Netravati Express

Initially the train the Bombay Kurla (LTT) – Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin – Kurla) Express was plied between Mumbai to Mangalore/Kochi as link via the inland Pune, Gulbarga, Dharmavaram, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Mumbai. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangaluru-Mumbai running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. On March 1, 1998, the Bombay Kurla (LTT) – Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin – Kurla) Express started running via the Konkan, making it the first scheduled service that ran the length of the Konkan Railway. The link express was made a single train till Kochi[1] and further extended till Thiruvananthapuram (which is the capital city of Kerala) from 10 February 2001.[2]

Mangaluru city is situated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangaluru back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express.

A WDP-4D ,belonging to Golden Rock,or a WDM-3D of Erode Shed hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Mangaluru Junction after which a Royapuram or an Erode based WAP-7 hauls the train for the remainder of its journey.

The 16345/46 Netravati Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus,Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kudal, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Junction, Canacona, Karwar, Kumta, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Byndoor Mookambika Road, Kundapura, Udupi, Surathkal, Mangalore Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Charvattur, Payyanur, Kannapuram, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Parappanangadi, Tirur, Kuttipuram, Shoranur Junction, Thrissur, Divine Nagar, Aluva, Ernakulam Junction, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Harippad, Kayamkulam Junction, Karunagappalli, Kollam Junction, Varkala Sivagiri, Thiruvananthapuram Central

In the early stages Netravati express had ICF coaches which was added upto 23 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier Coach
• 5 AC III Tier Coaches
• 12 Sleeper III Tier Coaches
• 1 Pantry Car
• 2 General Coaches
• 2 SLR Seating cum Luggage Rake

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLRD	GS	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	A1	S12	S11	PC	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GS	SLRD

The train was upgraded to modern LHB rake on September 26, 2019, with an MPS of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier Coach
• 6 AC III Tier Coaches
• 10 Sleeper III Tier Coaches
• 1 Pantry Car
• 2 General Coaches
• 2 Generator Cars

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	UR	A1	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	PC	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	UR	EOG

No Rake Sharing 4 Dedicated LHB Rakes.

• Konkan Railway
• Netravati Express Train Route