Parasuram meets Netravati near Irinjalakuda
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Irinjalakuda,30KM away from Aluva and 25KM more to Thrissur,Kerala. Time:25th April 2014 12:48 Onboard 16650 Nagercoil Jn-Mangalore Central Parasuram Express crosses ED WAP4 22555 fitted 22 coach 16345 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Trivandrum Central Netravati Express between Chalakudy and Irinjalakuda. Initially Netravati was plied between Mumbai to Mangalore via the inland Pune, Gulbarga, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Mumbai. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998,the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangalore-Mumbai running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. The train route was later extended till Cochin Harbour Terminus and further extended till Trivandrum Central which is the capital city of Kerala. Mangalore city is situtated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangalore back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express. 16345 departs Lokmanya Tilak at 11:40 daily and arrives Trivandrum at 18:40 next day. Travel Time: 31h 0m 44 halts Distance: 1501 km Avg Speed: 48 km/hr 16346 departs Trivandrum at 09:50 daily and arrives Lokmanya Tilak at 16:40 next day. Travel Time: 30h 50m 44 halts Distance: 1501 km Avg Speed: 48 km/hr Inaugural Run Mon Mar 02, 1998
