Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express

Not to be confused with Dadar–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express or Dadar–Yesvantpur Chalukya Express.

The 11005 / 11006 Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Puducherry in Puducherry and Dadar of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is currently being operated with 11005 / 11006 train numbers on daily basis.^[1][2]

Dadar–Puducherry Chalukya Express

Chalukya Express train board
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Puducherry
First service	9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Termini	Dadar (DR) Puducherry (PDY)
Stops	39
Distance travelled	1,639 km (1,018 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Tri-weekly [a]
Train number(s)	11005 / 11006
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts
Route map

Puducherry Dadar Chalukya Express kicks up dust to pass through Ammasandra

History

This train gets its name from the Chalukya dynasty that ruled the Karnataka region. Earlier, this train used to runs up to Yesvantpur Junction in Bengaluru with six days with the No. 11017/11018. It Was Extended up to Puducherry and Tirunelveli Junction 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

• Dadar
• Kalyan Junction
• Pune Junction
• Satara
• Karad
• Sangli
• Miraj Junction

Maharashtra - Karnataka State Border

• Belagavi
• Londa Junction
• Hubli
• Davangere
• Arsikere Junction
• Chikkabanavara Junction
• SMVT Bengaluru
• Bangarapet Junction

Karnataka - Tamil Nadu State Border

• Katpadi Junction
• Tiruvannamalai
• Viluppuram Junction

Tamil Nadu State - Puducherry UT Border

• Puducherry

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:

• Katpadi Junction

Timing

11005 – Leaves Dadar, (Mumbai) at 21:30 Hrs IST on Sunday, Monday, Friday and reaches Puducherry on Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday at morning 7:17 AM IST.

11006 – Leaves Puducherry every Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday at 20:50 Hrs and reaches Dadar on Thursday, Friday, Tuesday at 5:40 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
	GRD	GEN	GEN	B2	B1	A1	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	GRD

See also

• Dadar–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express
• Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ernakulam Duronto Express
• Mumbai–Nagercoil Express

Notes

1. Runs three days in a week for every direction.