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.
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway, Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mangalore | ||||
| Stops | 41 | ||||
| End | Nagercoil | ||||
| Distance travelled | 690 km | ||||
| Average journey time | 16 hours, 5 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | 1 air conditioned coach, 5 second sitting coaches, 12 unreserved, 2 SLR coaches | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Indian Rail standard | ||||
| Catering facilities | No on-board catering | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Two | ||||
| Track gauge | Broad | ||||
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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
