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.Commission of Railway Safety Submits Preliminary Report on Derailment of Train No. 11006 Puducheri – Dadar ExpressRailway Safety Commissioner to probe into train derailment
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
Karad
Maharashtra - Karnataka State Border
Karnataka - Tamil Nadu State Border
Tamil Nadu State - Puducherry UT Border
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:
Timing 11005 – Leaves Dadar, (Mumbai) 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
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 GRDGENGENB2B1A1S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2S1GENGRD
See also Dadar–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express Mumbai–Nagercoil Express
Notes
References
External links 11005/Chalukya Express 11006/Chalukya Express