Malabar Express

The Malabar Express is a daily night express train service in India, named after the Malabar Coast, the south-western coastal region of India that runs from Mangalore Central (MAQ) and Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) 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.

History

The train initially ran between Mangalore and Cochin Harbour Terminus (Ernakulam) from 1963 & later extended to Thiruvanathapuram Central on conversion of railway line to Thiruvanathapuram via Kottayam to broad gauge in 1976.

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 06:40 PM hours and reaches Mangalore at 10:25 AM hours the next day. In the return direction, train no. 16630 leaves Mangalore at 06:15 PM hours and reaches Trivandrum at 08:30 AM 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

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See also

* West Coast Express
* Mangalore Central railway station
* Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station

References

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Transport in Thiruvananthapuram
Transport in Mangalore
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Kerala
Rail transport in Karnataka
Rail transport in Puducherry
Express trains in India