Amrita Express is an overnight express train

Express train

Express trains are a form of rail service. Express trains make only a small number of stops, instead of stopping at every single station...

 run by the Southern Railway

Southern Railway (India)

The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...

 zone of the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 between Trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...

 railway station in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, Kerala, and Palghat Town railway station in Palakkad

Palakkad

Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

.

Train number 6343 runs from south to north, departing Trivandrum Central at 23:00 (11 p.m.) and reaching Palghat Town at 08:00 (8:00 a.m.). On the return journey, the train number 6344 starts at 21:45 (09:45 p.m.) from Palghat Town and reaches Trivandrum Central railway station at 06:10 (6:10 a.m.). It is one of the fastest trains running overnight in Kerala.

The train has general Second Class sitting coaches, second class three-tier sleeper

Sleeping car

The sleeping car or sleeper is a railway/railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another, primarily for the purpose of making nighttime travel more restful. The first such cars saw sporadic use on American railroads in the 1830s and could be configured...

 coaches, and an air-conditioned two-tier sleeper coach. This train is ideal for travel from Trivandrum/ Kollam to Thrissur / Palakkad areas and vice-versa.

trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central

Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...

 - Nilambur Road

Nilambur

Nilambur is a municipality and a taluk in the Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its forests, especially its wildlife habitats, rivers, waterfalls and teak plantations. It is situated close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River...

 Rajya Rani Express

Rajya Rani Express

Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.-History:...

 will link to Amritha Express till Shoranur

Running Schedule for Train Number 16343

#	Station Name	Arrival Time	Dep. Time	Distance (In km)	Halts	Day
1	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Source	23:00	0		1
2	Varkala	23:29	23:30	41	1 min	1
3	Kollam Jn Kollam Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...	00:02	00:07	65	5 min	2
4	Karunagapally	00:29	00:30	92	1 min	2
5	Kayamkulam Jn Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...	00:43	00:45	106	2 min	2
6	Mavelikkara Mavelikkara Mavelikara is a town in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 12.65 km2. It is in the southern part of Alappuzha district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Mavelikara is located 8km east of National Highway. Mavelikara is known as the capital of...	00:54	00:55	114	1 min	2
7	Chenganoor	01:09	01:10	126	1 min	2
8	Thiruvalla	01:19	01:20	135	1 min	2
9	Changanassery	01:29	01:30	143	1 min	2
10	Kottayam Kottayam Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...	02:00	02:05	161	5 min	2
11	Ernakulam Town Ernakulam Town Ernakulam Town is one of the three main railway stations in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway division...  (North)	03:25	03:30	223	5 min	2
12	Ernakulam Edapally	03:38	03:40	229	2 min	2
13	Aluva Aluva Railway Station Aluva is one of the important railway station in Greater Cochin situated in Ernakulam district and also the second busiest station in the Indian state of Kerala in terms of number of trains after Thrissur Railway Station...	03:52	03:55	240	3 min	2
13	Thrissur Thrissur Railway Station Thrissur Railway Station is the busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of number of trains, located in Thrissur, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day...	04:50	04:55	295	5 min	2
14	Shoranur Jn	06:00	06:15	327	15 min	2
16	Palakkad Palakkad Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...  Jn	07:25	07:35	372	10 min	2
17	Palakkad Palakkad Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District... Town	08:00		376		2

External links

• Official website of Southern Railways.
• Amrita Express Route Map