Ahilyanagari Express

Ahilyanagari Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway Zone
Route
Start	Indore Junction (INDB)
Stops	52
End	Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
Distance travelled	2,651 km (1,647 mi)
Average journey time	48 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22645UP / 22646DN
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved and Pantry
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts
Route map

Ahilyanagari Express Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം – ഇന്ഡോര് അഹല്യനഗരി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്, Hindi: तिरुवनंतपुरम – इंदौर अहल्यनगरी एक्सप्रेस; is a weekly Superfast train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh and Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.^[1][2][3]

The name Ahilyanagari signifies the former name of the city of the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar that is Indore. Previously it was running between Cochin Harbour Terminus and Indore, later it extended to Thiruvananthapuram.

Number and nomenclature

The train numbers of the Ahilyanagari Expresses are:

• 22645UP - From Indore to Thiruvananthapuram Central
• 22646DN - From Thiruvananthapuram Central to Indore

Coach composition

The train generally consists of a total number of 23 coaches as follows:

• 2nd AC (II Tier)
• 3rd AC (III Tier)
• 1 Pantry car
• 14 Sleeper Class
• 4 General Compartments

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Indore Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Itarsi Junction
• Amla Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Balharshah Junction
• Vijayawada Junction
• Chennai Central
• Salem Junction
• Erode Junction
• Coimbatore Junction
• Palakkad Junction
• Shoranur Junction
• Ernakulam Town
• Ernakulam Junction
• Alappuzha
• Kollam Junction
• Thiruvananthapuram Central

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Erode Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Indore to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with

• 22641/22642 Thiruvananthpuram−Shalimar Express
• 22647/22648 Thiruvananthpuram Korba Express
• 12643/12644 Trivandrum Swarna Jayanti Express

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 3 times:

