Introduced in 1995, Rani Chennamma Express runs between
Bangalore City Junction Railway Station in
Karnataka and
Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Railway Station at
Kolhapur,
Maharashtra. (‘rani’ means ‘queen.’ Chenamma was the queen of the erstwhile
Kittur kingdom.) Main towns on the way are
Birur,
Davangere,
Haveri,
Hubli,
Dharwad,
Belgaum and
Miraj. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 797 km. First A/C, second A/C, third A/C and sleeper class coaches are available.
Train number 6589: Bangalore to Kolhapur, leaves Bangalore at 21:00 hrs.
Train number 6590: Kolhapur to Bangalore, leaves Kolhapur at 14:00 hrs.
Base fare:
Class IA – Rs 2399.00
Class IIA – Rs 1270.00
Class IIIA – Rs 813.00
Class SL – Rs 299.00
