Kozhikode–Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express

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Thiruvananthapuram Central - Kozhikode *Jan Shatabdi Express*
Thiruvananthapuram Central - Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Jan Shatabdi Express
Locale	Kerala
First service	1 November 2002; 22 years ago (Inaugural run between ERSTooltip Ernakulam Junction railway station and TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station); 14 August 2009; 15 years ago (Extn. to CLTTooltip Kozhikode railway station)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways (SR)
Route
Termini	Kozhikode (CLT); Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	399 km (248 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Daily service
Train number(s)	12075 / 12076
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class sitting (Non AC Chair Car)
Seating arrangements	Open coach
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph)
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The 12075/12076 Thiruvananthapuram - Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi SF Express is a daily running Jan Shatabdi Superfast Express train belonging to Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Kozhikode stations in Kerala state of India.It is the fastest train that runs through Kerala and is heavily subscribed to. It clocks a maximum of 110 km/h during its journey.

Name of the train

Jan Shatabdi Express is a more affordable variety of the Shatabdi Express, which has both AC and non-AC accommodation. The word 'Jan' refers to common people.

Route

The train was initially running between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction via Alappuzha. The train was extended to Kozhikode on 14 August 2009. The train halts at 12 stations.

Coach composition

The train has 18 second class seating coaches named D1-D17 (including 2 SLRs- SL1 and SL2) and 3 AC Chair car coaches.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Erode(ED) based WAP-7. Earlier it used to be hauled by an Ernakulam based WDM-3A between CLT and SRR and an Erode/Arakkonam based WAP-4/WAP-1 for rest of the journey

References

^ "Jan Shatabdi's maiden run today". The Hindu. 1 November 2002.^{[dead link]}
^ "Jan-shadabdi extended to Kozhikode". The Hindu. 9 August 2009.

External links

Kozhikode-Thiruvananthapuram Jan Shatabdi Express

[1] "Jan Shatabdi's maiden run today". The Hindu. 1 November 2002.^{[dead link]}

[2] "Jan-shadabdi extended to Kozhikode". The Hindu. 9 August 2009.

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East Coast Railways	Bhubaneswar–Howrah
East Central Railways	Howrah–Patna Patna–Ranchi
North Eastern Railways	Dehradun–Kathgodam Manduadih–Patna
Northeast Frontier Railways	Guwahati–Jorhat Town
Northern Railways	New Delhi–Dehradun Haridwar–Amritsar New Delhi–Una Haridwar–Una
North Western Railways	Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin
South East Central Railways	Raigarh–Gondia
South Eastern Railways	Howrah–Barbil
South Western Railways	Bengaluru City–Hubli Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town
Southern Railways	Thiruvananthapuram Central–Kozhikode Chennai Central–Vijayawada Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram Central Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore
West Central Railways	Kota–Hazrat Nizamuddin Habibganj–Jabalpur

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Starting from Kochuveli	Rajya Rani Exp Kerala Sampark Kranti Exp Antyodaya Exp Hubballi SF Kochuveli–Amritsar Exp SMVT Humsafar Exp Rishikesh SF Porbandar SF Indore Exp LTT Garib Rath Yesvantpur Garib Rath Sri Ganganagar Exp Kochuveli-LTT Exp
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Starting from Guruvayur	Intercity Exp Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Exp
Starting from Palakkad Jn.	Palaruvi Exp
Starting from Kozhikode	Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi
Starting from Kannur	Kannur Jan Shatabdi Yesvantpur Exp
Starting from Kasaragod	Kasaragod Vande Bharat
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