ERS WDM3A 16295 WITH 12283 ERNAKULAM - HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN DURONTO EXPRESS (LONGEST RUNNING DURONTO EXPRESS) CROSSING / SKIPPING THIVIM RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.
12283/Ernakulam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express
എറണാകുളം-ഹസ്രത്ത് നിസാമുദ്ദീൻ തുരന്തോ എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് एरणाकुलम-हजरत निजामुद्दीन दुरोंतो एक्सप्रेस
ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South) -- NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin
Ernakulam–Duronto is a weekly non-stop superfast train which runs between Kochi, and the national capital New Delhi. It runs through the scenic Konkan Railway. This is the first Duronto express to Kerala and the longest running Duronto express in Indian Railways. It is the longest non-stop train services by distance in the entire world.
This weekly service is supplied with LHB rake having 7 non-AC three -tier sleeper coaches, 4 AC three-tier coaches, 1 AC two-tier coaches, 1 AC first-class, 1 pantry car and 2 EOG cars making a total of 16 coaches runs approximately 44 hours for one-way journey.
It has technical halts at Kozhikode (CLT), Mangalore Junction (MAJN), Madgaon Junction (MAO), Ratnagiri (RN), Panvel Junction (PNVL), Vasai Road (BSR), Vadodara Junction (BRC), Ratlam Junction (RTM) and Kota Junction (KOTA). You cannot book tickets to or from these technical halt stations.
Travel Time: 44h 15m 9 halts Distance: 2638 km Avg Speed: 60 km/hr
9 halts. 382 intermediate Stations between Ernakulam Junction (South) and Hazrat Nizamuddin.
Inaugural Run
Sun Mar 07, 2010
Thivim railway station (Station code: THVM) is one of the main railway stations for North Goa at Tivim (also called Thivim). It is part of the North South line and almost every trains do have service for this station.
While the station has only two platforms, it is the most important stop for trains in North Goa. This is the alighting point for all wishing to go to any part north of the Mandovi river in Goa, the North Goa tourist belt, and the talukas of Bardez and Pernem among others.
Karmali Railway Station, some eight kilometres away from the State-capital Panjim or Panaji, is closer for those wishing to reach central Goa, including the State-capital. Margao, which the railway authorities refer to as Madgaon railway station is a bigger station, and is best connected for those wanting to reach South Goa, including the beach belt of that locality.
It is located just off the Mapusa-Bicholim road at Thivim, Bardez, North Goa 403502, Goa.
The station comprises a single diesel BG (broad gauge) track. It is a regular station, with two platforms. It has some 38 halting trains, with no originating or terminating trains from the station.
This station lies at an elevation of 23 m above sea level, and is part of the Konkan Railway/Konkan zone, in the division of Karwar.
The Tivim/Thivim station offers the Shravan Seva, a service to help senior citizens in carrying their luggage. This is available by sending an SMS on 96640 44456 four hours in advance of the journey, with details of the PNR number, coach number and berth number of the travelling citizen (as of August 2016).
Thivim came on the rail route of India, after the building of the Konkan Railway in the 1990s. The Konkan Railway is a link between Mumbai and Mangalore on the west coast of India. It traverses a distance of 739 kilometres (459 mi) along the Western Ghats region of India, and passes through some verdant landscape. Overall, the Konkan Railway has some 91 tunnels and 171 major bridges "some of which have found mention in the record books".[1] It connects Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Konkan Railway was inaugurated on January 26, 1998.
