Kochuveli–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

Garib Rath service was introduced in 2005 by former Indian railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. It is an air conditioned Express train that can run at the same speed as Rajadhani Express or Shatabdi Express. The specialty of the service is the ticket fare is inexpensive compared to the other luxury trains and it is faster than other express trains.

Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

Overview
Service type	Express, Garib Rath Express
First service	24 February 2009
Current operator(s)	South Western Railways
Route
Termini	Yesvantpur Junction Kochuveli railway station
Stops	17
Distance travelled	801 km (498 mi)
Average journey time	16 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	3 days a week. 12257 Yesvantpur Kochuveli Garib Rath Express – Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. 12258 Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express – Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Train number(s)	12257 / 12258
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	E-Catering
Baggage facilities	Storage space under berth
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways Garib Rath Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,49 km/h (30 mph), including halts
Route map

Kochuveli is a satellite terminal station in Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala and Yeshvantpur is a satellite terminal located in an industrial-cum-residential area in the north western part of Bangalore City, capital of Karnataka. Train Number 12257 runs between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and Train Number 12258 runs between Kochuveli and Yesvantpur on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is operated by the South Western Railway Zone.

About Garib Rath Express

The Garib Rath (literally: "Poor Man's Chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide cheaper air-conditioned travel to passengers who cannot afford normal fares of air conditioned class in normal trains. As the fares are less than two-thirds of the fares for air conditioned classes in other trains, the distance between each seat or berth is less, the seats and berths are narrower and each coach has more seats and berths than in air-conditioned coaches in other trains. Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in Garib Rath. The passengers are not provided free bedding or food. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130 kmph, nearly same as Rajdhani's top speed . It runs on single line from Baiyappanahalli(Bangalore) to Salem, and double line from Salem to Trivandrum.

Engine used

Since the route is completely electrified , it is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram shed WAP-7(KJM WAP-7)

Coaches

The Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express has 16 AC 3 tier coaches. It does not have AC Chair Car coaches like some Garib Rath trains. The number of coaches is added / removed as per the demand on the train. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.

Coach position

Coach position for 12257 Yesvantpur - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19
	EOG	G16	G15	G14	G13	G12	G11	G10	G9	G8	G7	G6	G5	G4	G3	G2	G1	EOG

Coach position for 12258 Kochuveli - Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19
	EOG	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	G10	G11	B12	G13	G14	G15	G16	EOG

Schedule

12257 Yesvantpur Kochuveli Garib Rath Express leaves Yesvantpur Jn on Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday at 21:00 Hrs IST and reaches at 13:15 Hrs Kochuveli next day.

On return, the 12258 Kochuveli Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express leaves Kochuveli on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 17:00 Hrs and reaches Yesvantpur Junction next day at 9:30 Hrs IST.

Train schedules

Train Number - (12258) YESVANTPUR EXP ( KOCHUVELI to YESVANTPUR ) runs on Monday, Wednesday & Friday

SNo	Station Code	Station Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Halt Time(In minutes)	Distance	Day
1	KCVL	KOCHUVELI	--	17:00	--	0	1
2	QLN	KOLLAM JN	17:50	17:55	05:00	59	1
3	KYJ	KAYAMKULAM JN	18:40	18:42	02:00	100	1
4	MVLK	MAVELIKARA	18:52	18:53	01:00	107	1
5	CNGR	CHENGANNUR	19:04	19:05	01:00	120	1
6	TRVL	THIRUVALLA	19:15	19:16	01:00	127	1
7	CGY	CHANGANASERI	19:26	19:27	01:00	137	1
8	KTYM	KOTTAYAM	19:57	20:00	03:00	155	1
9	ERN	ERNAKULAM TOWN	21:20	21:25	05:00	217	1	IDAPPALLY	218	21:40	21:41	01:00
10	AWY	ALUVA	21:48	21:50	02:00	234	1
11	TCR	THRISSUR	22:40	22:43	03:00	288	1
12	PGT	PALAKKAD JN	00:10	00:15	05:00	365	2
13	CBE	COIMBATORE JN	01:37	01:40	03:00	420	2
14	ED	ERODE JN	03:10	03:15	05:00	520	2
15	SA	SALEM JN	04:12	04:15	03:00	583	2
16	DPJ	DHARMAPURI	05:58	06:00	02:00	649	2
17	HSRA	HOSUR	07:28	07:30	02:00	741	2
18	BAND	BANASWADI	08:28	08:30	02:00	793	2
19	YPR	YESVANTPUR JN	09:30	--	--	808	2

Train Number - (12257) KOCHUVELI GR (YESVANTPUR JN to KOCHUVELI ) runs on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday

SNo	Station Code	Station Name	Arrival Time	Departure Time	Halt Time(In minutes)	Distance	Day
1	YPR	YESVANTPUR JN	--	21:00	--	0	1
2	BAND	BANASWADI	21:23	21:25	02:00	15	1
3	HSRA	HOSUR	22:12	22:14	02:00	67	1
4	DPJ	DHARMAPURI	23:33	23:35	02:00	159	1
5	SA	SALEM JN	01:18	01:20	02:00	225	2
6	ED	ERODE JN	02:17	02:20	03:00	288	2
7	CBE	COIMBATORE JN	03:57	04:00	03:00	388	2
8	PGT	PALAKKAD JN	05:10	05:15	05:00	443	2
9	TCR	THRISSUR	06:35	06:37	03:00	520	2
10	AWY	ALUVA	07:48	07:50	02:00	574	2
IDAPPALLY	8:04	8:05	01:00	11	ERN	ERNAKULAM TOWN	08:27	08:30	03:00	591	2
12	KTYM	KOTTAYAM	09:40	09:42	02:00	647	2
13	CGY	CHANGANASERI	10:02	10:03	01:00	665	2
14	TRVL	THIRUVALLA	10:12	10:13	01:00	673	2
15	CNGR	CHENGANNUR	10:24	10:25	01:00	688	2
16	MVLK	MAVELIKARA	10:35	10:36	01:00	701	2
17	KYJ	KAYAMKULAM JN	10:50	10:52	02:00	708	2
18	QLN	KOLLAM JN	11:30	11:35	05:00	749	2
19	KCVL	KOCHUVELI	13:00	--	--	808	2

See also

• Bangalore City - Kochuveli Express
• Kochuveli-SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
• Yesvantpur–Kochuveli AC Express