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{{Infobox rail service | {{Infobox rail service | ||
| name = Chennai Mangaluru | | name = Chennai Mangaluru Mail | ||
| image= | | image= | ||
| image_width = 250px | | image_width = 250px | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| type = | | type = [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] Train | ||
| locale = Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka | | locale = Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka | ||
| first = | | first = July 1, 1940 <ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/4987589/15#4987589-15]</ref> | ||
| last = | | last = | ||
| operator = [[Indian Railways]] | | operator = [[Indian Railways]] | ||
| ridership = | | ridership = | ||
| start = [[Chennai Central | | start = [[Chennai Central]] | ||
| stops = | | stops = | ||
| end = [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru Central]] | | end = [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru Central]] | ||
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It is a [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] train daily operated by the [[Indian Railways]] ([[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]) between the cities of [[Chennai Central|Chennai]] and [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru]] via Vellore(Katpadi), Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore(Podanur), Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur.The people of Mangaluru want the train to be diverted via [[Hassan Junction railway station|Hassan Junction]],[[Mysore Junction railway station|MYSURU]],[[Bangalore City railway station|KSR BENGALURU]],[[Katpadi Junction railway station|KATPADI]] which is the shorter route from Mangaluru compared to the route via Kerala,Tamilnadu.Also it will connect the capital and Mysuru. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
This train was | This train was replacement of [[Malabar Express]] which was diverted to connect [[Trivandrum]] to [[Mangalore]] in 1940. It was introduced as Mangalore Express on July 1, 1940 which become 1/2 Mangalore Mail in 1944 <ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/4987589/14#4987589-14]</ref> | ||
It was the first-ever train to enter Kerala with electric locomotive. | |||
== Rake sharing == | == Rake sharing == | ||