Maveli Express

Maveli Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central; Mangaluru Central
Stops	28
Distance travelled	620 km (390 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,Sleeper Class,General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48.09 kmph

The Maveli Express is a daily night express train of the Southern Railway Division of Indian Railways connecting Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central. The train numbers are 16603 and 16604. It is the fastest train from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central

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.

The train 16604 leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central at 19:25 and arrives at Mangalore Central at 08:15 the next day while train no 16603 leaves Mangaluru Central at 17:30 and arrives Thiruvananthapuram Central at 06:00 the next day.

Traction

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

Coach composition

It has 23 coaches (10 sleeper class, 4 3-tier AC, 1 2-tier AC, 1 AC first class-cum-2-tier, 5 second class, and 2 brake van-cum-second sitter).

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 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 Bhavnagar Exp Indore Exp LTT Garib Rath Yesvantpur Garib Rath Sri Ganganagar Exp
Starting from Kollam Jn.	Quilon Mail Exp Ananthapuri Exp Tirupati Exp Visakhapatnam Exp
Starting from Ernakulam Jn.	Tea Garden Exp Banaswadi SF Bilaspur SF Kannur Exp Okha Patna SF via ASN Patna SF via NGP 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 Island Exp
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