Erode electric loco shed's palindrome ED WAP4 22522 hauling 12625 Trivadrum TVC - New Delhi NDLS Kerala express meets BZA WAG7 hauling BCNA rake just before entering the mighty Wardha Bridge near Balharshah ( BPQ ) .
Kerala express connects the state capital of Kerala i.e. Trivandrum with national capital New Delhi . This train passes through many states of India like Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh , Haryana , Delhi .
The usual loco link is ED WAP4 for entire run between TVC and NDLS . This train undergoes reversal at Ernakulam Junction and 12625 Thiruvananthapuram - New Delhi Kerala express has a loco change at Erode Junction too .
This is the longest running daily train on Indian Railways covering a distance of 3035 Km in one direction . 12625 Kerala express starts daily at 1115 hours from TVC and reaches NDLS the third day at 1340 . 12626 starts daily at 1130 from NDLS and reaches TVC the third day at 1435 .
12625 TVC - NDLS takes 50 hours 25 minutes whereas 12626 NDLS - TVC takes 51 hours 05 minutes .
The halts of 12625 Kerala Express are as follows :
TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL
VARKALA
KOLLAM JN
KAYANKULAM JN
MAVELIKARA
CHENGANNUR
TIRUVALLA
CHANGANASERI
KOTTAYAM
VAIKOM
ERNAKULAM JN
ALUVA
THRISUR
OTTAPPALAM
PALAKKAD
COIMBATORE JN
TIRUPPUR
ERODE JN
SALEM JN
JOLARPETTAI
KATPADI JN
CHITTOOR
TIRUPATI
RENIGUNTA JN
GUDUR JN
NELLORE
VIJAYAWADA JN
WARANGAL
RAMGUNDAM
BALHARSHAH
SEVAGRAM
NAGPUR
ITARSI JN
BHOPAL JN
BINA JN
JHANSI JN
GWALIOR
AGRA CANTT
MATHURA JN
FARIDABAD
H NIZAMUDDIN
NEW DELHI
