Marusagar Express

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Marusagar Express is a Weekly Express train presently running between Jaipur to Ernakulam. Connecting between Rajastan and Kerala. This train runs through four zones of Indian Railways ie;Western Railway, Central Railway, Konkan Railway and Southern Railway.It starts from Jaipur on Friday morning and reaches Eranakulam on Sunday early morning and starts back to Jaipur on Sunday evening to reach Jaipur on Tuesday afternoon.

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[edit] History

The service of this train started in 2002 September from Jaipur. It is the second fastest train connecting between West zone & South zone. This train is in Superfast category. So it has more importance than normal passenger and express trains.

[edit] Origin of Name

The word "MaruSagar" means "Desert-Ocean". The starting of this train is from Jaipur in Rajastan. The word "Maru" means about the Thar Desert in Rajastan. The service of that train ends at Ernakulam in Kerala. The train touches the towns of Sawai Madhipur, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Panvel, Ratnagiri, Goa, Mangalore, Kasargod, Cannanore, Calicut & Trichur on the way. After Vadodara, the train is travelling through the Western Coasts of India beside the Arabian Sea.The word "Sagar" means ocean (Arabian Sea) lying on the Western Coast. And Ernakulam is a Coastal Town. Basically this train is connecting between Desert State & Western Coasts of Arabian Sea.

[edit] Train Details

2978 DN Jaipur -> Ernakulam (Friday)

2977 UP Ernakulam -> Jaipur (Sunday)

[edit] Train Composition

@ 2- AC 2 Tier

@ 4- AC 3 Tier

@ 9- Sleeper Class

@ 4 -Second Class (General)

[edit] Loco Link

The train runs completely on Diesel Traction and uses WDM3A Diesel locomotive of Ratlam of Western Railway.

[edit] Running Timetables

2978 DN Jaipur-Ernakulam Marusagar Express (Friday)

No. Station Code Station Arrival Departure Kilometers Day
1 JP Jaipur Source 10:05 0 1
2 SWM Sawai Madhopur 12:20 12:35 132 1
3 KOTA Kota Jn 13:50 14:00 240 1
4 NAD Nagda Jn 16:54 16:56 464 1
5 RTM Ratlam Jn 17:30 17:50 506 1
6 BRC Vadodara Jn 21:50 22:00 768 1
7 ST Surat 23:54 23:59 897 1
8 VAPI Vapi 01:06 01:08 992 2
9 BSR Vasai Road 03:45 03:50 1112 2
10 PNVL Panvel 05:10 05:15 1180 2
11 VEER Veer 07:24 07:26 1323 2
12 RN Ratnagiri 10:15 10:20 1543 2
13 THVM Thivim 13:37 13:39 1813 2
14 MAO Madgaon Jn 14:40 14:50 1878 2
15 KAWR Karwar 15:48 15:50 1960 2
16 GOK Gokarna Road 16:30 16:32 2009 2
17 BTKL Bhatkal 17:38 17:40 2113 2
18 KUDA Kundapura 18:28 18:30 2180 2
19 UD Udupi 19:08 19:10 2226 2
20 KNKD Mangalore Jn (Kankanadi) 20:30 20:40 2309 2
21 KGQ Kasaragod 21:23 21:25 2360 2
22 CAN Cannanore 22:50 22:55 2446 2
23 CLT Calicut (Kozhikode) 00:35 00:40 2535 2
24 SRR Shoranur Jn 02:50 02:55 2621 3
25 TCR Trichur 03:25 03:30 2654 3
26 ALY Alwaye 04:35 04:40 2709 3
27 ERS Ernakulam Jn 05:30 Destination 2729 3


2977 UP Ernakulam-Jaipur Marusagar Express (Sunday)

No. Station Code Station Arrival Departure Kilometers Day
1 ERS Ernakulam Jn Source 19:55 0 1
2 AWY Alwaye 20:15 20:20 20 1
3 TCR Trichur 21:20 21:25 75 1
4 SRR Shoranur Jn 22:15 22:20 107 1
5 CLT Calicut (Kozhikode) 00:25 00:30 193 2
6 CAN Cannanore 02:15 02:20 283 2
7 KGQ Kasaragod 03:58 04:00 368 2
8 KNKD Mangalore Jn (Kankanadi) 05:05 05:15 419 2
9 UD Udupi 06:16 06:18 501 2
10 KUDA Kundapura 06:44 06:46 545 2
11 BTKL Bhatkal 07:23 07:25 614 2
12 GOK Gokarna Road 08:31 08:33 718 2
13 KAWR Karwar 09:06 09:08 768 2
14 MAO Madgaon Jn 10:25 10:35 850 2
15 THVM Thivim 11:18 11:20 914 2
16 RN Ratnagiri 14:58 15:03 1184 2
17 VEER Veer 17:30 17:32 1404 2
18 PNVL Panvel 19:33 19:38 1547 2
19 BSR Vasai Road 21:10 21:15 1614 2
20 VAPI Vapi 22:52 22:54 1736 2
21 ST Surat 00:25 00:30 1829 3
22 BRC Vadodara Jn 02:15 02:25 1958 3
23 RTM Ratlam Jn 06:15 06:35 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 11:40 12:00 2593 3
27 JP Jaipur 14:05 Destination 2725 3

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