The 20635 / 20636 Ananthapuri Express is an express train running between and via ,
Tirunelveli Junction,
Virudhunagar junction,
Madurai Junction
Madurai Junction railway station (station code: MDU) is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Madurai, located in Madurai district of the Indian state of Tam ...
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Tiruchchirappalli Junction and
Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.
History
The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002
operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between and . It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended
to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.
Coach composition
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).
The Ananthapuri Superfast Express between Chennai Egmore and Kollam has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with
Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866) between Chennai and Thanjavur. The primary maintenanced by the four rakes of the express at
Tiruchchirappalli (Trichy) coaching depot.
Incident
The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.
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See also
* Quilon Mail
Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...
* Ernakulam–Velankanni Express
The 16361/16362 Ernakulam Velankanni Express is a biweekly train service in the Southern Railway zone of India that runs between Ernakulam and Velankanni via Kottayam, , Chengannur, Kayamkulam, , , Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Manamadurai, Karaikudi, ...
* Guruvayur Express
* Palaruvi Express
* Silambu Express
* Pandian Superfast Express
* Vaigai Superfast Express
The 12635 / 12636 Vaigai Superfast Express is an Daily High Speed Intercity Superfast Express train which runs daily between Madurai and Chennai Egmore, via Tiruchirappalli. It is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways a ...
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Rail transport in Kollam
Transport in Thiruvananthapuram
Transport in Chennai
Railway services introduced in 2002
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Kerala
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Express trains in India
Kollam–Chennai trains