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Jamnagar Tirunelveli Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 30 March 2010 (initial service between Hapa and Tirunelveli Junction) 31 March 2017 (extended to Jamnagar)[1] | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Jamnagar | ||||
| Stops | 26 | ||||
| End | Tirunelveli Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,593 km (1,611 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | 2 days a week. 19577 – Monday & Tuesday, 19578 – Friday & Saturday | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 22907/08 Hapa Madgaon Superfast Express | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 56.00 km/h (35 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 19577/19578 Jamnagar Tirunelveli Express is an express train operated by Indian Railways that runs between Jamnagar and Tirunelveli Junction in India.
It operates as train number 19578 from Jamnagar to Tirunelveli Junction and as train number 19577 from Tirunelveli Junction to Jamnagar.
Coaches[edit]
The train has one air conditioned two-tier coach, two AC three-tier coaches, ten sleeper coach, six general unreserved coaches and two SLR. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service[edit]
The 19578 service covers 2,593 kilometres (1,611 mi) in 49 hours 20 minutes at an average speed of 55.71 kilometres per hour (34.62 mph) and takes 48 hours at an average speed of 56.29 kilometres per hour (34.98 mph) as the 19577 service. As the average speed of the train is above 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph).
Traction[edit]
It is now hauled by Vatva based WDM-3D from Jamnagar to till Mangaluru Junction after which an Arakkonam based WAP 4 takes the train towards the remaining part of the journey till Tirunelveli Junction.
Schedule[edit]
The train departs Jamnagar every Friday and Saturday and arrives at Tirunelveli Junction at the third day. In return, the train departs Tirunelveli Junction every Monday and Tuesday and arrives the destination on the third day. Time table as on 8 July 2017 onwards.
| Station Code | Station Name |
19578[2] |
Distance (in km) |
Day |
19577[3] |
Distance (in km) |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| JAM | Jamnagar | Source | 21:00 | 0 | 1 | 07:35 | Destination | 2593 | 3 |
| RJT | Rajkot | 22:23 | 22:28 | 85 | 1 | 05:22 | 05:27 | 2730 | 3 |
| SUNR | Surendranagar Junction | 22:23 | 22:28 | 201 | 2 | 03:28 | 03:30 | 2509 | 3 |
| ADI | Ahmedabad Junction | 03:10 | 03:30 | 331 | 2 | 01:10 | 01:30 | 2262 | 3 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 05:17 | 05:27 | 431 | 2 | 23:11 | 23:21 | 2163 | 2 |
| AKV | Ankleshwar | 06:18 | 06:20 | 510 | 2 | 22:02 | 22:06 | 2083 | 2 |
| ST | Surat | 07:15 | 07:25 | 560 | 2 | 21:23 | 21:28 | 2034 | 2 |
| VAPI | Vapi | 08:36 | 08:38 | 653 | 2 | 19:18 | 19:20 | 1941 | 2 |
| BSR | Vasai Road | 11:20 | 11:25 | 775 | 2 | 16:30 | 16:35 | 1819 | 2 |
| PNVL | Panvel | 13:10 | 13:15 | 839 | 2 | 14:50 | 14:55 | 1755 | 2 |
| RN | Ratnagiri | 19:40 | 19:45 | 1196 | 2 | 09:15 | 09:20 | 1398 | 2 |
| MAO | Madgaon Junction | 23:48 | 23:58 | 1511 | 2 | 04:05 | 04:15 | 1083 | 2 |
| KAWR | Karwar | 01:34 | 01:36 | 1569 | 3 | 02:48 | 02:50 | 1025 | 2 |
| UD | Udupi | 05:20 | 05:22 | 1762 | 3 | 23:40 | 23:42 | 836 | 1 |
| MAJN | Mangalore Junction | 06:20 | 06:30 | 1826 | 3 | 22:05 | 22:15 | 770 | 1 |
| KGQ | Kasaragod | 07:08 | 07:10 | 1877 | 3 | 20:58 | 21:00 | 718 | 1 |
| CAN | Kannur | 08:10 | 05:15 | 1963 | 3 | 15:55 | 20:00 | 633 | 1 |
| CLT | Kozhikode | 09:35 | 09:40 | 1877 | 3 | 18:25 | 18:30 | 543 | 1 |
| SRR | Shoranur Junction | 11:35 | 11:45 | 2138 | 3 | 16:50 | 17:00 | 457 | 1 |
| TCR | Thrissur | 12:23 | 12:25 | 2171 | 3 | 15:42 | 15:45 | 424 | 1 |
| AWY | Aluva | 13:23 | 13:25 | 2226 | 3 | 14:58 | 15:00 | 424 | 1 |
| ERS | Ernakulam Junction | 14:05 | 14:10 | 2245 | 3 | 14:30 | 14:35 | 350 | 1 |
| ALLP | Alappuzha | 15:18 | 15:20 | 2302 | 3 | 13:17 | 13:20 | 294 | 1 |
| KYJ | Kayamkulam Junction | 16:03 | 16:05 | 2345 | 3 | 12:28 | 12:30 | 250 | 1 |
| QLN | Kollam Junction | 17:07 | 17:10 | 2386 | 3 | 11:50 | 11:55 | 209 | 1 |
| TVC | Thiruvananthapuram Central | 18:15 | 18:20 | 2451 | 3 | 10:50 | 11:05 | 145 | 1 |
| NJT | Nagercoil Town | 20:07 | 20:10 | 2517 | 3 | 09:20 | 09:25 | 79 | 1 |
| TEN | Tirunelveli Junction | 22:20 | Destination | 2593 | 3 | Source | 07:45 | 0 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Extended to Jamnagar". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Jamnagar Tirunelveli Express-19578". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tirunelveli Jamnagar Express 19577". Retrieved 18 October 2012.