Malabar Express

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Malabar Express is the Oldest train In this route

Malabar Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Kerala & Karnataka
First service5 March 1888;136 years ago (1888-03-05)
Current operator(s) Southern Railways
Route
Termini Mangalore Central (MAQ)
Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
Stops50
Distance travelled634 km (394 mi)
Average journey time15 hours 50 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16629 / 16630
On-board services
Class(es) AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed41 km/h (25 mph) average including halts

The 16629 / 16630 Malabar Express is an Daily Slowest Night Express train service in India, named after the Malabar Coast, the south-western coastal region of India that runs from Port City Mangaluru Central In Karnataka and Thiruvananthapuram Central in Keralas State Capital . As the name suggests, it connects the two ends of the Malabar region (the Southern and the Northern). This train has one of the longest running time between Mangaluru Central and Thiruvananthapuram Central And it is the slowest train among all other trains from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central and vice versa .

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History

The train initially ran between Madras and Calicut from 1888 & later extended to Mangalore to become Malabar Express. On July 1, 1940, the train route was extended to Cochin Harbour Terminus which later got extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central to become Trivandrum Mangalore Malabar Express

Traction

It is hauled by an Erode based WAP-4 or Royapuram based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Service

This train runs between Mangalore Central and Thiruvananthapuram Central. The train no. 16629 starts from Trivandrum at 18:40 hours and reaches Mangalore at 10:25 hours the next day. In the return direction, train no. 16630 leaves Mangalore at 18:15 hours and reaches Trivandrum at 09:00 hours the next day. It runs via Trunk route Kottayam

Coach composition

It has 23 coaches (10 sleeper class, 4 3-tier AC, 1 2-tier AC, 1 AC first class-cum-2-tier, 5 second class, and 2 brake van-cum-second sitter).

Route and halts

This train has 51 halts. [1] Some of the halts are:

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References

  1. "16630/Malabar Express (PT) - Mangalore to Trivandrum SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry".