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39 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1985</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Current operator(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Route</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Termini</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Junction</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stops</th><td class="infobox-data">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distance travelled</th><td class="infobox-data">220 km (140 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Average journey time</th><td class="infobox-data">4 hours 45 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Daily</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Train number(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">16303 / 16304</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">On-board services</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Travel_class" title="Travel class">Class(es)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">AC chair car, second sitting</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seating arrangements</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Observation facilities</th><td class="infobox-data">Large windows</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Rolling_stock" title="Rolling stock">Rolling stock</a></th><td class="infobox-data">ICF Rake</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Track_gauge" title="Track gauge">Track gauge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">1,676 mm</span> (<span class="nowrap">5 ft 6 in</span>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox collapsible" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Route map</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vanchinad_Express_(Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum)_route_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Vanchinad Express (Ernakulam – Trivandrum) route map"><img alt="Vanchinad Express (Ernakulam – Trivandrum) route map" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png/290px-Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="439" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png/435px-Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png/580px-Vanchinad_Express_%28Ernakulam_-_Trivandrum%29_route_map.png 2x" data-file-width="935" data-file-height="1415" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vanchinad Express</b> is an intercity express train running between <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam" title="Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a> in the state of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is operated by the <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_railway_division" title="Thiruvananthapuram railway division">Thiruvananthapuram division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern Railway</a> zone of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vanchinad was one of the names of the old princely state of Travancore, which actually had the shape of a ship. The train runs along most of what was once Travancore, and hence the train has been given this name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_relevance">History and relevance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History and relevance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The train was introduced in 1985 between <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Junction">Ernakulam Junction</a>. During initial period the train had only 2 stops at <a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a> railway stations and was one of the fastest trains running in Kerala. At that time <i>Vanchinad Express</i> started from Ernakulam Jn at 0600 and arrived <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum Central">Trivandrum Central</a> at 0950 am. On the return run, it started at 1710 from <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum Central">Trivandrum Central</a> and arrived <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Junction">Ernakulam Junction</a> at 2100. The train was given a lot of additional stoppages starting in the mid-1990s due to political pressure from MLAs and MPs which resulted in increased running time of the train and revised schedule. Today, <i>Vanchinad Express</i> has 17 stops between <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum Central">Trivandrum Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Junction">Ernakulam Junction</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coach_composition">Coach composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coach composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the train was introduced in 1985 the train had one first class compartment and the rest were second class compartments. Later an additional first class coach was added. Today the first class coaches have been removed and replaced with one AC chair car. Pantry car facility was also available in earlier times which was also withdrawn later. Today the train has 20 coaches depending on the availability of coaches with one reserved AC chair car and one reserved Second Sitting coach, for which tickets can be reserved in advance. Other second sitting coaches can be boarded with unreserved tickets issued from the counter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_halts">Major halts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major halts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Varkala_Sivagiri_railway_station" title="Varkala Sivagiri railway station">Varkala</a> → <a href="/wiki/Paravur_railway_station" title="Paravur railway station">Paravur</a> → <a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam Junction</a> → <a href="/wiki/Sasthamkotta_railway_station" title="Sasthamkotta railway station">Sasthamkotta</a> → <a href="/wiki/Karunagappally_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Karunagappally railway station">Karunagappally</a> → <a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam Junction</a> → <a href="/wiki/Mavelikara_railway_station" title="Mavelikara railway station">Mavelikara</a> → <a href="/wiki/Chengannur_railway_station" title="Chengannur railway station">Chengannur</a> → <a href="/wiki/Tiruvalla_railway_station" title="Tiruvalla railway station">Tiruvalla</a> → <a href="/wiki/Changanasseri_railway_station" title="Changanasseri railway station">Changanasseri</a> → <a href="/wiki/Kottayam_railway_station" title="Kottayam railway station">Kottayam</a> → <a href="/wiki/Tripunithura_railway_station" title="Tripunithura railway station">Tripunithura</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Famous_trains" class="mw-redirect" title="Famous trains">Famous trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Express" title="Kerala Express">Kerala Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venad_Express" title="Venad Express">Venad Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Guruvayur Express">Guruvayur Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sampark_Kranti_Express" title="Kerala Sampark Kranti Express">Kerala Sampark Kranti Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maveli_Express" title="Maveli Express">Maveli Express</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanchinad_Express&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 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href="/wiki/South_Indian_Railway_Company" title="South Indian Railway Company">South Indian Railway Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Southern Mahratta Railway">Southern Mahratta Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Zones_and_divisions_of_Indian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Zones and divisions of Indian Railways">Zones and divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Railway_zone" title="East Coast Railway zone">East Coast</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waltair_railway_division" title="Waltair railway division">Waltair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_zone" title="South Central Railway zone">South Central</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal_railway_division" title="Guntakal railway division">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur_railway_division" title="Guntur railway division">Guntur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_railway_division" title="Hyderabad railway division">Hyderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad_railway_division" title="Secunderabad railway division">Secunderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_railway_division" title="Vijayawada railway division">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_railway_division" title="Chennai railway division">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_railway_division" title="Madurai railway division">Madurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_railway_division" title="Palakkad railway division">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem_railway_division" title="Salem railway division">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_railway_division" title="Thiruvananthapuram railway division">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_railway_division" title="Tiruchirappalli railway division">Tiruchirappalli</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">South Western</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_railway_division" title="Bangalore railway division">Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubli_railway_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Hubli railway division">Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_railway_division" title="Mysore railway division">Mysore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Rolling_stock_manufacturers_of_India" title="Category:Rolling stock manufacturers of India">Workshops</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BEML" title="BEML">BEML</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Heavy_Electricals" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Heavy Electricals">Bharat Heavy Electricals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Rock_Railway_Workshop" title="Golden Rock Railway Workshop">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integral_Coach_Factory" title="Integral Coach Factory">Integral Coach Factory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICF_coach" title="ICF coach">ICF coach</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Wheel_Factory" title="Rail Wheel Factory">Rail Wheel Factory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_depots_in_India" title="Category:Railway depots in India">Depots</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric Loco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Arakkonam" title="Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Electric Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Guntakal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Guntakal (page does not exist)">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Kazipet" title="Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet">Kazipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_%26_Electric_Loco_Shed,_Krishnarajapuram" title="Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram">Krishnarajapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Lallaguda" title="Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda">Lallaguda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Royapuram" title="Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram">Royapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada" title="Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Visakhapatnam" title="Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel Loco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ernakulam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Gooty" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty">Gooty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Guntakal" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Hubli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli (page does not exist)">Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kazipet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet (page does not exist)">Kazipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_%26_Electric_Loco_Shed,_Krishnarajapuram" title="Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram">Krishnarajapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Tondiarpet" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet">Tondiarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Visakhapatnam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">Steam Loco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple Unit">Multiple Unit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Avadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Avadi (page does not exist)">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DMU_Car_Shed,_Bangalore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DMU Car Shed, Bangalore (page does not exist)">Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_MEMU_Shed" title="Kollam MEMU Shed">Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Palakkad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Palakkad (page does not exist)">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Tambaram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Tambaram (page does not exist)">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Velachery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Velachery (page does not exist)">Velachery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Main_railway_lines_of_India" title="Category:Main railway lines of India">Main</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central%E2%80%93Bangalore_City_line" title="Chennai Central–Bangalore City line">Chennai–Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="Howrah–Chennai main line">Chennai–Howrah</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Chennai_section" title="Gudur–Chennai section">Chennai–Gudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Gudur_section" title="Vijayawada–Gudur section">Gudur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duvvada%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Duvvada–Vijayawada section">Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khurda_Road%E2%80%93Visakhapatnam_section" title="Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section">Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="New Delhi–Chennai main line">Chennai–New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai%E2%80%93Chennai_line" title="Mumbai–Chennai line">Chennai–Mumbai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Guntakal–Renigunta section">Renigunta–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solapur%E2%80%93Guntakal_section" title="Solapur–Guntakal section">Guntakal–Solapur</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:5_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_India" title="Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India">Broad Gauge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hassan%E2%80%93Bangalore_section" title="Hassan–Bangalore section">Bangalore–Hassan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore%E2%80%93Arsikere%E2%80%93Hubli_line" title="Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line">Bangalore–Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Bangalore_line" title="Mysore–Bangalore