Netravati Express

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Netravati Express
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Netravathi Express standing at Thiruvananthapuram Central station.
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala
First service
  • 1 March 1998;26 years ago (1998-03-01) (Inaugural),
  • 10 February 2001;23 years ago (2001-02-10)(Extended upto Thiruvananthapuram Central).
Current operator(s) Southern Railway
Route
Termini Mumbai LTT (LTT)
Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
Stops47
Distance travelled1,498 km (931 mi)
Average journey time31 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16345 / 16346
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Operating speed47 km/h (29 mph) average including Halts.
Route map
Netravati Express (LTT-TVC) Route map.jpg

The 16345 / 16346 Netravati Express is a daily Express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan Railway. It is the one and only daily train in Kerala which connects Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa on a daily basis. .

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History

Initially the train the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin–Kurla) Express was plied between Bombay to Mangalore/Kochi as link via the inland Poona, Gulbarga, Guntakal, Renigunta, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Bombay. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangalore–Bombay 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]

Background

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

Traction

As the route is completely electrified since 30 March 2022, a Royapuram or an Erode-based WAP-7 hauls the train throughout its entire journey.

Routing

The 16345/46 Netravati Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Panvel, Roha (Technical Halt) crew Change,Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, [3] Ratnagiri, Kudal, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Junction, Canacona, Karwar, Kumta, Murdeshwar,Bhatkal,Byndoor Mookambika Road, Kundapur,Udupi, Surathkal, Mangalore Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Charvattur, Payyanur, Kannapuram, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Parappanangadi, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur Junction, Thrissur,Aluva, Ernakulam Junction, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Haripad, Kayamkulam Junction, Karunagappalli, Kollam Junction, Varkala Sivagiri, Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Coach composition

The train was upgraded to modern LHB rake on September 26, 2019, with an MPS of 130 kmph. The train consists of 24 coaches:

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No rake sharing. Four dedicated LHB rakes.

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