Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Locale | Kerala & Tamil Nadu | ||||
First service | 30 June 2002 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Kollam (QLN) | ||||
Stops | 26 Halts | ||||
Distance travelled | 858 km (533 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 15 hours 30 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 20635 / 20636 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
Disabled access | |||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | On-Board Catering, E-Catering | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||
Operating speed | 67 km/h (42 mph) average including halts. | ||||
Rake maintenance | Tiruchchirappalli Junction CDO | ||||
Rake sharing | 16965/16866 Uzhavan Express. | ||||
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The 20635 / 20636 Ananthapuri Superfast Express is an superfast express train running between Kollam Junction and Chennai Egmore via Thiruvananthapuram Central, Tirunelveli Junction, Virudhunagar junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.
The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002 [1] operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between Chennai Egmore and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended [2] to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017. [3] [4]
20635 - Chennai Egmore → Kollam ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express | ||||
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Station/Junction Name | Station Code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
Chennai Egmore | MS | SOURCE | 19:50 | 1 |
Tambaram | TBM | 20:18 | 20:20 | 1 |
Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 20:48 | 20:50 | 1 |
Madurantakam | MMK | 21:08 | 21:10 | 1 |
Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 21:18 | 21:20 | 1 |
Tindivanam | TMV | 21:43 | 21:45 | 1 |
Villupuram Junction | VM | 22:28 | 22:30 | 1 |
Vriddhachalam Junction | VRI | 23:10 | 23:12 | 1 |
Tiruchchirappalli Junction | TPJ | 01:00 | 01:05 | 2 |
Dindigul Junction | DG | 02:17 | 02:20 | 2 |
Madurai Junction | MDU | 03:20 | 03:25 | 2 |
Thirumangalam | TMQ | 03:44 | 03:45 | 2 |
Virudhunagar Junction | VPT | 04:10 | 04:12 | 2 |
Sattur | SRT | 04:32 | 04:34 | 2 |
Kovilpatti | CVP | 04:50 | 04:52 | 2 |
Tirunelveli Junction | TEN | 06:05 | 06:10 | 2 |
Nanguneri | NNN | 06:38 | 06:39 | 2 |
Valliyur | VLY | 06:50 | 06:52 | 2 |
Aralvaimozhi | AAY | 07:10 | 07:11 | 2 |
Nagercoil Town | NJT | 07:40 | 07:43 | 2 |
Eraniel | ERL | 07:55 | 07:56 | 2 |
Kuzhithurai | KZT | 08:10 | 08:13 | 2 |
Parassala | PASA | 08:23 | 08:24 | 2 |
Neyyattinkara | NYY | 08:37 | 08:38 | 2 |
Thiruvananthapuram Central | TVC | 09:30 | 09:35 | 2 |
Varkala Sivagiri | VAK | 10:15 | 10:16 | 2 |
Paravur | PVU | 10:27 | 10:28 | 2 |
Kollam Junction | QLN | 11:15 | DEST | 2 |
20636 - Kollam → Chennai Egmore ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express | ||||
Kollam Junction | QLN | SOURCE | 14:50 | 1 |
Paravur | PVU | 15:04 | 15:05 | 1 |
Varkala Sivagiri | VAK | 15:15 | 15:16 | 1 |
Thiruvananthapuram Central | TVC | 16:00 | 16:05 | 1 |
Neyyattinkara | NNY | 16:29 | 16:30 | 1 |
Parassala | PASA | 16:43 | 16:44 | 1 |
Kuzhithurai | KZT | 16:54 | 16:57 | 1 |
Eraniel | ERL | 17:12 | 17:13 | 1 |
Nagercoil Town | NJT | 17:24 | 17:27 | 1 |
Aralvaimozhi | AAY | 17:53 | 17:54 | 1 |
Valliyur | VLY | 18:14 | 18:16 | 1 |
Nanguneri | NNN | 18:27 | 18:28 | 1 |
Tirunelveli Junction | TEN | 19:00 | 19:05 | 1 |
Kovilpatti | CVP | 19:57 | 19:59 | 1 |
Sattur | SRT | 20:16 | 20:18 | 1 |
Virudhunagar Junction | VPT | 20:50 | 20:52 | 1 |
Thirumangalam | TMQ | 21:10 | 21:11 | 1 |
Madurai Junction | MDU | 21:50 | 21:55 | 1 |
Dindigul Junction | DG | 22:48 | 22:50 | 1 |
Tiruchchirappalli Junction | TPJ | 00:15 | 00:20 | 2 |
Virudhachalam Junction | VRI | 01:45 | 01:47 | 2 |
Villupuram Junction | VM | 03:00 | 03:05 | 2 |
Tindivanam | TMV | 03:40 | 03:42 | 2 |
Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 04:03 | 04:05 | 2 |
Madurantakam | MMK | 04:18 | 04:20 | 2 |
Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 04:43 | 04:45 | 2 |
Tambaram | TBM | 05:13 | 05:15 | 2 |
Mambalam | MBM | 05:34 | 05:35 | 2 |
Chennai Egmore | MS | 06:10 | DEST | 2 |
In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (H), AC 2 Tier (A), AC 3 Tier (B), Sleeper Class (SL), Unreserved general sitting coach (GS) and End on Generators (SLRD).
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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SLRD | GS | GS | S12 | S11 | S10 | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | GS | SLRD |
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