Vanchinad Express is a express train in Kerala state, India which runs between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.[1] This train connectsstate capital Trivandrum with another important port city called Kochi in Kerala
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The train No:16303 starts from Ernakulam Junction at 05.00 hours and reaches Trivandrum Central at 09.40 hours. In the return direction it leaves Trivandrum Central at 17.40 hours and reaches Ernakulam Junction at 22.20 hours. The train running via Kottayam route. It is a convenient daily day train service operating between Trivandrum and Kochi
The train has one Reserved AC Chair Car, one Reserved Second Sitting and about ten Unreserved Second Sitting Coaches.
The train was introduced long back in late 70's as a Super Fast. It had stops only at Kottayam and Kollam. But afterwards every MPs went on adding stops for this train in their respective regions. The word Vanchinad means "A land in the shape of a boat". The old state of Travancore had this shape and was the old name for it. Hence the train has been affixed the name.