Color: | 87CEFA |
Thiruvananthapuram Central - Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express | |
Type: | Jan Shatabdi Express |
Locale: | Kerala |
First: | (Inaugural run between and)[1] (to)[2] |
Operator: | Southern Railways (SR) |
Start: | (CLT) |
Stops: | 12 |
End: | (TVC) |
Distance: | 399km (248miles) |
Journeytime: | 6 hours 55 minutes |
Frequency: | Daily service |
Class: | AC Chair Car, 2nd Class sitting (Non AC Chair Car) |
Seating: | Open coach |
Sleeping: | No |
Catering: | Yes |
Baggage: | Overhead racks |
Stock: | Standard Indian Railways coaches |
Trainnumber: | 12075 / 12076 |
Speed: | 58km/h |
Map State: | collapsed |
The 12075/12076 Thiruvananthapuram - Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express is a daily running Jan Shatabdi Express train belonging to Trivandrum 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.
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.
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.
The train has 18 second class seating coaches named D1-D17 (including 2 SLRs- SL1 and SL2) and 3 AC Chair car coaches.
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