Tambaram–Kollam Express

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Tambaram–Kollam Express
Overview
Service typeSpecial Train
StatusOperating
Locale Kerala & Tamil Nadu
First serviceMarch 30, 2018;7 months ago (2018-03-30)
Current operator(s) Indian Railway
Route
Start Tambaram (TBM)
Stops26
End Kollam Junction (QLN)
Distance travelled736.4 km (457.6 mi)
Average journey time16 hours 30 minutes
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)06027/06028
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper 3 tier, 3 unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangements Couchette cars
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stock WDM-3D or WDM-3A
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge

The Tambaram Kollam Express (06027/06028) is a tri-weekly train that runs between Tambaram Railway Station and Kollam Junction railway station in India.

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History

Opened on 1 June 1904, the Quilon-Madras rail line was the first railway line in Travancore. The official gauge conversion of the line started in 1998 and was completed in 2018. On 31 March 2018, the entire Kollam–Sengottai line was opened for passenger train services. [1] [2] The first passenger train on the stretch was the Tambaram-Kollam-Tambaram special train (06027) that earned Rs 3.15 lakh by carrying 879 passengers against a capacity of 712. [3]

The line provides a shorter route to Thiruvananthapuram via Kollam. The other routes include: Coimbatore and Pollachi to Palakkad, from Madurai via Kanyakumari. [4]

Route/Halts

Tambaram → Chengalpattu Junction → Villupuram Junction → Vriddhachalam Junction → Tiruchchirappalli Junction → Dindigul Junction → Madurai Junction → Virudunagar Junction → Tiruttangal → Sivakasi → Srivilliputtur → Rajapalayam → Sankarankovil → Pamba Kovil Shandy → Kadayanallur → Tenkasi Junction → Sengottai → Bhagavathipuram → Aryankavu → Thenmala → Edamann → Punalur → Auvaneeswaram → Kottarakara → Kundara → Kollam Junction [5]

Coach Composition

There are a total of 14 carriages on the train:

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Special trains announced between Tambaram and Kollam". Times of India. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "First train from Chennai on Punalur line has commuters ready to roll". Times of India. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "BioTesting Europe officially announced by EBF". Biometric Technology Today. 15 (6): 5. June 2007. doi:10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6. ISSN   0969-4765.
  5. ↑ "pp.com domain name is for sale. Inquire now". pp.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

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