ED WAP4 WITH 16302 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL - SHORANUR JUNCTION VENAD EXPRESS CROSSING 01079 MUMBAI CST - KOCHUVELI DEEPAVALI SPECIAL AT TIRUVALLA STATION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAYS.

16302/Venad Express
വേണാട് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌ वेणाड़ एक्सप्रेस
TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) -- SRR/Shoranur Junction

01079/Mumbai CSMT – Kochuveli Deepavali SpecialFare Special
मुम्बई छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस - कोच्चुवेली दीपावली विशेष किराया स्पेशल
CSMT/Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -- KCVL/Kochuveli

The Venad Express (Malayalam: വേണാട് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌) is an express train which runs daily between Shoranur Junction and Trivandrum Central via Kottayam. It is numbered 16301 (from Shoranur Junction to Trivandrum Central) and 16302 (from Trivandrum Central to Shoranur Junction).
Venad Express was introduced in 1972 by Southern Railways. The train used the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge track between Trivandrum Central and Ernakulam. It was hauled by diesel engines. 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 17:15pm and reached Trivandrum Central by 21:30 pm. In 1976 the tracks were converted to broad gauge and the broad gauge train was introduced.[1] The train had a green livery initially. The train was later extended to Shoranur after some years and timings were also revised. Venad Express 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. In the 1980s Indian Railways introduced double-decker coaches for the Venad Express. But railways later withdrew the double decker compartments due to operational issues.
The name Venad came from an old dynasty Venad Swarupam that ruled over Quilon and Thiruvananthapuram, headquartered in Quilon(Kollam).
This train runs daily. Train no. 16301 departs Shoranur Junction at 14:25 hrs and reaches Trivandrum Central at 22:20 hrs. Train no. 16302 departs Trivandrum Central at 05:00 hrs and reaches Shoranur Junction at 12:45 hrs. It covers a distance of 327 kilometres (203 mi) in each direction and takes 7 hours and 50 minutes.
Venad Express links the major commercial hubs in Kerala including Thrissur, Alwaye, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Kayamkulam, Kollam with Trivandrum. It is a very popular commuter train used by daily office-goers. The train is generally fully booked even during holidays.
The rake has 16 unreserved coaches, a second-class sitting coach, an AC chair car coach, a pantry car and 2 SLR (seating cum luggage rake) cars making a total of 23 coaches. One unreserved and one SLR car are exclusively for ladies.
Advance reservation is available only in two compartments. Seats can be reserved through IRCTC website or from railway station. Venad Express also has a first class coach. Other coaches can be boarded with an unreserved ticket.

Rake/Coach Composition
LOCO UR SLR UR UR UR UR UR UR UR UR UR UR PC UR
(Ladies)
D1 C1 UR UR UR UR SLR/
Ladies
SLR - Sitting cum Luggage Rake
UR - Unreserved
D - Second Sitting
C - AC Chair Car
PC - Pantry Car.

Tiruvalla railway station (station code : TRVL) is a railway station[2] located at Thiruvalla town in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The station is under Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway. This is the only railway station in Pathanamthitta district and has daily trains to cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Pune, Bhopal, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Tiruvalla railway station has three platforms and five tracks. The railway station is one of the busy railway stations of Kerala, with about 5500 passengers boarding trains on a daily basis, and generated an annual income of ₹12.44 crore (US$1.9 million) in the year 2011–12.[2] Both long and short distance trains stop at Tiruvalla, and at present the station is a way-side station, though terminal facilities could be developed. The Tiruvalla station lies in the Kayankulam Junction - Kottayam - Ernakulam route, and along with the nearby Chengannur railway station, is an important station en route.

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