Kochuveli–Indore Weekly Express

The Kochuveli - Indore Weekly Express is a weekly mail express train of the Indian Railways, running between Kochuveli railway station of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala and Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 19331/19332 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Kochuveli - Indore Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleKerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh
First service1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartKochuveli (KCVL)
Stops31
EndIndore Junction (INDB)
Distance travelled2,287 km (1,421 mi)
Average journey time45 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)19331/19332
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry Car
Observation facilitiesLHB Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed51 km/h (32 mph) average with halts
Route map

Coach Composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches :

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper Class
  • 4 General Unreserved
  • 1 Pantry Car
  • 2 End On Generator

Service

The 19331/Kochuveli - Indore Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and covers 2287 km in 45 hrs 15 mins.

The 19332/Indore - Kochuveli Weekly Express has an average speed of 50 km/hr and covers 2287 km in 45 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Schedule
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
19331KCVLKochuveli11:00 AMFriIndore Junction08:15 AMSun
19332INDBIndore Junction21:00 PMTueKochuveli18:40 PMThu

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Diesel Loco Shed based twin WDM-3A or WDM-3D diesel locomotive from Kochuveli to Indore and vice versa.

See also

Notes
  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Mhow-Manmad Rail project – Railway ministry, MP govt to ink MoU soon
  2. Weekly express train to Indore
  3. INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS ON KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE
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