Ernad Express

The Ernad Express is an express train run by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Mangalore Central railway station in Karnataka and Nagercoil Junction railway station in Tamil Nadu. It longitudinally crosses the whole state of Kerala. It was first introduced in 2009 to run between Mangalore and Kochuveli, satellite station of Trivandrum, the capital of kerala as a tri weekly express and later got extended to Nagercoil. Now this train runs as a daily service. The train runs via Shoranur Junction and Alappuzha.

Ernad Express
Interior of AC Chair Car
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleKarnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)Southern Railway, Indian Railways
Route
StartMangalore
Stops41
EndNagercoil
Distance travelled690 km
Average journey time16 hours, 5 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)1 air conditioned coach, 5 second sitting coaches, 12 unreserved, 2 SLR coaches
Seating arrangementsIndian Rail standard
Catering facilitiesNo on-board catering
Technical
Rolling stockTwo
Track gaugeBroad
Route map


Train number 16605 runs from Mangalore to Nagercoil and on the return journey, the train number 16606 runs from Nagercoil to Mangalore. The train has stoppage at Manjeshwar, Kumbala, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Nileshwar, Cheruvathur, Payyannur, Valapattanam, Kannur, Thalassery, Mahe, Vatakara, Payyoli, Koyilandy, Kozhikode, Feroke, Vallikkunnu, Parappanangadi, Tanur, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Pattambi, Shoranur Junction, Thrissur Railway Station, Chalakudy, Aluva, Ernakulam Junction (South), Thuravoor, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalapuzha, Harippad, Kayamkulam Junction, Karunagappally, Kollam Junction, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Neyyattinkara and Kuzhithurai.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified. It is hauled by WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Erode or Royapuram shed

References


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