Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Antyodaya Express |
| First service | March 4, 2017 |
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) |
| Stops | 22 |
| End | Ernakulam Junction (ERS) |
| Distance travelled | 1,970 km (1,220 mi) |
| Average journey time | 37h |
| Service frequency | Weekly[lower-alpha 1] |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 62 km/h (39 mph) |
Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Ernakulam Junction in Kerala. It is currently being operated with 22877/22878 train numbers on weekly basis.
Coach composition
The trains is completely general coaches trains designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras as well as facility for potable drinking water and mobile charging points and toilet occupancy indicators.
Service
It averages 63 km/hr as 22877 Antyodaya Express starts on Saturday and covering 2285 km in 37 hrs & 59 km/hr as 22878 Antyodaya Express starts on Tuesday covering 1968 km in 38 hrs 15 mins.[1][2][3][4][5]
This train serves one of the most busiest corridor of migrant laborers movement in India. That is from Eastern India to Southern Indian cities of Kochi, Coimbatore, Vijayawada etc.
Route and halts
- Howrah Junction
- Kharagpur Junction
- Balasore
- Bhadrak
- Cuttack Junction
- Bhubaneswar
- Khurda Road Junction
- Brahmapur
- Palasa
- Srikakulam Road
- Vizianagaram Junction
- Duvvada
- Rajahmundry
- Vijayawada Junction
- Ongole
- Renigunta Junction
- Katpadi Junction
- Jolarpettai Junction
- Salem Junction
- Erode Junction
- Coimbatore Junction
- Palakkad Junction
- Thrissur
- Ernakulam Junction
Loco link
Both trains are hauled by a Erode Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotives.
See also
- Antyodaya Express
- Howrah Junction railway station
- Ernakulam Junction railway station
- Howrah - Yesvantpur Humsafar Express
Notes
- ↑ Runs once in a week for every direction.
