Mangala Lakshadweep Express
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The Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express is a superfast
train of Southern Railway
and runs between New Delhi
and Ernakulam Junction
. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers and running along the Konkan railway
route, previously it was running between Mangalore
and Delhi
in round about route. This train is the second longest daily train running in India. Since the train was running till Mangalore
, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangalore city.
every afternoon at 13:10 hrs to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station at 13:10 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 9:20am to reach Ernakulam Junction
at 10:00am on the 3rd day morning. It covers a distance of 3067 km in about 48 hours at an average of 64 kilometre per hour.
Coach Composition as follows-
Superfast Mail/Express
Superfast Mail/Express trains are faster Express rail service of India with Superfast charge levied over Mail/Express charges. Superfast trains make small number of stops, unlike Mail/Express and hence cover the same distance in marginally lower time span, as compared to their counterparts...
train of Southern Railway
Southern Railway Zone (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...
and runs between New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers and running along the Konkan railway
Konkan Railway
The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation...
route, previously it was running between Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
in round about route. This train is the second longest daily train running in India. Since the train was running till Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangalore city.
Timings
This train at present leaves Ernakulam JunctionErnakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
every afternoon at 13:10 hrs to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station at 13:10 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 9:20am to reach Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
at 10:00am on the 3rd day morning. It covers a distance of 3067 km in about 48 hours at an average of 64 kilometre per hour.
Coach Composition as follows-
- 12618: LOCO-SLR1-UR1-A2-A1-B2-B1-S10-PC1-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-UR2-SLR2
- 12617: LOCO-SLR1-UR1-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-PC1-S10-B1-B2-A1-A2-UR2-SLR2
Important stations of the train (12617 / 12618)
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(Kankanadi) - Calicut
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