Kaveri Express is a daily train running between Mysore and Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

.This train is also called Mysore-Chennai Express. Numbered 16221/22 this train belongs to South Western zone and is maintained at Mysore.

Relevance

This train is named after River Kaveri which passes close to Mysore. This train crosses the river near Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka...

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History

This train was earlier a daily train running between Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 and Mysore in the opposite direction to that of Chamundi Express

Chamundi Express

The Chamundi Express is a very popular daily commuter train between Mysore and Bangalore. This train leaves Mysore at 6:45 AM to reach Bangalore City at 9:40 AM. Return it leaves Bangalore City at 6:15 PM and reaches Mysore at 9:10 PM....

. To provide connectivity to Chennai from Mysore this train was extended in 1999.

Coach Composition

This train has 11 Sleeper classes,1 3 tier AC , one 2 tier AC, 2 unreserved Bogies and 2 second Sitting cum luggage van from Mysore. 4 Sleeper Coaches, 2 3 tier AC coaches and one unreserved coach is attached/detached at Bangalore city when train changes its Engine from diesel to Electric

Rake sharing

The Mysore portion of the train shares its rakes with 16231/32 Mysore-Mayiladuthurai Express. Because of the Srirangapatna station located between the 2 branches of Cauvery the station cannot accommodate more than 19 coaches and hence more coaches cannot be added to Mysore section

Timings

This train leaves Mysore daily at 20:15 hrs to reach Bangalore at 23:30 hrs. It leaves Bangalore at 23:45 to reach Chennai at 7:35AM the next day.In return direction this train leaves Chennai at 21:30hrs to reach Bangalore at 4:10AM. It leaves Bangalore at 4:50 to reach Mysore at 8AM. The train is never departs from Bangalore on time, but makes up for the same between Bangalore and Chennai.

Mysore Express route & schedule
Station name (code) Arrives Departs Stop time Distance travelled

1. Chennai Central (MAS) Starts 21:30 0 0 km
2. Trivellore (TRL) 22:04 22:05 1 min 42 km
3. Arakkonam (AJJ) 22:33 22:35 2 min 69 km
4. Anavardikhanpet (AVN) 22:46 22:47 1 min 81 km
5. Sholinghur (SHU) 22:59 23:00 1 min 90 km
6. Walajah Road Jn (WJR) 23:14 23:15 1 min 105 km
7. Katpadi Jn (KPD) 23:43 23:45 2 min 130 km
8. Ambur (AB) 00:24 00:25 1 min 182 km
9. Jolarpettai (JTJ) 01:00 01:02 2 min 214 km
10. Kuppam (KPN) 01:44 01:45 1 min 257 km
11. Bangarapet (BWT) 02:18 02:20 2 min 292 km
12. Whitefield (WFD) 03:04 03:05 1 min 338 km
13. Krishnarajapurm (KJM) 03:13 03:15 2 min 348 km
14. Bangalore East (BNCE) 03:24 03:25 1 min 355 km
15. Bangalore Cant (BNC) 03:35 03:40 5 min 357 km
16. Bangalore Cy Jn (SBC) 04:10 04:50 40 min 362 km
17. Kengeri (KGI) 05:07 05:08 1 min 374 km
18. Bidadi (BID) 05:23 05:24 1 min 392 km
19. Ramanagaram (RMGM) 05:35 05:36 1 min 407 km
20. Channapatna (CPT) 05:45 05:46 1 min 418 km
21. Maddur (MAD) 06:06 06:08 2 min 436 km
22. Mandya (MYA) 06:39 06:40 1 min 455 km
23. Pandavapura (PANP) 07:04 07:05 1 min 481 km
24. Shrirangapatna (S) 07:10 07:11 1 min 486 km
25. Mysore Jn (MYS) 08:00 Ends 0 500 km