ERODE WDP4D WITH 12617 ERNAKULAM - HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN MANGALA LAKSHADWEEP SUPERFAST EXPRESS CROSSING 50105 DIVA - SAWANTWADI SINDHUDURG PASSENGER AT VINHERE STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.
12617/Mangala Lakshadweep SF Express (PT)
മംഗള ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് मंगला लक्षद्वीप एक्सप्रेस
ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South) -- NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin
50105/Sindhudurg Passenger
सिंधुदुर्ग पॅसेंजर सिंधुदुर्ग पैसेंजर
DIVA/Diva Junction -- SWV/Sawantwadi Road
The Mangala Lakshadweep (Malayalam: മംഗള ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്)is a daily running Superfast Express train of Southern Railway and runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi and Ernakulam Junction in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan railway route. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers. This was the second daily train connecting Kerala state and New Delhi after Kerala Express and provided the first daily direct access to the national capital for the Malabar(North Kerala) districts and Coastal Karnataka districts. This train currently holds the record of being the longest running daily superfast train in India(3066 km in 48 hrs: 45 minutes at a rate of 63 km/hour). The next longest Superfast also is a train connecting Kerala state with the national capital, the Kerala Express running between Thiruvananthapuram Central and New Delhi which runs 3036 km daily in 50 hrs: 45 minutes at a rate of 60 km/hour.
As the Konkan Railway was not yet constructed, the train was earlier running between Mangalore and Delhi in a roundabout route. Since the train was running till Mangalore, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangalore city. Once the Konkan route was completed, this train was diverted via the Konkan. Later, This train was extended to Ernakulam Junction.
Commonly this train uses WAP4 of Erode from Ernakulam to ShorannurJn and changes to WDP 4,4B/4D of Golden Rock from Shorannur Jn. TO Igatpuri. Sometimes it heads with WDM3A/D . And from Igatpuri to H.Nizamuddin its hauled by BSL WAP4 or BSL WAM4.
This train leaves Ernakulam Junction at 13:15 (10:45 during monsoon timings) to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station at 13:10 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 9:20 AM to reach Ernakulam Junction at 10:00 AM on the 3rd day. It covers a distance of 3067 km in about 48 hours at an average of 64 km/h (40 mph).
On 22 February 2013, 4 coaches of the 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed near Nashik, leaving 20 persons injured.[citation needed] On 15 November 2013, 10 coaches including all the AC coaches of the 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed near Nashik again at 6:40 a.m., leaving 5 persons dead and 50 injured.[citation needed] In both cases, track rupture is suggested as cause of the accident. On 1 March 2015 3 coaches of 12617 ( S9, S10 & Pantry car) Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam derailed near Pen, Raigad district with no casualties reported since the train was just outbound on the station and picking up speed.
Train Mangala Ldweep - 12617 from Eranakulam Jn to H Nizamuddin passes through following stations:
Eranakulam Jn, Alwaye, Trichur, Shoranur Jn, Pattambi, Kuttippuram, Tirur, Parpanangadi, Ferok, Calicut, Quilandi, Badagara, Tellicherry, Cannanore, Payangadi, Payyanur, Nileshwar, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, MAJN, Udupi, Kundapura, Bhatkal, Karwar, Madgaon, Thivim, Kankavali, Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Panvel, Kalyan Jn, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad Jn, Bhusaval Jn, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Itarsi Jn, Bhopal Jn, Bina Jn, Jhansi Jn, Gwalior, Morena, Agra Cantt, Mathura Jn, Faridabad, H Nizamuddin
The Sindhudurg Passenger is a passenger train belonging to Konkan Railway that runs between Diva Junction and Sawantwadi Road. It is currently being operated with 50105/50106 train numbers on daily basis.
The 50105/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 43 km/h and completes 465 km in 10h 45m. The 50106/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 40 km/h and completes 465 km in 11h 40m.
Train Diva Sawantwadi Road Pass - 50105 from Diva to Sawantwadi Road passes through following stations:
Diva, NILAJE, Taloja Panchand, Navade Road, KALAMBOLI, Panvel, SOMTANE, Rasayani, Apta, HAMARAPUR, Pen, Kasu, Nagothane, Roha, Kolad, Indapur, Mangaon, Goregaon Road, Veer, Sape Wamne, Karanjadi, VINHERE, Diwankhavati, Khed, Anjani, Chiplun, Kamathe, Savarda, Aravali Road, Sangmeshwar, Ukshi, Bhoke, Ratnagiri, Nivasar, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Rd, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, ZARAP, Sawantwadi Road
Vinhere railway station is a station on Konkan Railway. It is at a distance of 72.9 km (45.3 mi) down from origin.The preceding station on the line is Karanjadi railway station and the next station is Diwankhavati railway station.
