Maveli Express

Maveli Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Active
Locale	Mangaluru
First service	2009
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Ridership	Daily
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central; Mangaluru Central
Stops	28
Distance travelled	623 km (387 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16603 / 16604
On-board services
Class(es)	2 Tier AC ,3 Tier AC , First Class AC,Sleeper Class,General Class ( Unreseved )
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes [ E catering ]
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Yes
Other facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Fully Electrified
Operating speed	49.09 kmph

The 16603 / 16604 Maveli Express is a Daily Fastest Night Express train of the Southern Railway Division of Indian Railways connecting Mangaluru Central in Karnataka to Thiruvananthapuram Central in Kerala . It is the fastest and best train from Mangaluru to Thiruvananthapuram Central that covers 623 km in 12 hours and 20 minutes and in return from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Mangaluru Central it covers 623 km in 12 hours and 30 minutes . It's a Daily service . The Maveli Express is also Awarded as The Best Maintained Train by Southern Railways .

About the train

This train is named after the Maveli, an alias of the ruler Kerala in the mythology of Mahabali. The train runs via the coastal railway route of Alleppey ( Alappuzha ) .

The train 16604 Maveli Express Daily leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central at 07:25 PM in the night and arrives at Mangaluru Central at 08:00 AM the next day morning , and 16603 Maveli Express Daily leaves Mangaluru Central at 05:30 PM in the evening and arrives at Thiruvananthapuram Central at 06:00 AM the next day morning .

Traction

It is hauled by an Erode based WAP-4 or Royapuram based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end on its entire journey.

Coach composition

It has total 23 coaches (9 Sleeper Class , 4 3-tier AC, 3 2-tier AC, 1 AC first class-cum-2-tier , 4 second class ( Unreserved , General ) , and 2 ( brake van-cum-second sitter) All ICF coaches.

Stops

References

v t e Express trains running through Kerala
Starting from Trivandrum	Mangalore Vande Bharat Rajdhani Exp Maveli Exp Vanchinad Exp Malabar Exp Venad Exp Ernad Exp Amritha Exp Mangalore Exp Chennai Mail SF Chennai AC SF Chennai SF Trichy Intercity Exp Veraval Exp Korba Exp Aronai Exp Ahilyanagari Exp Shalimar Exp Nizamuddin Exp via KTYM Nizamuddin Exp via ALLP
Starting from Kochuveli	Rajya Rani Exp Kerala Sampark Kranti Exp Antyodaya Exp Hubballi SF Kochuveli–Amritsar Exp SMVT Humsafar Exp Rishikesh SF Porbandar SF Indore Exp LTT Garib Rath Yesvantpur Garib Rath Sri Ganganagar Exp Kochuveli-LTT Exp
Starting from Kollam Jn.	Quilon Mail Exp Ananthapuri Exp Tirupati Exp Visakhapatnam Exp
Starting from Ernakulam Jn.	Tea Garden Exp Bilaspur SF Kannur Exp Okha Patna SF via ASN Velankanni Exp Nizamuddin Exp
Starting from Guruvayur	Intercity Exp Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Exp
Starting from Palakkad Jn.	Palaruvi Exp
Starting from Kozhikode	Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi
Starting from Kannur	Kannur Jan Shatabdi Yesvantpur Exp
Starting from Kasaragod	Kasaragod Vande Bharat
Starting from other states	Parasuram Exp Jayanti Janata Exp Island Exp Mangalore Mail SF Dadar-Tirunelveli SF Gandhidham–Nagercoil Exp Himsagar Exp Gurudev Exp
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