Ananthapuri Express

**Ananthapuri Superfast Express**
Ananthapuri Superfast Express
	Chennai Egmore - Kollam Junction Ananthapuri Superfast Express is on Stage No 8
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Kerala and Tamil Nadu
First service	30 June 2002
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Ridership	Superfast
Annual ridership	Superfast
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS); Kollam Junction (QLN)
Stops	26 Halts
Distance travelled	858 km (533 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	20635 (Down); 20636 (Up);
On-board services
Class(es)	1 1st A/C I Tire (H); 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A); 3 3rd A/C III Tire (B); 12 Sleeper (SL); 3 Unreserved (GS); 2 GSLRD;
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Chair car & Bench seat
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette cars
Catering facilities	On-Board Catering, E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam & Erode; WAP-7 from Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram & Erode;
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz Overhead Electric Traction
Operating speed	67 km/h (42 mph)
Average length	23 Coaches
Rake maintenance	Tiruchchirappalli Junction coaching depot
Rake sharing	Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866)
Route map
Route map

Ananthapuri Superfast Express is an superfast express train running between Kollam Junction and Chennai Egmore via Thiruvananthapuram Central, Nagercoil Town, Tirunelveli Junction, Virudhunagar junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.

History

The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002[1] operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between Chennai Egmore and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended[2] to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.[3][4] From 01.

Schedule

20635 - Chennai Egmore → Kollam ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express
Station/Junction Name	Station Code	Arrival	Departure	Day
Chennai Egmore	SOURCE	MS	19:50	1
Tambaram	TBM	20:18	20:20	1
Chengalpattu Junction	CGL	20:48	20:50	1
Madurantakam	MMK	21:08	21:10	1
Melmaruvathur	MLMR	21:18	21:20	1
Tindivanam	TMV	21:43	21:45	1
Villupuram Junction	VM	22:28	22:30	1
Vriddhachalam Junction	VRI	23:10	23:12	1
Tiruchchirappalli Junction	TPJ	01:00	01:05	2
Dindigul Junction	DG	02:17	02:20	2
Madurai Junction	MDU	03:20	03:25	2
Thirumangalam	TMQ	03:44	03:45	2
Virudhunagar Junction	VPT	04:10	04:12	2
Sattur	SRT	04:32	04:34	2
Kovilpatti	CVP	04:50	04:52	2
Tirunelveli Junction	TEN	06:05	06:10	2
Nanguneri	NNN	06:38	06:39	2
Valliyur	VLY	06:50	06:52	2
Aralvaimozhi	AAY	07:10	07:11	2
Nagercoil Town	NJT	07:40	07:43	2
Eraniel	ERL	07:55	07:56	2
Kuzhithurai	KZT	08:10	08:13	2
Parassala	PASA	08:23	08:24	2
Neyyattinkara	NYY	08:37	08:38	2
Thiruvananthapuram Central	TVC	09:30	09:35	2
Varkala Sivagiri	VAK	10:15	10:16	2
Paravur	PVU	10:27	10:28	2
Kollam Junction	QLN	11:15	DEST	2
20636 - Kollam → Chennai Egmore ~ Ananthapuri Superfast Express
Kollam Junction	QLN	SOURCE	14:50	1
Paravur	PVU	15:04	15:05	1
Varkala Sivagiri	VAK	15:15	15:16	1
Thiruvananthapuram Central	TVC	16:00	16:05	1
Neyyattinkara	NNY	16:29	16:30	1
Parassala	PASA	16:43	16:44	1
Kuzhithurai	KZT	16:54	16:57	1
Eraniel	ERL	17:12	17:13	1
Nagercoil Town	NJT	17:24	17:27	1
Aralvaimozhi	AAY	17:53	17:54	1
Valliyur	VLY	18:14	18:16	1
Nanguneri	NNN	18:27	18:28	1
Tirunelveli Junction	TEN	19:00	19:05	1
Kovilpatti	CVP	19:57	19:59	1
Sattur	SRT	20:16	20:18	1
Virudhunagar Junction	VPT	20:50	20:52	1
Thirumangalam	TMQ	21:10	21:11	1
Madurai Junction	MDU	21:50	21:55	1
Dindigul Junction	DG	22:48	22:50	1
Tiruchchirappalli Junction	TPJ	00:15	00:20	2
Virudhachalam Junction	VRI	01:45	01:47	2
Villupuram Junction	VM	03:00	03:05	2
Tindivanam	TMV	03:40	03:42	2
Melmaruvathur	MLMR	04:03	04:05	2
Madurantakam	MMK	04:18	04:20	2
Chengalpattu Junction	CGL	04:43	04:45	2
Tambaram	TBM	05:13	05:15	2
Mambalam	MBM	05:34	05:35	2
Chennai Egmore	MS	06:10	DEST	2

Coach composition

In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (H), AC 2 Tier (A), AC 3 Tier (B), Sleeper Class (SL), Unreserved general sitting coach (GS) and End on Generators (SLRD).

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLRD	GS	GS	S12	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B3	B2	B1	A2	A1	H1	GS	SLRD

The Ananthapuri Superfast Express between Chennai Egmore and Kollam has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866) between Chennai and Thanjavur. The primary maintenanced by the four rakes of the express at Tiruchchirappalli (Trichy) coaching depot.[5]

Incident

The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.[6]

References

"New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30". The Hindu. 18 June 2002.
"Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state". Times of India. 25 October 2017.
"Southern Railway–Gateway of South India". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
"India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
"Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes". The Hindu. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
(Malayalam, not available in English) manoramaonline.com...train.html

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[tvc-1] "New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30". The Hindu. 18 June 2002.

[clt1-2] "Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state". Times of India. 25 October 2017.

[3] "Southern Railway–Gateway of South India". Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[4] "India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express". Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[5] "Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes". The Hindu. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[6] (Malayalam, not available in English) manoramaonline.com...train.html