The Parasuram Express is an express train run by Indian Railways connecting Mangalore, Karnataka with Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.

The train (Train No: 49/50) was initially run between Cochin and Shoranur. The train was later extended to Trivandrum and Mangalore Central on both sides. In 2012 the train was again extended to Nagercoil.

It runs, Mangaluru Central via Kasaragod, Kannur Main, Kozhikode Main, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, 'Kottayam, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Parassala to Nagercoil Jn.

Both trains are hauled by an Erode / Arakkonam-based WAP-4 locomotive or Royapuram-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.

The train no.16650 starts from Nagercoil at 04:15 AM and reaches Mangalore Central at 21:00 PM. In the return direction the train no: 16649 leaves Mangalore Central at 05:05 AM and reaches Nagercoil at 21:25 PM. The train runs via Shoranur–Kottayam route.

The 16525 /16526 Island Express is an Indian Railways train running between Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City railway station, Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Kanniyakumari railway station, Kanniyakumari. Train no. 16526 runs from Bangalore to Kanyakumari, and Train No. 16525 runs in the reverse direction. The train runs daily through the state of Kerala (via Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Palakkad Junction) and covers the 944 km journey in about 19 hours 15 minutes.

No part of the train's route is on an island; the name was given because the predecessor of this train used to end its journey at the Cochin Harbour Terminus station in Willingdon Island, Cochin, until the mid-1970s. At that time, it was the only train that connected Bangalore (Karnataka state) to Kerala. This train is hauled by the WAP-7, a 6,350 HP AC Passenger Locomotive.

Train number 16526 covers the 944 km journey in 19 hours while train 16525 takes close to 21 hours for the return journey.

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