The 12625 / 12626 Kerala 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 second longest train after 22503/22504 Dibrugarh Kanniyakumari Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express which runs daily that travels 4139 km in more than 70 hours . The Kerala express travels 3031 km of distance in 51 hours and 10 minutes .
History
The Kerala Express was introduced in 1977 as a split train named Kerala–Karnataka (KK) Express.[3] The composition of Karnataka–Kerala Express has been increased from 14 coaches to 21 coaches with effect from 29 January 1981.[4]
Kerala Exp briefly also had a link portion to Mangalore between 1987-1992, where a portion of this train used to bifurcate/amalgamate at Palakkad Junction. It was Christined 2625/2626A Link Mangala Exp. This arrangement continued until Mangala Exp was made an independent train in 1993. That train is now the Mangala-Lakshadweep Express.
The train is running with LHB rakes with effect from 4 November 2018.[5]
Traction
It is hauled by a Royapuram / Erode based WAP 7 locomotive from end to end.
See also
- Rajdhani Express
- Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
- Mangala Lakshadweep Express
- Vivek Express
- Karnataka Express
- Thiruvananthapuram Central
- New Delhi
References
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim)" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Ministry of Railways. 28 March 1977.
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1983-199084" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Ministry of Railways. 24 March 1983.
- ^ Interim, Railway Budget (28 March 1977). "Interim Railway Budget Madhu Dandavate" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in.
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1981-82" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Ministry of Railways. 19 February 1981.
- ^ "Kerala misses out on promised trains, backup coaches as authorities turn a blind eye". OnManorama. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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