Mangalore Mail

Chennai Mangaluru Mail
Overview
Service type	Mail Train
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
First service	July 1, 1940
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Start	Chennai Central
End	Mangaluru Central
Distance travelled	901 km (560 mi)
Average journey time	16 Hrs
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12601/12602
On-board services
Class(es)	Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts, 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum
Route map
Route map

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It is a Mail train daily operated by the Indian Railways (Southern Railway) between the cities of Chennai and 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,MYSURU,KSR BENGALURU,KATPADI which is the shorter route from Mangaluru compared to the route via Kerala,Tamilnadu.Also it will connect the capital and Mysuru.

History[edit]

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 ^[2] It was the first-ever train to enter Kerala with electric locomotive.

Rake sharing[edit]

The train shares its rake with the West Coast Express, Maveli Express and Malabar Express.

Chennai Mangaluru Mail --> Mangaluru Thiruvananthapuram Malabar Express --> Thiruvananthapuram Mangaluru Malabar Express --> Mangaluru Chennai West Coast Express -->Chennai Mangaluru Mail

Mangaluru Chennai Mail --> Chennai Mangaluru West Coast Express --> Mangaluru Thiruvananthapuram Maveli Express --> Thiruvananthapuram Mangaluru Maveli Express --> Mangaluru Chennai Mail