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INDIAN RAILWAYS DIESEL SINGLE LINE CROSSING : GOC WDP4D WITH 22633 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN SUPERFAST EXPRESS CROSSING 16345 MUMBAI LTT - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM NETRAVATI EXPRESS AT MARARIKULAM RAILWAY STATION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAYS.
22633/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin SF Express (PT)
തിരുവനന്തപുരം - ഹസ്രത് നിസാമുദ്ദീൻ സൂപ്പർഫാസ്റ്റ് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് तिरुवनंतपुरम सेंट्रल - हजरत निजामुद्दीन सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस
TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) -- NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin
The 22633 / 34 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Southern Railway zone that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India.
It operates as train number 22633 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 22634 in the reverse direction serving the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Delhi.
The 22633 / 34 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express have 1 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class 3 tier, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.
The 22633/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express covers the distance of 3,149 km (1,957 mi) in 48 hours (110 km/hr) & in 51 hours 05 mins as 22634/Hazrat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Superfast Express (58 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is slightly higher than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
The 22633 / 34 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central via Kollam Junction, Alappuzha, Ernakulam Junction, Shoranur Junction, Mangalore Junction, Madgaon Junction, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vadodara Junction, Ratlam Junction, Kota Junction, Mathura Junction to Hazrat Nizamuddin.
16345/Netravati Express (PT)
നേത്രാവതി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് नेत्रावती एक्सप्रेस
LTT/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -- TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum)
The 16345/16346 Netravati Express is a daily express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan railway.
Initially the train was plied between Mumbai to Mangalore/Kochi as link via the inland Pune, Gulbarga, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Mumbai. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangaluru-Mumbai running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. The link express was made a single train till Kochi and further extended till Thiruvananthapuram (which is the capital city of Kerala) from 10 February 2001.
Mangaluru city is situated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangaluru back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express.
A WDP-4D ,belonging to Golden Rock,or a WDM-3D of Erode Shed hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Mangaluru Junction after which an Erode based WAP-4 hauls the train for the remainder of its journey.
Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided to convert existing ICF rakes of Train no. 16346 / 16345 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravati Express with LHB rake in co-ordination with Southern Railway.
Revised Composition
Generator Car - 02
General – 02 Coaches
Sleeper - 10 Coaches
Pantry Car - 01
3 Tier AC – 06 Coaches
2 Tier AC - 01 Coach
Total = 22 Coaches
Mararikulam railway station (Code: MAKM) is a railway station in Alappuzha District, Kerala that falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, Indian Railways. The station is a minor station on the Ernakulam-Kayamkulam coastal railway line. It is an NSG 5 category station. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division.
Mararikulam railway station falls under the Ernakulam South -Alappuzha coastal railway line which opened on 16 October 1989. The railway line was later extended to Kayamkulam in 1992.The station is also a major point of single line crossing with trains often taking unscheduled stops at the station. But a few trains have scheduled stops here.
Mararikulam railway station has 3 rail lines with only 1 having platforms access to handle long distance and passenger trains. The station is also a major point of single line crossing with trains often taking unscheduled stops at the station. One of the siding also act as a Refuge siding. The platform has a capacity to accommodate trains with 24 coaches. [QxHGibsm6hg] |