Chinmay Kole's video: Bengaluru To Mumbai : Full Journey : 11302 KSR Bengaluru - Mumbai CSMT Udyan Express

BENGALURU (KARNATAKA) TO MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 11302 KSR BENGALURU - MUMBAI CSMT UDYAN EXPRESS : PUNE WAP-7 LOCOMOTIVE : INDIAN RAILWAYS 11302/Udyan Express (PT) उद्यान एक्सप्रेस SBC/KSR Bengaluru City Junction (Bangalore) -- CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus The 11301 / 11302 Udyan Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Bangalore in India. It operates as train number 11301 from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station (Bengaluru City) and as train number 11302 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. It is named as the Udyan Express since Bangalore is known as the Garden City of India dotted with many Public Gardens and parks such as Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Cubbon Park, etc. and various other parks almost 1 park between every 4 roads and other large parks in every locality maintained by the BBMP and also there are private gardens. The word "Udyan" means a garden in Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi and Kannada. The train was previously numbered as 16529/30 Udyan Express and was renumbered to 11301/11302 when the timetable for July 2013 came into effect. This train now shares its rake with the Siddheshwar Express & operational control is now with Central Railway. This train was started in the year 1983, when the Guntakal–Bangalore (GTL–SBC) route underwent gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. Prior to this, people that desired a Mumbai–Bangalore train journey had to change trains at Guntakal and travel via Dharmavaram to Bangalore on metre gauge express trains. The train takes 19 hours to complete its journey from Mumbai-Bengaluru/Bengaluru-Mumbai. It is one of the most preferred trains that run on this route When this train was started, it had the numbers 129 and 130 for the Bombay VT to Bangalore City down route, and the reverse (up) route respectively. When the railways handed out 4 digit train numbers in the early 1990s, the train got the number 6529 and 6530. The 11301/11302 Udyan Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class & 3 General Unreserved coaches. The 11301 Udyan Express covers the distance of 1153 kilometres in 24 hours 55 mins (46.59 km/h) and in 23 hours 55 mins as 11302 Udyan Express (48.21 km/h). The Udyan Express covers the scenic Sahyadri mountain ranges between Karjat and Lonavala, which are also known as the Bhor Ghat during the day in both directions. It also passes through the Makalidurga Ghats near Bengaluru, which is marked by sharp curves. As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive in both directions. Bangalore City Railway Station, officially Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station, commonly known as KSR Bengaluru Station, Bengaluru City Railway Station or Majestic Railway station (station code: SBC), is the main railway station serving the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is the busiest railway station in South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways, and is the only station classified under NSG1 category in the zone. It is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station. The station has 10 platforms and three entrances. The important trains originating and passing from Bangalore city station are KSR Bengaluru Mail, Kacheguda-Mysuru Express, Karnataka Express, Rani Chennamma Express, Island Express, Chennai Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express, Lal Bagh Express, Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express, Uday Express, Brindavan Express and Wodeyar Express, Humsafar Express, Duronto Express. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus since 2017, formerly Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay station code: CSMT (mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule. In March 1996, the station's name was officially changed from Victoria Terminus to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" (with station code CST) after Shivaji, the 17th-century warrior king and the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire who founded the state in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the Deccan Plateau. In 2017, the station was again renamed "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus" (with code CSMT), where the title Maharaj has literal meaning, "Great king; emperor." The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance and suburban trains with a total number of 18 platforms.