Guruvayur Express

Guruvayur Express is one of the express trains of Southern Railway zone in India. The train runs between capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai and the temple city, Guruvayur in Thrissur district of Kerala via Trivandrum the capital city of Kerala.

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Overview
Service typeExpress train
StatusOperating
LocaleTamil Nadu & Kerala
First service18 January 2003 (2003-01-18)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
StartChennai Egmore (MS)
Stops46
EndGuruvayur (GUV)
Distance travelled1,098 km (682 mi)
Average journey time22 Hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16127 / 16128
Line(s) usedChord line (MS – TPJ)
Tiruchirappalli-Thiruvananthapuram line (TPJ – TVC)
Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line (TVC – QLN)
Kollam–Kayamkulam spur line (QLN – KYJ)
Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal railway line (KYJ – ERS)
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section (ERS – TCR)
Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line (TCR – GUV)
On-board services
Class(es)2A, 3A, SL, 2S, SLR and UR / GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangementsOpen coach (Reserved)
Corridor coach (Unreserved)
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesWindows
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stockLocomotive:
MS–NCJ: WAP7 (RPM);
NCJ–GUV: WAP4 (ED / RPM)
Bogie:
One AC 2-Tier (2A)
Two AC 3-Tier (3A)
Six II SL
Four Second seating (2S)
Three UR / GS
Two SLR
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed49.9 kilometres per hour (31.0 mph)
Track owner(s)Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)21 / 21A / 85 / 85A[1]
Rake maintenanceChennai Egmore
Route map

Background

Earlier it used to connect state capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, with Guruvayur and was later extended to Nagercoil, Madurai and then Chennai. A link of the train runs up to Thoothukudi as it was announced by the Railway Minister of India in the 2013-2014 Railway Budget.

Route

The daily express train commences its journey as Train Number.16127 from Chennai Egmore and reaches Guruvayur the next day, links the important cities and towns of southern Tamil Nadu with Kerala via Chord line reversing loco at Nagercoil Junction. It connects the important cities of Chennai, Villupuram, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu with Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi and Thrissur in Kerala. It longitudinally crosses almost the whole state of Tamil Nadu. It runs via Alleppey route in Kerala.[2][3] In return direction the express train leaves Guruvayur daily as Train Number.16127/16128 and reaches Chennai Egmore the next day via the same route.[4][5][lower-alpha 1]

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See also

Notes
  1. The schedule and routes are subject to change for administrative reasons.

References
  1. "Trains at a Glance October 2016 - June 2017". Indian Railways. Railway Board. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "Train Time Table for MS-GUV (16127)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1 October 2016. p. 166. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Train Time Table for MS-GUV (16127)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1 October 2016. p. 285. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. "Train Time Table for GUV-MS (16128)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1 October 2016. p. 286. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Train Time Table for GUV-MS (16128)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. 1 October 2016. p. 169. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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