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12626 Kerala Express Crossing 01080 Kochuveli Special : Indian Railways

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ED WAP4 WITH 12626 NEW DELHI - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL KERALA SUPERFAST EXPRESS CROSSING 01080 KOCHUVELI - MUMBAI CST DEEPAVALI SPECIAL AT KOLLAM STATION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAYS.

12626/Kerala Express (PT)
کیرلا ایکسپریس     केरला एक्सप्रेस
NDLS/New Delhi -- TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum)

01080/Kochuveli - Mumbai CSMT Deepavali SpecialFare Special
കൊച്ചുവേളി - മുംബൈ സി എസ്സ് ടി എം പ്രത്യേക നിരക്ക് പ്രത്യേക തീവണ്ടി     कोच्चुवेली - मुम्बई छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस दीपावली विशेष किराया स्पेशल
KCVL/Kochuveli -- CSMT/Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

The Kerala Express is a super fast express train of the Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram Central in Kerala state. It covers a distance of 3,032 kilometers when it runs from New Delhi to Thiruvananthapura m with 40 stops at an average speed of 110 km/h.[1] This train currently holds the record of being the second longest running daily superfast train in India.
It was introduced in the year 1976 as Kerala-Karnataka Express (KK Express) starting from New Delhi to Trivandrum and Bangalore, with bifurcation at Jolarpettai Jn. Initially, it used to complete the whole journey in 46.5 hours with a long halt at Jolapettai for link/delink of Kerala/karnataka coaches. In 1983, it was split into two trains, Kerala Express and Karnataka Express with Kerala Express again split at Palghat Jn and one of the portions diverted to Mangalore. It overlapped with the Jayanti Janata which bifurcated at Shoranur with one part of the train going to Cochin Harbour and the other to Mangalore. Later, these two trains were merged to form the Kerala Mangala Exp. In 1990, after a separate train to Mangalore was introduced, it began to run along its present route. It was a non daily train initially and had shared the same time slot with the Tamil Nadu Express, Telangana Express and the Karnataka Express. However, after its conversion into a daily train it received its own time slot.
It originally was numbered 125/126 but was later changed to 2625/2626 in 1989 after the Indian Railways adopted the four-digit numbering system.[4] In December 2010, the Indian Railways adopted the five-digit numbering system by which the Kerala Express is currently numbered 12625 for upward journey and 12626 for downward journey.
Kerala express covers more of Andhra Pradesh than AP express and more of Telangana than Telangana express, covers more of Tamil Nadu than TN express and hence highly patronised by passengers of three south Indian states to Delhi. Unfortunately, Kerala express given raw deal and lower priority than TN express as can be seen by the numerous minor halts introduced in recent years due to political interferences. For instance, TN express has an average speed of 67 km/h whereas Kerala express is only 60 km/h.
Long distance passengers want the railway board to speed up the Kerala express so that it departs after lunch and arrives before lunch on the 3rd day.
Kerala express is the only express train to stop at Vaikom railway station.
It is a 24 coach train comprising 7 AC coaches (2 Two Tier AC, 5 Three Tier AC), 12 SL coaches, 2 General Coaches and a Pantry Car. This train is usually hauled by WAP 4 or WAP 7 of Erode shed and also has a top speed of 110 km/h.

Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and is one of the oldest railway stations in the state. World's second longest railway platform is situated at Kollam railway station.[2][3][4]
Kollam Junction lies on Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram trunk line. It is an A-class station operated by the Southern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division. The annual passenger ticket revenue of Kollam railway station is ₹60.44 crore (equivalent to ₹62 crore or US$9.5 million in 2017)[5] and 23,350 is the daily ridership through this station.
There are a total of 17 tracks in the Kollam railway station, 2 lines are passing through the MEMU shed. The station has 6 platforms for handling long distance, passenger, MEMU & goods trains. The platform 1 is divided into two sections. Platform 1A handles the trains to Punalur-Sengottai line and platform 1 handles trains towards Trivandrum Central. The platform 1 and 1A together have a length of 1,180.5 m making them together the second longest railway platform in India.[9] The station has a MEMU shed which is situated near to Platform 1A. An FCI godown owned and operated by Food Corporation of India is also situated near Kollam junction.

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