Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu flagged off Train No 17323/17324 Hubballi – Varanasi – Hubballi Express (Weekly) & 17325/17326 Hubballi – Mysuru – Hubballi Express (Daily) through Video Conferencing from here today. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A. K. Mital, Shri Mohd Jamshed, Member Traffic Railway Board, other Railway Board Members, and senior officials were also present on the occasion.
Shri Suresh Prabhu said that Hubballi is coming up as an important training center. Hubballi – Mysuru Express will be named as Vishwa Manav Express. This name will be apt with the significance of connecting these two important cities. Hubballi – Mysuru Express will be connecting Mysuru which has become an important IT Hub. Hubballi – Varanasi Express will serve pilgrims going to Varanasi.
The abstract schedule including timings, composition, days of run etc. of the Train No.17323/17324 Hubballi-Varanasi-Hubballi Express (Weekly) flagged off today is as under:
| Train No.17323
Hubballi -Varanasi Jn Weekly Exp↓ |
Stations | Train No.17324 Varanasi Jn – Hubballi Weekly Exp ↑ |
| Dep.17.50 (Fri) | HUBBALLI | Arr.13.00 (Tue) |
| 02.35(Sat) | HOTGI | 04.55 (Tue) |
| 18.25 | KHANDWA | 13.40 |
| 06.15 (Sun) | MANIKPUR JN | 02.05 (Mon) |
| 11.10 | BLOCK HUT B | 21.55 |
| Arr.11.55 (Sun) | VARANASI | Dep.21.05 (Sun) |
Commercial Stoppages: Gadag, Badami, Bagalkot, Almatti, Bijapur, Solapur Jn, Daund Jn, Ahmadnagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur Jn, Chheoki, Mirzapur
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Distance: | 2030 Km |
| Composition: | Second-class Luggage/parcel cum Guard van -2, Second Class Coach -6, Sleeper – 6, AC Two Tier – 1, AC Three Tier -1 =16 |
| Running Time | Hubballi -Varanasi Jn – 42 hrs 05 min,
Varanasi Jn -Hubballi – 39 hrs 55 min |
| Speed: | Hubballi -Varanasi Jn 48.3 Kmph, Varanasi Jn -Hubballi 50.85 Kmph |
| Loco: | Diesel |
The abstract schedule including timings, composition, days of run etc. of the Train No.17325/17326 Hubballi-Mysuru-Hubballi Express (Daily) flagged off today is as under:
| Train No.17325
Hubballi – Mysuru Daily Exp |
Stations | Train No.17326
Mysuru -Hubballi Daily Exp |
| 08.00 | HUBBALLI | 19.05 |
| 17.40/17.45 | KSR BENGALURU CITY | 09.10/09.15 |
| 20.40 | Mysuru | 06.15 |
COMMERCIAL STOPPAGES: Yalvigi, Haveri, Byadgi, Ranibennur, Harihar, Davangere, Chikjajur, Ajjampur, Birur Jn, Kadur Jn, Arsikere, Tiptur, Tumakuru, Yesvantpur, KSR Bengaluru City, Kengeri, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya, Pandavapura, Shrirangapattana
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Distance: | 608 Km |
| Composition: | Second-class Luggage/parcel cum Guard van -2, Second Sitting -1, Second Class Coach – 13 Total 16 Coaches 2 Rakes |
| Running Time | Hubballi – Mysuru – 12 hrs 40 min,
Mysuru – Hubballi – 12 hrs 50 min |
| Speed: | Hubballi – Mysuru 48 Kmph,
Mysuru – Hubballi 47.38 Kmph |
| Loco: |
Diesel |