17317 / 17318 Hubballi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that links Mumbai with Hubballi in Karnataka. It runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Hubballi daily and is operated by South Western Railways. This train runs on the LTT→Thane→Panvel→Pune→Sangli →Miraj→Belgaum→Londa→Hubballi route. Recently there is demand to provide halt at Kirloskarvadi which is a large industrial township between Sangli and Karad stations. The halt is likely to be approved by the Rail Board very soon.
Service The Hubballi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express covers a distance of 728 across Karnataka and Maharashtra in 15 hours and 30 minutes. As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge. The coach composition includes 6 unreserved 2nd class coaches, 6 sleeper coaches, 1 AC 2 Tier and 1 AC 3 tier coaches.
Traction The train is hauled by a WAP-4 of bhusaval shed end to end
Halts The train halts at the following stations in both directions.
Alnavar
Ghataprabha Raybag Kudachi
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
References
External links Route - Indianrailinfo