Trains of SWR

South Western Railway (IR Code:-SWR), one of 17 new railway zones on Indian Railways, was created by carving Hubli division of South Central Railway (IR code:-SCR) and Bangalore and Mysore divisions of the Southern Railway at the beginning of 2004 with its headquarters at Hubli, with Bangalore, Mysore and Hubli operational divisions. It caters services to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and parts of Tamil Nadu.

Trains of South Western Railway

Following trains are operated to various destinations from the Divisions of South Western Railways.

Trains originating from Bangalore City Division

The following trains are operated by SWR to various important cities of India.

1). 6501/6502 Ahmedabad- Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Guntakal, Daund, Jalgaon, Surat.

2). 6505/6506 Gandhidham- Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Hubli, Pune, Kalyan Junction, Ahmedabad

3). 6509/6510 Ajmer - Bangalore Express (Bi-weekly) via Hubli, Pune, Ahmedabad.

4). 6511/6512 Wainganga Express (Weekly) between Yeshwantpur and Bilaspur, weekly service via Dharmavaram, Kurnool, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Balharshah, Nagbhir, Gondia, Raipur named after a tributary of river Godavari which flows on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

5). 6513/6514 Basava Express between Yeshwantpur and Bagalkot runs triweekly via Guntakal, Raichur, Solapur and Bijapur named of the Lord Basava or Basaveswara, the saiva leader.

6). 6517/6518 Yesvantpur-Mangalore, a daily train between Yesvantpur and Mangalore via Mysore, Hassan and Sakleshpur.

7). 6515/6516 Mangalore -Yesvantpur Express via Arsikere, Hassan a Daily Train.

8). 6525/6526 Kanya Kumari Express (Daily) between Kanyakumari and Bangalore via Bangarpet, Erode, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Trivandrum(Tiruvanathapuram).

9). 6527/6528 Yeshwantpur-Cannanore express (Weekly) via Hosur, Salem, shoranur

10). 6529/6530 Udyan Express between Mumbai C.S.T and Bangalore via Prasanti Nilayam, Guntakal and Pune. Udyan means Garden, Bangalore being city of gardens.

11). 6531/6532 Garib Nawaj Express (weekly) between Ajmer and Yeshwantpur via Guntakal, Hubli, Pune, Kalyan(Mumbai), Ahmedabad and Marwar.

12). 6533/6534 Jodhpur-Yesvantpur Weekly Express Via Guntakal,Miraj,Vasai Road,Ahmedabad.

13). 6589/6590 Rani Chennamma Express between Kolhapur and Bangalore via Tumkur, Hubli, Belgaum, Miraj named after legendary queen of Kittur Kingdom in Belgaum district.

14). 6591/6592 Hampi Express between Hubli and Bangalore via Bellary, Guntakal. Hampi was the capital of Legendary Vijayanagar Kingdom which is in Bellary district.

15). 6593/6594 Hampi Link Express between Nanded and Bangalore via Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Bidar, Vikarabad, Raichur and Guntakal runs along with 6591/6592 Hampi Express.

Trains from Mysore Division

16). 6203/6204 Tirupati-Madras Express between Tirupati and Chennai Central via Renigunta.

17). 6215/6216 Chamundi Express between Bangalore and Mysore named after Chamundi Goddess enshrined in Mysore City.

18). 6221/6222 Kaveri Express between Mysore and Chennai via Bangalore

19). 6227/6228 Shivamogga Express between Bangalore and Shimoga Town (also Shivamogga) via Tumkur.

20). 6231/6232 Thanjavur Express between Mysore and Mailaduturai via Hosur, Erode and Trichy.

Trains from Hubli Division

21). 7301/7302 Dharwad-Mysore Express between Dharwad and Mysore via Hassan and Hubli.

22). 7305/7306 Goa Link Express between Hubli - Londa - Hazrat Nizamuddin.

23). 7309/7310 VSG-Yeshwantpur Express (Bi weekly) between Yeshwantpur and Vasco-Da-Gama via Londa, Hubli and Tumkur.

24). 7311/7312 VSG-Chennai Express , a weekly train between Vasco-Da-Gama and Chennai Central via Hubli, Tumkur, Yeshwantpur and Bangarpet.

25). 7313/7314 Hubli-MAS Express, a weekly train between Hubli and Chennai Central via Tumkur, Yeshwantpur and Bangarpet.

Super Fast Trains

25). 2027/2028 Shatabdi Express Between Bangalore andChennai Central.

26). 2295/2296 Sangamitra Express beteen Bangalore and Patna via, Madras,Warangal,Nagpur,Jabalpur,Mugalsarai runs Six days of a Week.

27). 2610/2609 Intercity Express between Chennai Central and Bangalore.

28). 2613/2614 Tippu Express between Mysore and Bangalore named after Tippu Sultan who ruled Srirangapatna near Mysore Province.

29). 2627/2628 Karnataka Super Fast Express between Bangalore and New Delhi via Guntakal, Gulbarga, Manmad, Itarsi and Bhopal named after the state where it originates.

30). 2629/2630 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Bi weekly) between Yeshwantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin via Hubli, Pune, Manmad and Bhopal introduced as Sampark Kranti Series. (Sampark = Contact, Kranti = Revolution).

31). 2725/2726 Sidhdhaganga Intercity Express between Hubli and Bangalore via Haveri.

32). 2649/2650 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (5 days a week) between Yeshwantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin via Dharmavaram, Kacheguda, Nagpur and Bhopal.

33). 2657/2658 SBC MAS Mail between Bangalore and Chennai Central via Jollarpettai.

34). 2725/2726 Sidhagang Intercity Express between Bangalore and Hubli via Haveri.

35). 2779/2780 Goa Express between Vasco-Da-Gamma and Hazrat Nizamuddin via [Madgaon] , Londa, Belgaum, Pune, Manmad and Bhopal.

36). 2781/2782 Swarna Jayanthi Express a weekly train between Mysore and Hazrat Nizamuddin via Hasan, Hubli, Pune, Manmad and Bhopal.

2008 Railway Budget

In 2008 Railway Budget presented by Government ofIndia, Showered several other trains to the Karnataka State owing to the Fastest Industrial Growth in the and Bangalore being the IT Hub of India.

Some of these trains are organized by other railway zones and few are to be organized by South Western Railways to increase the list of trains.

See Also

* Trains of NR
* Trains of NER
* Trains of NEFR
* Trains of ER
* Trains of SER
* Trains of SCR
* Trains of SR
* Trains of CR
* Trains of WR
* Trains of SWR
* Trains of NWR
* Trains of WCR
* Trains of NCR
* Trains of SECR
* Trains of ECR
* Trains of ECoR
* Yukari Yakumo

External links

* [http://www.southwesternrailway.in/ South Western Railway]
* [http://www.indianrail.gov.in Indian Railways reservations]