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MANGALA LAKSHADWEEP SUPERFAST EXPRESS
Overview
Service type
Express
First service
1 August 1998; 25 years ago (1998-08-01)(changed the route via Konkan Railway and extended to Ernakulam Junction)[1]
Current operator(s)
Southern Railways
Route
Termini
Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) Ernakulam Junction (ERS)
Stops
46
Distance travelled
3,073 km (1,909 mi)
Average journey time
49 hours
Service frequency
Daily
Train number(s)
12617 / 12618
On-board services
Class(es)
2 Two Tier AC, 2 Three Tier AC Economy, 6 Three Tier AC, 8SL, General
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
Yes
Observation facilities
Large windows
Baggage facilities
Available
Technical
Rolling stock
LHB coach
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed
58 km/h (36 mph) average with halts
Route map
Mangala Lakshadweep Express (NDLS–ERS) route map
WDP-4 pulls Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express at Kalyan JnCoachboard of Mangla Lakshadweep Express
The Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express is a Superfast train in India that runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Ernakulam Junction in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan Railway route. It is operated by Southern Railway with 12617 / 12618 train numbers. In 1973, the earlier version of this train (Jayanti Janata Express (131/32)) was the first direct train to Kerala and Coastal Karnataka from the national capital. In its renewed form as Mangala Lakshadweep Express, it became the 1st daily train connecting North,Central Kerala and New Delhi after Kerala Express (1977). It is also regarded as the 1st daily direct access train to the national capital for the Malabar (North Kerala) districts, Coastal Karnataka districts and Lakshadweep.It is the only train which connects Nashik,Manmad to Kerala apart from Coimbatore Jabalpur Express.
^"Budget speech of Sri.Ram Vilas Paswan 1997-98 (page no. 12)" (PDF). 26 February 1997.
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