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{{Infobox rail service
| box_width = 30em

| name = Netravati Express
| image= Nethravathi Express.jpg
| image_width = 280px
| caption = Netravathi Express on the Konkan Railway route
| type = [[Express trains in India|Mail/Express]]
| locale = [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1998|03|01}} {{small|(changed the route via Konkan from Kochi to Kurla)}}<ref name="budget97" /><br>{{start date and age|df=yes|2001|2|10}} {{small|(extended to {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}})}}<ref name="TVC" />
| last =
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]] (LTT)
| stops = 45
| end = {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} (TVC)
| distance = {{convert|1804|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 30 hours 10 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class =1 AC 2Tier, 6 AC 3Tier, 10 Sleeper, 2 General, 1 Pantry, 2 End-on Generation
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| el =
| trainnumber = 16345/16346
| speed = {{convert|47|km/h|0|abbr=on}} Average with Halts
| map = [[File:Netravati Express (LTT-TVC) Route map.jpg|290px]]
| map_state = hide
}}

The '''Netravati Express (16345/46)''' is a daily [[Express trains in India|Express]] train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} and [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]]. The train runs on the [[Konkan Railway]].

==History==
Initially the train the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin–Kurla) Express was plied between [[Mumbai]] to [[Mangalore]]/[[Kochi]] as link via the inland [[Pune]], [[Gulbarga]], [[Dharmavaram, Anantapur district|Dharmavaram]], [[Krishnarajapuram]], [[Palakkad]] route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Mumbai. After the [[Konkan Railway]] line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangaluru–Mumbai running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. On March 1, 1998, the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin–Kurla) Express started running via the Konkan, making it the first scheduled service that ran the length of the Konkan Railway. The link express was made a single train till Kochi<ref name="budget97">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1997-98.pdf|title=Budget speech of Sri.Ram Vilas Paswan 1997-98| page=12| date=26 February 1997| publisher=Indian Railways}}</ref> and further extended till [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (which is the capital city of [[Kerala]]) from 10 February 2001.<ref name="TVC">{{Cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/18/stories/0418404o.htm| website=[[The Hindu]]| title=Netravati and Raptisagar Express trains extended to capital| date=18 January 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Mangaluru]] city is situated at the banks of the [[Netravati River]]. Since this trains terminating point was Mangaluru back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express.

==Traction==
A [[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4D]] belonging to [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]], or a [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] of [[Diesel Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Shed]] hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to {{stnlnk|Mangaluru Junction}} after which a [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]] or an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] hauls the train for the remainder of its journey.

==Routing==
The 16345/46 Netravati Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, {{stnlnk|Thane}}, {{stnlnk|Panvel}}, {{stnlnk|Roha}}, {{stnlnk|Khed}}, {{stnlnk|Chiplun}}, {{stnlnk|Ratnagiri}}, {{stnlnk|Kudal}}, {{stnlnk|Thivim}}, {{stnlnk|Karmali}}, {{stnlnk|Madgaon Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Canacona}}, {{stnlnk|Karwar}}, {{stnlnk|Kumta}},
{{stnlnk|Murdeshwar}}, {{stnlnk|Bhatkal}}, {{stnlnk|Byndoor Mookambika Road}}, {{stnlnk|Kundapura}}, {{stnlnk|Udupi}}, {{stnlnk|Surathkal}}, {{stnlnk|Mangalore Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}, {{stnlnk|Kanhangad}}, {{stnlnk|Charvattur}}, {{stnlnk|Payyanur}}, {{stnlnk|Kannapuram}}, {{stnlnk|Kannur}}, {{stnlnk|Thalassery}}, {{stnlnk|Vadakara}}, {{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}, {{stnlnk|Parappanangadi}}, {{stnlnk|Tirur}}, {{stnlnk|Kuttipuram}}, {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}, {{stnlnk|Divine Nagar}}, {{stnlnk|Aluva}}, {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Cherthala}}, {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}, {{stnlnk|Ambalappuzha}}, {{stnlnk|Haripad}}, {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karunagappalli}}, {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Varkala Sivagiri}}, Thiruvananthapuram Central.

==Coach composition==

The train was upgraded to modern [[LHB coaches|LHB]] rake on September 26, 2019, with an MPS of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier coach
* 6 AC III Tier coaches
* 10 Sleeper III Tier coaches
* 1 Pantry car
* 2 General coaches
* 2 Generator cars

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No rake sharing. Four dedicated LHB rakes.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.konkanrailway.com Konkan Railway]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/1184/466/59 Netravati Express train route]
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/swr-train-gets-new-rakes-for-faster-travel/articleshow/70425058.cm] ''Times of India''
* [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/upgraded-coaches-for-netravati-express/article29534096.ece] ''The Hindu''

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