Overview | |
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Service type | Express train |
Status | Operating |
Locale | Tamil Nadu & Kerala |
First service | 18 January 2003 |
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone |
Route | |
Start | Chennai Egmore (MS) |
Stops | 46 |
End | Guruvayur (GUV) |
Distance travelled | 1,098 km (682 mi) |
Average journey time | 22 Hours |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 16127 /16128 |
Line(s) used | Chord line (MS – TPJ) Tiruchirappalli-Thiruvananthapuram line (TPJ – TVC) Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line (TVC – QLN) Kollam–Kayamkulam spur line (QLN – KYJ) Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line (KYJ – ERS) Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section (ERS – TCR) Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line (TCR – GUV) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | 2A, 3A, SL, 2S, SLR and UR /GS |
Disabled access | |
Seating arrangements | Open coach (Reserved) Corridor coach (Unreserved) |
Sleeping arrangements | Couchette car |
Auto-rack arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | No |
Observation facilities | Windows |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Overhead racks Baggage carriage |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Locomotive: MS–NCJ: WAP7 (RPM); NCJ–GUV: WAP4 (ED / RPM) Bogie: One AC 2-Tier (2A) Two AC 3-Tier (3A) Six II SL Four Second seating (2S) Three UR /GS Two SLR |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 49.9 kilometres per hour (31.0 mph) |
Track owner(s) | Southern Railway zone |
Timetable number(s) | 21 /21A /85 /85A [1] |
Rake maintenance | Chennai Egmore |
Guruvayur Express is one of the express trains of Southern Railway zone in India. The train runs between capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and the temple city, Guruvayur in Thrissur district of Kerala via Trivandrum the capital city of Kerala.
Earlier it used to connect state capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, with Guruvayur and was later extended to Nagercoil, Madurai and then Chennai. A link of the train runs up to Thoothukudi as it was announced by the Railway Minister of India in the 2013-2014 Railway Budget.
The daily express train commences its journey as Train Number.16127 from Chennai Egmore and reaches Guruvayur the next day, links the important cities and towns of southern Tamil Nadu with Kerala via Chord line reversing loco at Nagercoil Junction. It connects the important cities of Chennai, Villupuram, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu with Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi and Thrissur in Kerala. It longitudinally crosses almost the whole state of Tamil Nadu. It runs via Alleppey route in Kerala. [2] [3] In return direction the express train leaves Guruvayur daily as Train Number.16127/16128 and reaches Chennai Egmore the next day via the same route. [4] [5] [lower-alpha 1]
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