The 16595 / 16596 Panchaganga Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangalore City and Karwar in India via Shortest possible Padil Bypass route.
It is the fastest connecting train from Karwar to KSR Bengaluru [1][2][3] Train is named after Gangavali river near Kumta and Ankola of Uttara Kannada and Panchagangavalli river of udupi districts.
It is widely considered that train which changed the way people travel in coastal Karnataka.
Bypassing Mangalore city is one of the major reason for trains tremendous success as it saves minimum 4 hours travel time of commuters.
The train consists of 14 coaches: As the entire route is partially electrified, it is hauled by Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed based WDP-4D/WDP4 diesel locomotive on its entire journey.