GOC WDP4D WITH 12618 HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN - ERNAKULAM MANGALA LAKSHADWEEP SUPERFAST EXPRESS ENTERING / ARRIVING KUNDAPURA RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.

12618/Mangala Lakshadweep Express (PT)
ਮੰਗਲਾ ਲਕਸ਼ਦਵੀਪ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ | منگلا لکشدویپ ایکسپریس मंगला लक्षद्वीप एक्सप्रेस
NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin -- ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South)

The Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express (मंगला लक्षद्वीप सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस) is a Superfast train in India that runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Ernakulam Junction in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan railway route. It is operated by Southern Railway 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.
As the Konkan Railway was not yet constructed, the train was earlier running between Mangaluru and Delhi in a roundabout route. Since the train was running till Mangaluru, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangaluru 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 Mangaluru Junction and changes to WDP 4,4B/4D of Golden Rock from Mangaluru Junction. TO Igatpuri. Sometimes it heads with WDM3A/D . And from Igatpuri to Hazrat Nizamuddin it is hauled by Tughlakabad based WAP 7 locomotive.
This train leaves Ernakulam Junction at 13:15 (10:45 during monsoon timings) to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 13:15 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 09:15 to reach Ernakulam Junction at 10:15 on the 3rd day. It covers a distance of 3066 km in about 49 hours at an average of 64 km/h (40 mph). The monsoon timings of the train are different and takes longer duration to complete the journey.
On 22 February 2013, 4 coaches of the 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed near Nashik, leaving 20 persons injured. 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.

Kundapura railway station is a station on Konkan Railway Which connects the Kundapur City to other cities of the country like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mysore, Chennai,Trivandrum, Cochin etc. This station connects between two city Udupi and Bhatkal. It's pilgrim important railway station connects Kollur Mookambika Temple and Aanegudde Vinayaka temple . It's very much used by Kerala pilgrims as this station makes pilgrim reach Kollur faster than any other stations. It is at a distance of 660.000 km (410.1 mi) down from origin. The preceding station on the line is Senapura railway station and the next station is Barkur railway station.

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