The Marusagar Express is a weekly express train that runs between Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

 and Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

, connecting Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 to 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....

. The train runs through four zones of 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....

—Western Railway, Central Railway, 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...

 and 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...

 traveling 2859 km in around 47 hours. There are 29 halts along the way. It starts from Ajmer on Friday morning and reaches Ernakulam Junction on Sunday early morning, and starts back to Ajmer on Sunday evening to reach Ajmer on Tuesday afternoon.

History

The service of this train started in 2002 September from Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

 to Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

. From 2009 September onwards, the service of this train has been extended up to Ajmer. It is the second fastest train connecting the West zone to the South zone. This train is in the "superfast" category, and so has more importance than normal passenger and express trains.

Origin of name

The word "MaruSagar" essentially means "Desert-Ocean". The word "Maru" refers to the Thar Desert

Thar Desert

The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...

 in Rajasthan and the word "Sagar" refers to the ocean (the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

). Thus, the train connects the desert state of Rajasthan to the Arabian Sea coast in the West. It travels from Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

 in Rajastan to Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

, in 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....

, passing through the towns of Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

, Sawai Madhopur

Sawai Madhopur

Sawai Madhopur is a city and a municipality in Sawai Madhopur District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sawai Madhopur District....

, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Panvel, Ratnagiri

Ratnagiri

Ratnāgiri is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri district in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan.The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east...

, Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

, 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...

, Kasaragod

Kasaragod

Kasaragod is a town and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district as well as of Kasaragod Taluk...

, Cannanore, Calicut and Trichur on the way. After Vadodara, the train travels along the western coast of India beside the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

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Train details

• 2978 DN Ajmer
  Ajmer
  Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
  
   -> Ernakulam
  Ernakulam
  Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
  
   (Friday)
• 2977 UP Ernakulam
  Ernakulam
  Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
  
    -> Ajmer
  Ajmer
  Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
  
   (Sunday)

Train composition

@ 1- AC First cum 3 Tier
@ 2- AC 2 Tier
@ 4- AC 3 Tier
@ 10- Sleeper Class
@ 1- Pantry Car
@ 4- Second Class (General)
@ 2- Second Class cum Luggage (General)

Loco link

The train runs completely on Diesel Traction and uses WDP 4 Diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

 of Bhagat Ki Kothi

Bhagat Ki Kothi

Bhagat Ki Kothi is a place in the Rajasthan, near Jodhpur. Bhagat Ki Kothi is more over famous for the Thar Express. This station connects India and Pakistan ....

 of North Western Railway

North Western Railway

The North Western Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur. It comprises four divisions: Jodhpur and reorganized Bikaner division of the erstwhile Northern Railway and reorganized Jaipur and Ajmer divisions of the erstwhile Western Railway. This zone...

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Running timetables

2978 DN Ajmer-Ernakulam Marusagar Express (Friday)

No.	Station Code	Station	Arrival	Departure	Kilometers	Day
1	AII	Ajmer Jn	Source	07:35	0	1
2	KSG	Kishangarh	08:01	08:03	29	1
3	JP	Jaipur Jn	09:50	10:05	135	1
4	SWM	Sawai Madhopur Jn	12:05	12:20	266	1
5	KOTA	Kota Jn	13:35	13:45	374	1
6	NAD	Nagda Jn	16:54	16:56	599	1
7	RTM	Ratlam Jn	17:30	17:50	640	1
8	BRC	Vadodara Jn	22:00	22:10	902	1
9	ST	Surat	00:01	00:06	1031	2
10	VAPI	Vapi	01:16	01:18	1124	2
11	BSR	Vasai Road	03:35	03:40	1246	2
12	PNVL	Panvel	05:05	05:10	1313	2
13	VEER	Veer	07:23	07:25	1456	2
14	RN	Ratnagiri	09:30	09:35	1676	2
15	THVM	Thivim	11:48	11:50	1945	2
16	MAO	Madgaon Jn	13:15	13:25	2010	2
17	KAWR	Karwar	14:16	14:18	2092	2
18	GOK	Gokarna Road	14:48	14:50	2142	2
19	BTKL	Bhatkal	16:01	16:03	2246	2
20	KUDA	Kundapura	17:06	17:08	2314	2
21	UD	Udupi	17:38	17:40	2359	2
22	MAJN	Mangalore Jn	19:05	19:15	2440	2
23	KGQ	Kasaragod	19:58	20:00	2492	2
24	CAN	Cannanore (Kannur)	21:45	21:50	2577	2
25	CLT	Kozhikode	23:30	23:35	2667	2
26	SRR	Shoranur Jn	01:40	01:45	2753	3
27	TCR	Trichur	02:20	02:25	2785	3
28	ALY	Alwaye	03:20	03:25	2840	3
29	ERS	Ernakulam Jn	04:20	Destination	2859	3

2977 UP Ernakulam-Ajmer Marusagar Express (Sunday)

No.	Station Code	Station	Arrival	Departure	Kilometers	Day
1	ERS	Ernakulam Jn	Source	19:50	0	1
2	AWY	Alwaye	20:20	20:25	20	1
3	TCR	Trichur	21:20	21:25	75	1
4	SRR	Shoranur Jn	22:15	22:25	107	1
5	CLT	Kozhikode	00:25	00:30	193	2
6	CAN	Cannanore (Kannur)	02:15	02:20	283	2
7	KGQ	Kasaragod	03:58	04:00	368	2
8	KNKD	Mangalore Jn	04:55	05:05	419	2
9	UD	Udupi	06:21	06:22	501	2
10	KUDA	Kundapura	06:49	06:50	545	2
11	BTKL	Bhatkal	07:34	07:35	614	2
12	GOK	Gokarna Road	08:43	08:44	718	2
13	KAWR	Karwar	09:28	09:30	768	2
14	MAO	Madgaon Jn	10:45	10:55	850	2
15	THVM	Thivim	11:45	11:46	914	2
16	RN	Ratnagiri	14:15	14:20	1184	2
17	VEER	Veer	17:24	17:25	1404	2
18	PNVL	Panvel	19:50	19:55	1547	2
19	BSR	Vasai Road	21:05	21:10	1614	2
20	VAPI	Vapi	22:51	22:52	1736	2
21	ST	Surat	00:20	00:25	1829	3
22	BRC	Vadodara Jn	02:08	02:18	1958	3
23	RTM	Ratlam Jn	06:25	06:45	2219	3
24	NAD	Nagda Jn	07:27	07:29	2261	3
25	KOTA	Kota Jn	10:00	10:10	2486	3
26	SWM	Sawai Madhopur	11:45	12:05	2593	3
27	JP	Jaipur	14:05	14:20	2725	3
28	KSG	Kishangarh	16:21	16:23	2830	3
29	AII	Ajmer	17:35	Destination	2859	3