Location:Shoranur Junction railway station,Kerala.
Time:10th April 2014 13:55
ED WAP4 hauled 17230 Hyderabad-Trivandrum Central Sabari Express (2 hour 30 minute late) waits for departure while recently POH'ed brand new ED WAP4 22232 powered 20 coach 16650 Nagercoil Jn-Mangalore Central Parasuram Express arrives for halt. Video taken from 16301 Shoranur Jn-Trivandrum Central Venad Express which departs at 14:20.

Sabari Express is named after famous Hindu pilgrimage site Sabarimala.

17229 departs Trivandrum at 07:15 daily and arrives Hyderabad at 13:40 on next day.
Travel Time: 30h 25m 39 halts Distance: 1567 km Avg Speed: 51 km/hr

17230 departs Hyderabad at 12:00 daily and arrives Trivandrum at 18:55 on next day.
Travel Time: 30h 55m 39 halts Distance: 1567 km Avg Speed: 50 km/hr

Parasuram Express traverses the full length of the Kerala State during the day time.The train derives its name from the legend of mythical character Parasurama, who is considered as creator of Kerala and Konkan Coast including Mangalore and Trivandrum from the sea. The train is also called as Day Express as it covers its most part of journey in day time.The train has extended to Nagercoil as per the Railway Budget (2012--13).

16650 departs Nagercoil at 04:20 daily and arrives Mangalore at 20:30.
Travel Time: 16h 10m 48 halts Distance: 703 km Avg Speed: 43 km/hr

16649 departs Mangalore at 04:50 daily and arrives Nagercoil at 20:35.
Travel Time: 15h 45m 50 halts Distance: 703 km Avg Speed: 44 km/hr

Venad Express was introduced in 1976 by Southern Railways. Initially the service was between Ernakulam to Trivandrum Central.The train from Trivandrum Central started at 5.30 am and reached Ernakulam Junction by 9.30 am. On the return direction the train leaves Ernakulam Junction at 17:15 pm and reached Trivandrum Central by 21:30 pm. The train had a Green livery initially. The train was later extended to Shoranur after some years and timings were also revised. Venad is one of the oldest daily Intercity trains in Kerala and one of the most popular trains to travel between Trivandrum, the state capital and Ernakulam (Kochi), the most cosmopolitan city in the state.

The name Venad came from an old dynasty Venad Swarupam that ruled over Quilon and Thiruvananthapuram.It is a very popular commuter train, used by daily office-goers.

In 1980s Indian Railways introduced double-decker coaches in Venad Express. But railways later withdrew the double decker compartments due to operational issues.

16301 departs Shoranur at 14:20 daily and arrives Trivandrum at 22:10.
Travel Time: 7h 50m 27 halts Distance: 327 km Avg Speed: 41 km/hr

16302 departs Trivandrum at 05:00 daily and arrives Shoranur at 12:45.
Travel Time: 7h 45m 27 halts Distance: 327 km Avg Speed: 42 km/hr

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