Typhoon WAP4 Kerala Express blows Chottanikkara Road
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Near Chottanikkara Road railway station,14KM away from Ernakulam Jn and 46KM more to Kottayam,Kerala. Time:13th June 2014 15:43 Onboard 66301 Ernakulam Jn-Kollam Jn MEMU crosses ED WAP4 22603 fitted 24 coach 12625 Trivandrum Central-New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express on an overcast afternoon. The Chottanikkara Temple is a famous temple of the Hindu mother goddess Bhagawati. The temple is located near Ernakulam in the southern Indian state of Kerala and is one of the most popular temples in the state and in terms of temple architecture,this temple stands out to be an ultimate testmonial for the ancient vishwakarma sthapathis (wooden sculpture) in sculpting this temple along with Sabarimala. Bhagawati is one of the most popular deities in the area, Chottanikkara Devi is worshipped at the temple, in three different forms: as Saraswati in the morning, draped in white; as Lakshmi at noon, draped in crimson; and as Durga in the evening, decked in blue. Lord Shiva is also worshiped at the temple. People suffering from mental illnesses commonly visit the temple, as Bhagawati is thought to cure her devotees. Kerala Express is also called King of Overtakes because it overtakes almost every train in its route except for Rajdhanis and Shatabdhis. It is the longest running daily Superfast train in India and also holds the record for the longest electric engine hauled train between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram Central. 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. In 1980, 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, Andhra Pradesh Express and the Karnataka Express. However, after its conversion into a daily train it received its own time slot. 12625 departs Trivandrum at 11:15 daily and arrives New Delhi at 13:40 on 3rd day. Travel Time: 50h 25m 40 halts Distance: 3034 km Avg Speed: 60 km/hr 12626 departs Newdelhi at 11:30 daily and arrives Trivandrum at 14:35 on 3rd day. Travel Time: 51h 5m 39 halts Distance: 3034 km Avg Speed: 59 km/hr 66301 departs Ernakulam at 14:50 except Sat and arrives Kollam at 18:45. Travel Time: 3h 55m 23 halts Distance: 156 km Avg Speed: 39 km/hr
