NAGERCOIL (TAMILNADU) TO GANDHIDHAM (GUJARAT) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 16336 NAGERCOIL - GANDHIDHAM EXPRESS : LOCOMOTIVE CHANGE AT MANGALURU JUNCTION FROM RPM WAP-7 TO ERS WDM3A ALCO TWINS LOCOMOTIVE : 3AC COACH INTERIORS : INDIAN RAILWAYS : KONKAN RAILWAYS.

16336/Nagercoil - Gandhidham Express (PT)
நாகர்கோவில் - காந்திதாம் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் नागरकोविल - गांधीधाम एक्सप्रेस
NCJ/Nagercoil Junction -- GIMB/Gandhidham Junction

The 16335 / 36 Gandhidham - Nagercoil Express is an express train belonging to Southern Railway Zone that runs between Gandhidham Junction and Nagercoil Junction in India. It runs through Konkan Railway route of west coast of India.
It operates as train number 16335 from Gandhidham Junction to Nagercoil and as train number 16336 in the reverse direction serving the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.
The 16335/Gandhidham - Nagercoil Express covers the distance of 2,341 km (1,455 mi) in 45 hours 40 mins (51 km/hr).
The 16336/Nagercoil - Gandhidham Express covers the distance of 2,341 km (1,455 mi) in 46 hours 15 mins (51 km/hr).
The 16335 / 36 Gandhidham - Nagercoil Express runs from Gandhidham Junction via Ahmedabad Junction, Vasai Road, Panvel Junction, Ratnagiri, Madgaon Junction,Udupi,Surathkal, Mangalore Junction, Ernakulam Junction, Kottayam, Kollam Junction, Thiruvananthapuram Central to Nagercoil Junction and vice versa.
As the route is partially electrified, an Ernakulam based WDM-3A diesel locomotive pulls the train up to Mangaluru Junction, later an Erode based WAP-4 electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches :
1 AC II Tier
5 AC III Tier
10 Sleeper III Tier
1 Pantry Car
4 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Nagercoil Junction railway station (station code: NCJ) is a railway junction in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The station has four platforms(6 PFs Post doubling) connecting the Kanyakumari–Trivandrum line (West Coast Line) of the Thiruvananthapuram railway division to the Chennai– Madurai–Nagercoil line.
Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972. The Trivandrum–Nagercoil–Kanniyakumari line was opened on 15 April 1979. Nagercoil Junction became operational on 15 April 1979. The rail-link to Kanniyakumari was established only in 1979, mainly because establishing a rail line through the district posed some challenges for the rail department and took a lot of efforts, especially the western line. The western line runs through some huge artificial ground-elevations and a number of hill-tunnels. Kanyakumari district is connected through direct train services with all leading metropolitan cities in India like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The Chennai–Nagercoil sector is the largest profit making line in south India, which brought in ₹346 crore (US$45 million) in 2011.

Gandhidham Junction railway station (code:- GIMB), located in Gandhidham, Gujarat, India, serves the people residing in Gandhidham and Kandla areas.
Before the formation of Gandhidham BG railway station by Indian Railways, the Cutch State Railway operated 2 ft 6inch narrow-gauge railway line. A train used to run towards Anjar from the port of Tuna. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch. This started way back in 1905.
The railway line was extended from Anjar to Bhuj in 1908.
The rail line from Varshamedi to Bhachau was opened in 1910. The 15 mile rail line from Anjar to Kandla was started in 1930. Another line was laid from Kandla to Disa in North Gujarat in 1950 by the Indian Railways.
Cutch State Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. The foundation stone of Gandhidham railway station was laid on 7 April 1955. After the gauge conversion of Viramgam–Wankaner–Gandhidham section in the earlier 1980s. the first train from Gandhidham to Mumbai was introduced on 2 October 1984. After the gauge conversion of Gandhidham–Bhuj section in 2001. some of the trains were extended to Bhuj. Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham was completed on 24 March 2006. New services were introduced via Palanpur.
Newly form Gandhidham Diesel loco has code of GIMB.
In July 2016, Gandhidham was pronounced the second cleanest railway station in India according to a passenger feedback survey conducted by the Indian Railways as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.

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