Ahilyanagari Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
Locale | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway Zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Indore Junction | ||||
Stops | 50 | ||||
End | Trivandrum Central | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,653 km (1,648 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 50 hours | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved and Pantry | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Pantry Car | ||||
Technical | |||||
Operating speed | 53 km/h (33 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Ahilyanagari Express or Ahilya Express is a weekly mail express train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh and Trivandrum Central railway station of Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.
Number and nomenclature
The train numbers of the Ahilyanagari Expresses are:
- 16325 - From Indore Junction to Trivandrum Central
- 16326 - From Trivandrum Central to Indore Junction
The name Ahilyanagari signifies the former name of the city of the Queen Ahilyabai|Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, that is Indore.
Arrival and departure
Train No. 16325 departs from Indore Junction on Monday at 04:40 PM and Train No. 16326 arrives from Trivandrum Central on Monday Morning,at 05:00 AM.
Route and halts
The train runs on the following route:
- Indore Junction
- Dewas Junction
- Ujjain Junction
- Shujalpur
- Bhopal Junction
- Bhopal Habibganj
- Hoshangabad
- Itarsi Junction
- Ghoradongri
- Amla Junction
- Betul
- Nagpur
- Chandrapur
- Ballarshah
- Ramagundam
- Warangal
- Khammam
- Vijayawada Junction
- Chennai Central
- Arakkonam Junction
- Katpadi
- Salem Junction
- Erode Junction
- Coimbatore Junction
- Palakkad Junction
- Thrissur Railway Station
- Ernakulam Junction
- Alappuzha
- Kollam Junction
- Trivandrum Central
Coach composition
The train generally consists of a total number of 23 coaches as follows:
- 2nd AC (II Tier)
- 3rd AC (III Tier)
- 1 Pantry car
- 14 Sleeper Class
- 4 General Compartments
Average speed and frequency
The train runs at an average speed of 55 km/is as a weekly basis from both the cities.
See also
- Avantika Express
- Indore
- Malwa Express
- New Delhi Habibganj Shatabdi Express
- Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
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