no no it was named as KK express karnatak-kerala express via bza-kpd with bifurcation/amalgumation done at Jolarpettai. Later One super fast train was introduced in 1984 most probably with no 901/902 nizamuddin and bangalore via manmad.
later it was withdrawn diverting karnataka express via Dharmavaram Guntakal.
in fact Tamil nadu express, Andhrapradesh express, karnataka-kerala express, Coromondal, Gitanjali, Ganga-kaveri, Minar express(now Hussain sagar) all...
more... are contemporary.
I own an Newmans bradshaw of 1978 which was purchased by my father while he was on a training in Hyderabad for 1 yrs.
at tha time timing of 41up/42 dn coromondal s timing was as follows with only 3 stoppages
41up----
Hwh 17-55
bbs 23-54/23-59
waltair 06-35/07-05
bza 12-13/12-18
Mas 18-40
42 dn-----
MAS 08-10
Bza 13-55/14-00
Waltair 19-35/20-05
BBS 01-44/01-49
HWH 08-55
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo yo, they used to call it KK Express - the Karnataka-Kerala Express rollin' via BZA-KPD with a split going down at Jolarpettai. And then, this bad boy super fast train was launched in '84 prolly as train no. 901/902 from Nizamuddin to Bangalore via Manmad. But then they pulled the plug on that, rerouting Karnataka Express via Dharmavaram Guntakal.
Dude, let me tell ya, the Tamil Nadu Express, Andhra Pradesh Express, Karnataka-Kerala Express, Coromondal, Gitanjali, Ganga-Kaveri, and Minar Express (now known as Hussain Sagar) were all runnin' at the same time, like gang.
I got my hands on a 1978 Newman's Bradshaw, ya feel me, my pops copped it while he was grindin' out in Hyderabad for a year. And check this, back in the day, the Coromondal only made 3 pit stops.
This is how it used to roll:
41 UP -
HWH 17:55
BBS 23:54/23:59
Waltair 06:35/07:05
BZA 12:13/12:18
MAS 18:40
42 DN -
MAS 08:10
BZA 13:55/14:00
Waltair 19:35/20:05
BBS 01:44/01:49
HWH 08:55