Anantapuri_Express
Ananthapuri Express
Train in India
Ananthapuri Superfast Express is an superfast express train running between Kollam Junction and Chennai Egmore via Thiruvananthapuram Central, Tirunelveli Junction, Virudhunagar junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.
| Ananthapuri Superfast Express | |||||
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Chennai Egmore - Kollam Junction Ananthapuri Superfast Express is on Stage No 8 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Kerala and Tamil Nadu | ||||
| First service | 30 June 2002; 21 years ago (2002-06-30) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Kollam Junction (QLN) | ||||
| Stops | 26 Halts | ||||
| Distance travelled | 858 km (533 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 15 hours 30 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) |
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| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) |
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| Disabled access |  | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Chair car & Bench seat | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Couchette cars | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-Board Catering, E-Catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | |||||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz Overhead Electric Traction | ||||
| Operating speed | 67 km/h (42 mph) | ||||
| Average length | 23 Coaches | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Tiruchchirappalli Junction coaching depot | ||||
| Rake sharing | Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866) | ||||
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The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002[1] operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between Chennai Egmore and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended[2] to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.[3][4]
| 20635 - Chennai Egmore → Kollam ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express | ||||
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| Station/Junction Name | Station Code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Chennai Egmore | MS | SOURCE | 19:50 | 1 |
| Tambaram | TBM | 20:18 | 20:20 | 1 |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 20:48 | 20:50 | 1 |
| Madurantakam | MMK | 21:08 | 21:10 | 1 |
| Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 21:18 | 21:20 | 1 |
| Tindivanam | TMV | 21:43 | 21:45 | 1 |
| Villupuram Junction | VM | 22:28 | 22:30 | 1 |
| Vriddhachalam Junction | VRI | 23:10 | 23:12 | 1 |
| Tiruchchirappalli Junction | TPJ | 01:00 | 01:05 | 2 |
| Dindigul Junction | DG | 02:17 | 02:20 | 2 |
| Madurai Junction | MDU | 03:20 | 03:25 | 2 |
| Thirumangalam | TMQ | 03:44 | 03:45 | 2 |
| Virudhunagar Junction | VPT | 04:10 | 04:12 | 2 |
| Sattur | SRT | 04:32 | 04:34 | 2 |
| Kovilpatti | CVP | 04:50 | 04:52 | 2 |
| Tirunelveli Junction | TEN | 06:05 | 06:10 | 2 |
| Nanguneri | NNN | 06:38 | 06:39 | 2 |
| Valliyur | VLY | 06:50 | 06:52 | 2 |
| Aralvaimozhi | AAY | 07:10 | 07:11 | 2 |
| Nagercoil Town | NJT | 07:40 | 07:43 | 2 |
| Eraniel | ERL | 07:55 | 07:56 | 2 |
| Kuzhithurai | KZT | 08:10 | 08:13 | 2 |
| Parassala | PASA | 08:23 | 08:24 | 2 |
| Neyyattinkara | NYY | 08:37 | 08:38 | 2 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Central | TVC | 09:30 | 09:35 | 2 |
| Varkala Sivagiri | VAK | 10:15 | 10:16 | 2 |
| Paravur | PVU | 10:27 | 10:28 | 2 |
| Kollam Junction | QLN | 11:15 | DEST | 2 |
| 20636 - Kollam → Chennai Egmore ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express | ||||
| Kollam Junction | QLN | SOURCE | 14:50 | 1 |
| Paravur | PVU | 15:04 | 15:05 | 1 |
| Varkala Sivagiri | VAK | 15:15 | 15:16 | 1 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Central | TVC | 16:00 | 16:05 | 1 |
| Neyyattinkara | NNY | 16:29 | 16:30 | 1 |
| Parassala | PASA | 16:43 | 16:44 | 1 |
| Kuzhithurai | KZT | 16:54 | 16:57 | 1 |
| Eraniel | ERL | 17:12 | 17:13 | 1 |
| Nagercoil Town | NJT | 17:24 | 17:27 | 1 |
| Aralvaimozhi | AAY | 17:53 | 17:54 | 1 |
| Valliyur | VLY | 18:14 | 18:16 | 1 |
| Nanguneri | NNN | 18:27 | 18:28 | 1 |
| Tirunelveli Junction | TEN | 19:00 | 19:05 | 1 |
| Kovilpatti | CVP | 19:57 | 19:59 | 1 |
| Sattur | SRT | 20:16 | 20:18 | 1 |
| Virudhunagar Junction | VPT | 20:50 | 20:52 | 1 |
| Thirumangalam | TMQ | 21:10 | 21:11 | 1 |
| Madurai Junction | MDU | 21:50 | 21:55 | 1 |
| Dindigul Junction | DG | 22:48 | 22:50 | 1 |
| Tiruchchirappalli Junction | TPJ | 00:15 | 00:20 | 2 |
| Virudhachalam Junction | VRI | 01:45 | 01:47 | 2 |
| Villupuram Junction | VM | 03:00 | 03:05 | 2 |
| Tindivanam | TMV | 03:40 | 03:42 | 2 |
| Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 04:03 | 04:05 | 2 |
| Madurantakam | MMK | 04:18 | 04:20 | 2 |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 04:43 | 04:45 | 2 |
| Tambaram | TBM | 05:13 | 05:15 | 2 |
| Mambalam | MBM | 05:34 | 05:35 | 2 |
| Chennai Egmore | MS | 06:10 | DEST | 2 |
In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (H), AC 2 Tier (A), AC 3 Tier (B), Sleeper Class (SL), Unreserved general sitting coach (GS) and End on Generators (SLRD).
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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SLRD | GS | GS | S12 | S11 | S10 | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | GS | SLRD |
The Ananthapuri Superfast Express between Chennai Egmore and Kollam has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866) between Chennai and Thanjavur. The primary maintenanced by the four rakes of the express at Tiruchchirappalli (Trichy) coaching depot.[5]
The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.[6]
- "Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state". Times of India. 25 October 2017.
- "Southern Railway–Gateway of South India". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes". The Hindu. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- (Malayalam, not available in English) manoramaonline.com...train.doc
