The Ernad Express, a train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore, celebrated its 15th anniversary on September 13th, 2024. The railway department marked the occasion with a poster highlighting the train's journey. The article also compares the age of the Ernad Express to other well-known trains in the region, highlighting their...
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history and evolution. For example, the Mangalore-Chennai Mail, at 157 years old, is significantly older, while the Malabar Express is 136 years old. Other trains mentioned include the West Coast Express, Parashuram Express, Venad Express, Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Express, Vanchinad Express, and the Maaveli Express. The article concludes by mentioning the introduction of various train types in Kerala, including Jan Shatabdi, Garib Rath, MEMU, Antyodaya, Humsafar, and Vande Bharat.

The Eranad Express, a train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore, celebrated its 15th anniversary. Launched on September 13, 2009, the train (16605/16606) is relatively young compared to other daily trains. The article highlights the age of various trains operating in Kerala, including the Mangalore-Chennai Mail (12601/12602) at 157 years old, the...
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Malabar Express at 136 years old, the West Coast Express (Mangalore-Chennai) at 59 years old, and the Parashuram Express at 54 years old. The Venad Express, launched in 1972, is 52 years old, while the Mangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Express (16347/16348) is 40 years old. Other trains mentioned include the Vanchinad Express (1985) at 39 years old, the Maveli Express at 23 years old, the Jan Shatabdi Express (introduced in 2003), the Garib Rath Express (introduced in 2006), MEMU (introduced in 2012), Antyodaya Express and Humsafar Express (introduced in 2016), and the Vande Bharat Express (introduced in 2023). A passenger, K.V. Ramakrishnan Payyannur, expresses his affection for the Eranad Express, especially its stop at Valapattanam, a unique feature not shared by any other express train.

The Palakkad division of the Indian Railways has announced various regulations for train services on specific dates due to track maintenance works. Several trains will be fully cancelled, partially cancelled, rescheduled, or regulated, impacting specific journeys commencing from various stations on different dates. The regulations include: * **Cancellation:** Train No. 06455...
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(Shoranur Junction - Kozhikode Express Special) will be fully cancelled on May 11th, 18th, 21st, and 25th. * **Partial Cancellation:** Train No. 06459 (Coimbatore Junction - Shoranur Junction Passenger Special) will be short-terminated at Palakkad Junction on May 5th and 11th, cancelling the service between Palakkad Junction and Shoranur Junction. * **Rescheduling:** Train No. 22638 (Mangaluru Central - Dr. MGR Chennai Central West Coast Superfast Express) scheduled to depart from Mangaluru Central on May 9th at 23.45 hrs will be rescheduled to depart at 01.45 hrs on May 10th (delayed by 2 hours). * **Regulation:** Numerous train services, including those with train numbers 06458, 12511, 12685, 16604, 16336, 22638, 12618, 22637, 12685, 16604, 12618, 12218, 06024, 16344, 16348, 16528, 12484, 16338, and 16346, will be regulated by varying durations (ranging from 40 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes) en route. Specific dates and times for these regulations are detailed in the original announcement.

Mangalore Central Railway Station is temporarily adding extra coaches to several trains due to high passenger demand. The Maaveli Express (train number 16603) travelling from Mangalore Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central will have an additional AC 3-tier coach from March 27th to 31st. The return journey (train number 16604) will have an...
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extra AC 3-tier coach from March 28th to April 1st. The Lokmanya Tilak Matsyagandha Express (train number 12620), travelling from Mangalore Central to Mumbai, has already been added with a sleeper coach since March 25th. The Mangalore Central-Thiruvananthapuram Central Express (train number 16348) will have additional sleeper coaches on March 27th, 29th, and 31st. The return journey (train number 16347) will have extra sleeper coaches on March 28th, 30th, and April 1st.