Ananthapuri Express
{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Ananthapuri Express
| image = MS QLN Ananthapuri Express.jpg
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = Superfast
| status =
| locale = Kerala & Tamil Nadu
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002|06|30}}
| last =
| operator = Southern Railway
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} (MS)
| stops = 26 Halts
| end = {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} (QLN)
| distance = {{convert|858|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 15 hours 30 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| access = {{Access icon|25px}}
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = On-Board Catering,
E-Catering
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = ICF coach
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge
|trainnumber = 20635 / 20636
| speed = {{cvt|67|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| maintenance = Tiruchchirappalli Junction CDO
| sharing = 16965/16866 Uzhavan Express.
| map = File:Route_map_of_Anantapuri_Express_(Kollam-Chennai).jpg
| map_state =
}}
The 20635 / 20636 Ananthapuri Express is an express train running between {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} via {{stnlnk|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.
History
The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2002/06/18/stories/2002061803430600.htm|newspaper=The Hindu|title=New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30|date=18 June 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} and {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-gets-two-more-trains/articleshow/61220494.cms|title=Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state|date=25 October 2017|newspaper= Times of India}} to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |title=Southern Railway–Gateway of South India |access-date=6 April 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/8073 |title=India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express |access-date=6 April 2018}}
Coach composition
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).
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| 25px | SLRD | GS | GS | S12 | S11 | S10 | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B3 | B2 | B1 | A2 | A1 | H1 | GS | SLRD |
Incident
The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.(Malayalam, not available in English) [https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2018/07/16/fire-in-kollam-ananthapuri-express-train.html manoramaonline.com...train.html]
See also
References
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External links
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{{Express trains running through Kerala}}
{{Kollam}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
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Category:Rail transport in Kollam
Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram
Category:Railway services introduced in 2002
Category:Named passenger trains of India
Category:Rail transport in Kerala
Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu