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This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Mangaluru Ctrl, Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur Junction, Thrissur, Ernakulam Junction, Alappuzha, Kollam Junction and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It is the second Vande Bharat Express train allocated to Kerala. It is currently operated with train numbers 20631/20632. [6] [7] [8]
The rake of the train usually contains 6 unreserved coaches, 11 second sitting coaches, 1 AC chair car coach, a pantry car and 2 SLR cars, making a total of 21 coaches. During the COVID-19 pandemic , the train was numbered as 02677/02678 and was hauled by a Golden Rock-based WDP4D or WDP4B throughout the journey.
Initially it ran between Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, but owing to public demand it was extended to Kannur in 2013. [3] [1] [2]The train is one of the most popular commuter trains in Kerala state along with its counterpart, the 12075/76 Calicut Jan Shatabdi Express, which runs via Alappuzha.
The 20633/20634 Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express is India's 15th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting Kasaragod with state capital Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The train service was officially inaugurated on 25 April 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Thiruvananthapuram Central . [ 3 ]
This train covers a distance of 690 kilometres (430 mi) with a journey time of approximately 16 3/4 hours. It runs as a bi-weekly express with train no 16361 on Mondays and Saturdays and 16362 on Sundays and Tuesdays . The railway board approved a biweekly express on 17/8/2023 and is running with the above numbers. [1]
The Tirur railway station, opened in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala. The first railway service in Kerala was on 1861 March 12 and it serviced from Beypore to Tirur for 30.5 km. First Railway service in erstwhile Travancore was started on 1904 November 26. It was Sengottai - Punalur Metre-gauge railway.
It is an NSG 3 category station. The station is served by several long-distance trains connecting most major cities in the country on a daily basis like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Bhopal, Pune and Mangalore. Trains connecting extreme ends of india also passes through the station like Jammu tawi, Dibrugarh etc.
The 12625 / 12626 Kerala S. F Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways that connects the National Capital of India New Delhi to State Capital of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Central. It is the Daily second longest train after 22053/22054 Dibrugarh Kanniyakumari Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express which runs daily that ...