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| name = Kollam–Tirupati Express<br />
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| type = [[Inter-city rail|Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamilnadu]] & [[Kerala]]<br />
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| journeytime = 15 hours 20 minutes<br />
| frequency = biweekly<br />
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The '''Kollam–Tirupati Express''' is an Express train belonging to [[Southern Railway zone]] that runs between [[Kollam]] in [[Kerala]] and [[Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]] in India. The service was temporarily operated as special train before converting it as a permanent train on a biweekly basis in August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ernakulam-Velankanni, Kollam-Tirupati biweekly trains announced |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/travel-news/2023/08/18/ernakulam-velankanni--kollam-tirupati-biweekly-trains-announced.html |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=OnManorama}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
The train departs from [[Tirupati]] on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.40 pm. It will reach [[Kollam]] at 6.20 am the next day, travelling through the [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]-[[Palakkad]]-[[Thrissur]]-[[Ernakulam]]-[[Kottayam]] route.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-18 |title=Kerala train services: 2 routes regularised; schedule change, new stops, Onam special to Mumbai |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-train-services-2-routes-regularised-schedule-change-new-stops-onam-special-to-mumbai-1.8831403 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the return journey will depart Kollam at 10 am for. The next day's scheduled arrival time in Tirupati is 3.20 am.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Southern Railway revises train timings ahead of Onam; Check new timings |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1131782&u=southern-railway-revises-train-timings-ahead-of-onam-check-new-timings-1131782 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2023]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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