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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Chennai Egmore-Kollam Junction Anantapuri Express
| image= File:Ananthapuri Express a WAP-4.jpg|thumb|
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Ananthapuri Express just leaving Chengalpet railway station with a WAP-4 in lead
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| status = Operating
| locale = [[Kerala]] & [[Tamil Nadu]]
| first = '''{{start date and age|df=yes|2002|6|30}}'''{{small|(initial run between {{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} and {{rws|Chennai Egmore}})}}<ref name="tvc">{{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}}</ref><br>'''{{start date and age|df=yes|2017|11|1}}'''{{small|(extended to {{rws|Kollam Junction}})}}<ref name="clt1">{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.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}}</ref>
| last =
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|Kollam Junction}} '''(QLN)'''
| stops = 31
| end = {{rws|Chennai Egmore}} '''(MS)'''
| distance = {{convert|859|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 17 hours 5 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper 3 tier, 4 Unreserved
| seating = Chair car & Bench seat
| sleeping = [[Couchette car]]s
| autorack =
| catering = No
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| otherfacilities=
| stock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| el = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| trainnumber = 16723/16724
| speed = {{cvt|50|km/h}}
| maintenance = {{rws|Rameswaram}}
| sharing = [[Sethu Express]]
| map = [[File:Route_map_of_Anantapuri_Express_(Kollam-Chennai).jpg|250px|Anantapuri Express (Trivandrum-Chennai) Route map]]
| map_state =
}}

'''Ananthapuri Express''' is an express train running between {{rws|Kollam Junction}} and {{rws|Chennai Egmore}} via {{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}, [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Madurai]], [[Trichy]] and [[Villupuram]] through the trunk line and chord lines in [[Southern India]]. It is a daily overnight service. From Chennai Egmore, train no:16723 departs by 19:50 hours and reaches [[Kollam Junction]] at 13:00 hours the next day. The parallel train numbered 16724 starts 15:00 Hours from [[Kollam]] and reaches [[Chennai]] around 08:05 hours the next day.

==History==
The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002<ref name="tvc" /> operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Central]]. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended<ref name="clt1" /> to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |title=Southern Railway - Gateway of South India |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/8073 |title=India Rail Info - Anantapuri Express |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

==Route==
It runs along the [[Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line]] and other chord lines through one among the shortest routes from [[Kollam]] to [[Chennai]] via [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Virudhunagar]], [[Madurai]], [[Trichy]], [[Villupuram]] and [[Chengalpattu]].

==Halts==
'''[[Kollam Junction]]''' → [[Paravur railway station|Paravur]] → [[Varkala Sivagiri railway station|Varkala Sivagiri]] → [[Thiruvananthapuram Central]] → [[Neyyattinkara railway station|Neyyattinkara]] → [[Parassala railway station|Parassala]] → [[Kuzhithurai railway station|Kuzhithurai]] → [[Eraniel railway station|Eraniel]] → [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil Junction]] → [[Aralvaimozhi]] → [[Panagudi|North Panagudi]] → [[Valliyur]] → [[Nanguneri]] → [[Tirunelveli Junction railway station|Tirunelveli Junction]] → [[Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station|Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction]] → [[Kadambur]] → [[Kovilpatti]] → [[Sattur|Satur]] → [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar Junction]] → [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]] → [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai Junction]] → [[Kodaikanal Road railway station|Kodaikanal Road]] → [[Dindigul Junction railway station|Dindigul Junction]] → [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]] → [[Vriddhachalam Junction railway station|Vriddhachalam Junction]] → [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Viluppuram Junction]] → [[Tindivanam railway station|Tindivanam]] → [[Melmaruvathur]] → [[Maduranthakam railway station|Maduranthakam]] → [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]] → [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] → [[Mambalam railway station|Mambalam]] → '''[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/8072 |title=16723-Chennai Egmore-Kollam Junction Anantapuri Express |publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

==Schedule==
* 16723 - Starts for [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]] daily at 8:10 PM IST and reach [[Kollam Junction railway station|Kollam Jn]] next day at 1:30 PM IST
* 16724 - Leaves Kollam Jn every day at 15:00 HRS IST and reach next day Morning 8:10 AM IST

==Coach composition==

The train consists of 23 coaches as follows:

'''•''' 1 AC First cum AC 2 Tier

* 1 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 12 Sleeper Class
* 4 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
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|-
||| SLR|| UR || UR || S12 || S11 || S10 || S9 || S8 || S7 || S6 || S5 || S4 || S3 || S2 || S1|| B3 || B2 || B1 || A1 || HA1 || UR || UR || SLR
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|}

==Incident==
The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.<ref>''(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]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express]]
* [[Guruvayur Express]]
* [[Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express]]
* [[Silambu Express]]
* [[Pothigai Express]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Kollam}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anantapuri Express}}
[[Category:Rail transport in Kollam]]
[[Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2002]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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AlizaHyder840: enhance citations for accuracy further and improved wording to improve readability

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