Mangala Lakshadweep Express
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The Mangala Lakshadweep is a superfast train of Southern Railway and runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Ernakulam Junction. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers and running along the Konkan railway route, previously it was running between Mangalore and Delhi in round about route. This train is the second longest daily train running in India. Since the train was running till Mangalore, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangalore city.
[edit] Timings
This train at present leaves Ernakulam Junction every afternoon at 13:10 hrs to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station at 13:10 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 9:20am to reach Ernakulam Junction at 10:00am on the 3rd day morning. It covers a distance of 3067 km in about 48 hours at an average of 64 km/h (40 mph). Coach Composition as follows-
- 12618: LOCO-SLR1-UR1-A2-A1-B2-B1-S10-PC1-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-UR2-SLR2
- 12617: LOCO-SLR1-UR1-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-PC1-S10-B1-B2-A1-A2-UR2-SLR2
[edit] Important stations of the train (12617 / 12618)
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Mathura
- Agra
- Gwalior
- Bina Junction
- Bhopal Junction
- Bhopal Habibganj
- Nasik Road
- Kalyan
- Panvel
- Ratnagiri
- Madgaon
- Udupi
- Mangalore(Kankanadi)
- Calicut
- Shoranur
- Thrissur
- Ernakulam Junction
