Location: Angamaly for Kalady railway station,Kerala.
Time: 30th January 2015 05:00PM

12625 Thiruvananthapuram - New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express hauled by Erode (ED) WAP4 22627 slowly skipping Angamaly station.

The Kerala Express is a super fast express train of the Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Trivandrum Central. It is a daily train that covers a distance of 3,034KM with 40 stops. It is longest daily running 'superfast' train in India* and also holds the record for the longest electric engine hauled train between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It is also called 'King of Overtakes' because it overtakes almost every train in its route except for Rajdhanis and Shatabdis.

It was introduced in the year 1976 as Kerala-Karnataka Express (KK Express) starting from New Delhi to Trivandrum and Bangalore, with bifurcation at Jolarpettai Jn. In 1980, it was split into two trains, Kerala Express and Karnataka Express with Kerala Express again split at Palghat Jn and one of the portions diverted to Mangalore. It overlapped with the Jayanti Janata which bifurcated at Shoranur with one part of the train going to Cochin Harbour and the other to Mangalore. Later, these two trains were merged to form the Kerala Mangala Exp. In 1990, after a separate train to Mangalore was introduced, it began to run along its present route. It was a non daily train initially and had shared the same time slot with the Tamil Nadu Express, Andhra Pradesh Express and the Karnataka Express. However, after its conversion into a daily train it received its own time slot.

Called the ‘Evergreen city of India’, Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of the state of Kerala. The city comprises beautiful beaches, long stretches of palm fringed shorelines, windy backwaters and historical structures. Along with its natural and historical significance, the city is also popular for its ancient temples that are renowned for its architecture and which makes Thiruvananthapuram as one of the most visited pilgrim centers of India.

12625 departs Trivandrum at 11:15AM daily and arrives New Delhi at 01:45PM on 3rd day.
Travel Time: 50h 30m 40 halts Distance: 3034 km Average Speed: 60 km/hr

12626 departs New Delhi at 11:25AM daily and arrives Trivandrum at 02:35PM on 3rd day.
Travel Time: 51h 10m 39 halts Distance: 3034 km Average Speed: 59 km/hr

Major stoppages: Trivandrum Central (Kerala) - Kollam - kayamkulam - Kottayam - Ernakulam Jn - Thrissur - Palakkad - Coimbatore - Erode - Salem - Jolarpettai - Katpadi - Tirupati - Renigunta - Gudur - Vijayawada - Warangal - Balharshah - Nagpur - Itarsi - Bhopal - Bina - Jhansi - Gwalior - Agra - Mathura - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin - New Delhi (National Capital Territory)

Loco link: Erode (ED) WAP4

Loco reversal: At Ernakulam Jn

Rake Sharing: No Rake Sharing; total 7 rakes

* India's longest running daily Express train is now 15909 New Tinsukia Junction - Lalgarh Junction Avadh Assam Express

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