Brindavan Express

{{Infobox rail service

| color = FF7F2A

| name = Brindavan Express

| logo =

| image = Brindavan Express Display.jpg

| image_width = 300px

| caption = Brindavan Superfast Express train board.

| type = Superfast Express

| status =

| first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1964|10|01}}

| last =

| operator = Southern Railway

| start = MGR Chennai Central (MAS)

| stops = 10

| end = KSR Bengaluru City (SBC)

| distance = {{convert|359|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 6 hours 10 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 12639 / 12640

| line_used = Chennai–Bangalore line

| class = Chair Car, Second Class Seating, General Unreserved

| access = {{Access icon|20px}}

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = No

| autorack = Overhead racks

| catering = E-catering

| observation = Large windows

| entertainment =

| baggage = Available

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}

| el =

| speed = {{convert|58|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map = 250px

| map_size =

}}

The 12639 / 12640 Brindavan Express is a superfast express train connecting Chennai Central (MAS) and Bengaluru City (SBC). It leaves Chennai Central at 07:40 and reaches Bengaluru City at 13:40 hours. In the reverse direction, it leaves Bengaluru City at 15:00 and reaches Central at 21:05 hours. The train has 22 coaches in its composition.

History

The train is named after the Brindavan Gardens located near Mysore, which is a popular tourist attraction. This train introduced in the 1964 as the first intercity express in the Southern Railways. At that time it had stops only at Katpadi Junction and Jolarpettai Junction covering the {{convert|360|km}} in 5 hours. Later due to derailments of some trains the speed was reduced to take 5.5 hours in the 1980s. With increase in stops it has now come to 6 hours. In the early 1980s the train was operated as double decker with ac and non-ac classes, which was later on scrapped, and the train was operated as single deck. In the late 1980s the MAS-JTJ stretch was electrified. JTJ-SBC the train used diesel engines. For the purpose of speed this train used to have twin diesels for the up gradient (deccan) between JTJ and SBC. The Train celebrated its Golden Jubilee run on 1 October 2014. {{cite news|first=T Francis Sundar | last=Singh|title=Chennai - Bangalore Brindavan Express chugs past 50th year|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-Bangalore-Brindavan-Express-chugs-past-50th-year/articleshow/44508184.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=12 August 2018|date=6 October 2014}}

Loco link

This train is currently hauled by WAP-4, WAP-7 class electric locomotive maintained by Electric Loco Shed Arakkonam, Royapuram of Southern Railway.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Train timings

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

class="wikitable sortable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;" \| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#FFBA01;" \|MGR Chennai Central ↔ KSR Bengaluru City Jn (Brindavan Express)
colspan="2" \|12639 ! rowspan="2" \|Station Name ! rowspan="2" \|Station Code ! colspan="2" \|12640
Arrival !Departure !Arrival !Departure
- \|07:40 \|Chennai Central \|MAS \|21:10 \| -
colspan="2" \| --SKIP-- \|Perambur \|PER \|20:33 \|20:35
08:38 \|08:40 \|Arakkonam Junction \|AJJ \|19:43 \|19:45
08:58 \|09:00 \|Sholinghur \|SHU \|19:18 \|19:20
09:13 \|09:15 \|Walajah Road Junction \|WJR \|19:03 \|19:05
09:38 \|09:40 \|Katpadi Junction \|KPD \|18:43 \|18:45
10:18 \|10:20 \|Ambur \|AB \|17:58 \|18:00
10:33 \|10:35 \|Vaniyambadi \|VN \|17:43 \|17:45
10:53 \|10:55 \|Jolarpettai Junction \|JTJ \|17:28 \|17:30
11:39 \|11:40 \|Kuppam \|KPN \|16:43 \|16:45
12:09 \|12:11 \|Bangarapet Junction \|BWT \|16:14 \|16:15
12:50 \|12:52 \|Krishnarajapuram \|KJM \|15:32 \|15:34
13:08 \|13:10 \|Bangalore Cantonment \|BNC \|15:20 \|15:22
13:40 \| - \|Bengaluru City \|SBC \| - \|15:10

class="wikitable sortable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"

| colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#FFBA01;" |MGR Chennai Central ↔ KSR Bengaluru City Jn (Brindavan Express)

colspan="2" |12639

! rowspan="2" |Station Name

! rowspan="2" |Station Code

! colspan="2" |12640

Arrival

!Departure

!Arrival

!Departure

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|07:40