line">Bangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimavaram%E2%80%93Narasapur_branch_line" title="Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line">Bhimavaram–Narasapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Chamarajanagar_branch_line" title="Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line">Chamarajanagar–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore%E2%80%93Thanjavur_main_line" title="Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line">Chennai–Thanjavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Cochin_Harbour_section" title="Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section">Cochin–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_coastal_line" title="Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line">Ernakulam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kottayam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_line" title="Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line">Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erode%E2%80%93Tiruchirappalli_line" title="Erode–Tiruchirappalli line">Erode–Tiruchirappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada%E2%80%93Machilipatnam_branch_line" title="Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line">Gudivada–Machilipatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Gudur–Renigunta section">Gudur–Renigunta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Vasco_da_Gama_section" title="Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section">Guntakal–Vasco da Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur%E2%80%93Tenali_section" title="Guntur–Tenali section">Guntur–Tenali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Guntur_section" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayawada–Guntur section">Guntur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Jolarpettai–Shoranur line">Jolarpettai–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Nagercoil%E2%80%93Kanyakumari_line" title="Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line">Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazipet%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Kazipet–Vijayawada section">Kazipet–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkan_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Konkan Railway">Konkan Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothavalasa%E2%80%93Kirandul_line" title="Kothavalasa–Kirandul line">Kirandul–Kothavalasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Sengottai_branch_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollam–Sengottai branch line">Kollam–Sengottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Thiruvananthapuram_trunk_line" title="Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line">Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothapalli%E2%80%93Manoharabad_line" title="Kothapalli–Manoharabad line">Kothapalli–Manoharabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Madurai–Tirunelveli line">Madurai–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Rameswaram_branch_line" title="Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line">Manamadurai–Rameswaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Virudhunagar_line" title="Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line">Manamadurai–Virudhunagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalore%E2%80%93Hassan%E2%80%93Mysore_line" title="Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line">Mangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Mangalore_section" title="Shoranur–Mangalore section">Mangalore–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motumarri%E2%80%93Vishnupuram_section" title="Motumarri–Vishnupuram section">Motumarri–Vishnupuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line">Nagercoil–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nallapadu%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Nallapadu–Nandyal section">Nallapadu–Nandyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagidipalli%E2%80%93Nallapadu_section" title="Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section">Nallapadu–Pagidipalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Guntakal–Nandyal section">Nandyal–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal%E2%80%93Yerraguntla_section" title="Nandyal–Yerraguntla section">Nandyal–Yerraguntla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Nidadavolu_loop_line" title="Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line">Nidadavolu–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Nilambur–Shoranur line">Nilambur–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad%E2%80%93Pollachi_line" title="Palakkad–Pollachi line">Palakkad–Pollachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peddapalli%E2%80%93Nizamabad_line" title="Peddapalli–Nizamabad line">Peddapalli–Nizamabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune%E2%80%93Miraj%E2%80%93Londa_line" title="Pune–Miraj–Londa line">Pune–Londa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samalkot%E2%80%93Kakinada_Port_branch_line" title="Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line">Samalkot–Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Dhone_section" title="Secunderabad–Dhone section">Secunderabad–Dhone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Manmad_line" title="Secunderabad–Manmad line">Secunderabad–Manmad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagpur%E2%80%93Secunderabad_line" title="Nagpur–Secunderabad line">Secunderabad–Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenali%E2%80%93Repalle_branch_line" title="Tenali–Repalle branch line">Tenali–Repalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chord_Line,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Chord Line, Tamil Nadu">Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Railways_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain Railways of India">Mountain</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Cochin State Forest Tramway">Cochin State Forest Tramway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundala_Valley_Railway" title="Kundala Valley Railway">Kundala Valley Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Nanjangud_line" title="Nilambur–Nanjangud line">Nilambur–Nanjangud line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabarimala_Railway" title="Sabarimala Railway">Sabarimala Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Named_passenger_trains_of_India" title="Category:Named passenger trains of India">Passenger trains</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Express_trains_in_India" title="Express trains in India">Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India" title="High-speed rail in India">High speed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxury_rail_trains_in_India" title="Luxury rail trains in India">Luxury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slow_and_fast_passenger_trains_in_India" title="Slow and fast passenger trains in India">Passenger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_stations_in_India" title="Category:Railway stations in India">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Major" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Categorization_of_Indian_Railway_stations_by_commercial_importance" title="Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance">Major</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KSR_Bengaluru_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="KSR Bengaluru railway station">KSR Bengaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yesvantpur_Junction_railway_station" title="Yesvantpur Junction railway station">Yesvantpur Jn.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Chennai" title="Railway stations in Chennai">Chennai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_railway_station" title="Avadi railway station">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a 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