• Ujjain Junction
• Chennai Central
• Shoranur Junction

See also

• Kochuveli - Indore Weekly Express

Notes

References

External links

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Railways in Southern India
National network / trunk lines	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Mumbai–Chennai line
Other lines / sections	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line Chord Line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Gudivada–Bhimavaram section Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section Guntur–Macherla section Guntur–Repalle section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Kazipet–Vijayawada section Kollam–Sengottai branch line Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line Mysore–Bangalore line Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line Nagpur–Hyderabad line Nilambur–Nanjangud line (Cancelled) Nilambur–Shoranur line Nilgiri Mountain Railway Palakkad–Pollachi line Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Peralam–Karaikal line Sabari railway line (Proposed) Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Shoranur–Mangalore section Solapur–Guntakal section Vijayawada–Chennai section Vijayawada–Guntur section Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Pune–Miraj–Londa line Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line Pamban–Dhanushkodi branch line (Defunct)
Urban and suburban rail transport	Chennai Chennai Suburban Railway Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System Chennai Metro Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System Hyderabad Metro Rail Bangalore Bangalore Commuter Rail Namma Metro Kochi Kochi Metro
Monorails/ Light metros	Bangalore Chennai Coimbatore Kozhikode Tiruchirappalli Thiruvananthapuram
Defunct railways	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway
Railway divisions	Bangalore Chennai Bangalore Hubli Madurai Mysore Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
Named trains	Kerala Ahilya Nagari Express Amritha Express Anantapuri Express Chennai–Alleppey Express Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express Ernad Express Ernakulam–H.Nizamudin Duronto Guruvayur Express Himsagar Express Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya Express Island Express Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express Kerala Express Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Ernakulam Duronto Express Malabar Express Marusagar Express Maveli Express Netravati Express Palaruvi Express Parasuram Express Pune–Ernakulam Express Raptisagar Express Sabari Express Tea Garden Express Thiruvananthapuram Mail Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express Vanchinad Express Venad Express Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express Andaman Express Andhra Pradesh Express Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express Bangalore Rajdhani Express Bangalore Cantonment–Kamakhya Humsafar Express Bhagmati Express Bhubaneswar - Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express Brindavan Express Chalukya Express Chamundi Express Charminar Express Chemmozhi Express Chennai Rajdhani Express Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express Chennai Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Chennai–Jaipur Express Chennai–Madurai Duronto Express Chennai–Mysore Shatabdi Express Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express Cheran Express Cholan Express Circar Express Cocanada AC Express Coimbatore–Chennai Express Coimbatore–Jaipur Express Coimbatore–Nagercoil Express Coimbatore–Tuticorin Link Express Coimbatore–Rameswaram Express Coromandel Express Falaknuma Express Ganga Kaveri Express Godavari Express Gol Gumbaz Express Golconda Express Golden Chariot Goutami Express Grand Trunk Express Hampi Express Hirakud Express Howrah–Chennai Mail Howrah–Kanyakumari Express Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly Express Hubballi – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Hussainsagar Express Hyderabad–Pune Express Indore–Yesvantpur Express Janmabhoomi Express Kanyakumari Express Kaveri Express Krishna Express Kongu Express Kovai Express Lal Bagh Express Malgudi Express Mangala Lakshadweep Express Mangalore Yaswanthpur Express Manikarnika Express Mannai express Matsyaganda Express Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express Mumbai CST Chennai Express Mysore–Tuticorin Express Mysore - Dharwad Express Nagarjuna Express Nagercoil Passenger Nagavali Express Narayanadri Express Navjivan Express Navyug Express Nellai Express Nilgiri Express Pallavan Express Pandian Express Pearl City Express Pinakini Express Poorna Express Pothigai Express Rajkot–Coimbatore Express Rani Chennamma Express Rockfort Express Samata Express Sanghamithra Express Satavahana Express Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express Sharavati Express Sethu Express Silambu Express Simhapuri Express Rameswaram - Faizabad Shraddha Sethu Express Tamil Nadu Express Thirukural Express Tippu Express Tirumala Express Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express Tiruchirappalli–Mayiladuthurai Express Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli Intercity Express Udyan Express Uzhavan Express Visakha Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express Vishwamanava Express West coast Express Yesvantpur Puducherry Garib Rath Express Yelagiri Express Yercaud Express
Manufacturing units / workshops / sheds	Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock Golden Rock Railway Workshop Integral Coach Factory Kollam MEMU Shed Rail Wheel Factory
Railway zones	South Central Railway Southern Railway South Western Railway
Railway companies	Konkan Railway Corporation Kerala Monorail Corporation East Coast State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Agitations and accidents	1928 South Indian railway strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta railway strike 1974 railway strike in India 1988 Kollam Peruman train accident Nellore train fire
See also	Timeline of Southern Railway zone Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited Bholu (mascot) Madras Time Thiruvananthapuram–Mangalore high-speed passenger corridor Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala
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Railways in Central India
National network / trunk lines	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line New Delhi–Chennai main line
Branch lines /sections	Bina–Katni line Katni–Bilaspur line Satpura narrow gauge lines Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed–Amravati line Dalli–Rajhara–Jagdalpur line
Monorail	Indore Monorail
Defunct lines revived/under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
Defunct lines	Rajputana–Malwa Railway
Named trains	Ahilya Nagari Express Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express Amarkantak Express Avantika Express Azad Hind Express Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express Bhopal Janata Express Bhopal Rajya Rani Express Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jabalpur Intercity Express Bhopal–Mumbai Express Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger Bhopal–Bilaspur Express Bhopal–Bina Passenger Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express Bhopal–Howrah Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Non-Stop Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Passenger Bhopal - Khajuraho Mahamana SF Express Bhopal–Lucknow Express Bhopal–Lucknow–Pratapgarh Express Bhopal–Pratapgarh Express Bina – Katni 505 Passenger Coimbatore Express Chambal Express Chhattisgarh Express Chhindwara - Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Dadar Central - Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Superfast Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Durgavati Express Gondwana Express Grand Trunk Express Gwalior–Chhindwara Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Jabalpur Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Bhopal Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Gwalior Express Himsagar Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore Express Indore–Dehradun Express Indore–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore–Maksi Passenger Indore – Nagda Passenger Indore–Nagpur Express Indore–Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore–Ujjain Passenger Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Bhind Express Indore–Bhopal Non-Stop Express Indore Duronto Express Indore–Gwalior Intercity Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Pune Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore–Yesvantpur Express Barauni–Gwalior Mail Jabalpur–Indore Intercity Express Jabalpur–Ambikapur Express Jabalpur–Mumbai Garibrath Express Jabalpur–Amravati Express Jabalpur–Bhopal Express Via. Bina Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express Jabalpur Habibganj Jan Shatabdi Express Jabalpur–Indore Express Jabalpur–Nagpur Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jabalpur–Rewa Intercity Express Jabalpur Somnath Express Jaipur Superfast Express Lashkar Express Lucknow Bhopal Garibrath Express Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Mahakoshal Express Mahanadi Express Malwa Express Narmada Express New Delhi Habibganj Shatabdi Express Panchvalley Express Patalkot Express Rajendra Nagar Patna – Indore Express Ranthambore Express Rewa – Delhi Anand Vihar Express Rewanchal Express Sarguja Express Satpura Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shaktipunj Express Shanti Express Shipra Express Shramik express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Taj Express Tapti Ganga Express Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Vindhyachal Express
Railway companies	Bengal Nagpur Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway South East Central Railway Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
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