RPM WAP7 Chennai - Trivandrum Mail quits Tiruvalla
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Tiruvalla railway station,Kerala. Time:25th April 2014 08:58 RPM WAP7 30331 powered 24 coach 12623 Chennai Central-Trivandrum Central Superfast Mail departs Tiruvalla after halt and proceeds towards Chenganoor with a quick acceleration. Thiruvananthapuram mail (Trivandrum mail/Chennai mail/ Trivandrum - Chennai Super-fast Mail (Madras Mail)) daily train running between Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai. It is one of the most prestigious trains of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways. This train runs via Kottayam. The train was introduced in 1940 as No.19/20 Madras - Cochin Harbour Terminus Express and was later renamed as Madras - Cochin Harbour Terminus Mail .Diesel loco was given to this train in 1961.The train was later extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central when the rail link connecting to Trivandrum Central via Kottayam was completed. This is one of the non shadabti / Rajdhani trains which does not have halt in Jolarpettai Junction. No.20 Madras Mail which is a Malayalam movie released in 1990 has most of the scenes shot inside the moving Trivandrum Mail train. 12623 departs Chennai at 19:45 daily and arrives Trivandrum at 11:25 next day. Travel Time: 15h 40m 18 halts Distance: 906 km Avg Speed: 57 km/hr 12624 departs Trivandrum at 14:30 daily and arrives Chennai at 06:55 next day. Travel Time: 16h 25m 19 halts Distance: 906 km Avg Speed: 55 km/hr
