Amritha Express
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Amrita Express is an overnight express train run by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Trivandrum Central railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Palghat Town railway station in Palakkad, Kerala.
Train number 6343 runs from south to north, departing Trivandrum Central at 23:00 (11 p.m.) and reaching Palghat Town at 08:00 (8:00 a.m.). On the return journey, the train number 6344 starts at 21:45 (09:45 p.m.) from Palghat Town and reaches Trivandrum Central railway station at 06:10 (6:10 a.m.). It is one of the fastest trains running overnight in Kerala.
The train has general Second Class sitting coaches, second class three-tier sleeper coaches, and an air-conditioned two-tier sleeper coach. This train is ideal for travel from Trivandrum/ Kollam to Thrissur / Palakkad areas and vice-versa.
trivandrum Central - Nilambur Road Rajya Rani Express will link to Amritha Express till Shoranur
[edit] Running Schedule for Train Number 16343
| # | Station Name | Arrival Time | Dep. Time | Distance (In km) | Halts | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Source | 23:00 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Varkala | 23:29 | 23:30 | 41 | 1 min | 1 |
| 3 | Kollam Jn | 00:02 | 00:07 | 65 | 5 min | 2 |
| 4 | Karunagapally | 00:29 | 00:30 | 92 | 1 min | 2 |
| 5 | Kayamkulam Jn | 00:43 | 00:45 | 106 | 2 min | 2 |
| 6 | Mavelikkara | 00:54 | 00:55 | 114 | 1 min | 2 |
| 7 | Chenganoor | 01:09 | 01:10 | 126 | 1 min | 2 |
| 8 | Thiruvalla | 01:19 | 01:20 | 135 | 1 min | 2 |
| 9 | Changanassery | 01:29 | 01:30 | 143 | 1 min | 2 |
| 10 | Kottayam | 02:00 | 02:05 | 161 | 5 min | 2 |
| 11 | Ernakulam Town (North) | 03:25 | 03:30 | 223 | 5 min | 2 |
| 12 | Ernakulam Edapally | 03:38 | 03:40 | 229 | 2 min | 2 |
| 13 | Aluva | 03:52 | 03:55 | 240 | 3 min | 2 |
| 13 | Thrissur | 04:50 | 04:55 | 295 | 5 min | 2 |
| 14 | Shoranur Jn | 06:00 | 06:15 | 327 | 15 min | 2 |
| 16 | Palakkad Jn | 07:25 | 07:35 | 372 | 10 min | 2 |
| 17 | Palakkad Town | 08:00 | 376 | 2 |