd Class - 4
  4. AC 2nd Class - 2

Traction

As the entire route is not electrified, it is hauled by a Gooty, Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP 4D diesel locomotive from Tirupati to Chikkmagaluru and vice versa.

Rake reversal

The train will reverse 1 time :
  1. Birur Junction