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Navyug Express
नवयुग एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusOperating
LocaleJammu and Kashmir, Punjab , Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry(Mahe), Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
First service31 August 2015; 8 years ago (2015-08-31)[1](extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra)
Current operator(s)Southern Railways
Route
TerminiKatra (SVDK)
Mangalore Central (MAQ) & Tirunelveli Junction(TEN)
Stops61
Distance travelled3,685 km (2,290 mi)
Average journey time68hr 20min 4sec
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)16687/16688
On-board services
Class(es)Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed50.4 km/h (31.3 mph)

The Navyug Express (हिन्दी:- नवयुग एक्सप्रेस) or the "New-Era" Express is a weekly train running between Katra and Mangalore Central. Coaches for the slip of Navyug express that runs between Katra and Tirunelveli are bifurcated at Erode Junction. It takes about 68 hrs for the distance of 3,685 km and is the fifth longest distance travelled by any train on the Indian Railways. It travels through the most number of the states in India[2][circular reference]

Route

The train travels via Kannur, Kozhikode, Shornur Junction, Palakkad Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Katpadi, Tirupati, Gudur, Nellore, Tenali, Vijayawada, Warangal, Ramagundam, Nagpur, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior, Agra and New Delhi to reach Katra. Coaches from Tirunelveli Junction are attached to this train at Erode.

It travels through the most of the states in India, passing through Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry(Mahe), Kerala and Karnataka.

Traction

The locomotive used is a Tughlakabad WDP-4D from Katra to New Delhi and an Erode(ED) WAP-4 from New Delhi(NDLS) to Mangalore Central as the route from Charvattur to Mangaluru has been electrified since 2016.[3] The slip train to TirunelveliTirunelveli Junction via Tiruchirappali, Madurai is hauled by an Erode WAP-4 locomotive.[4]

Schedule

Train Number Station Code Station Name Departure Time Departure Day Arrival Station Arrival Time Arrival Day
16687 MAQ Mangalore Central 5:05 PM Monday Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 3:40 PM Thursday
16688 SVDK Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 9:55 PM Thursday Mangalore Central 11:00 PM Sunday
16688 slip SVDK Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 9:55 PM Thursday Tirunelveli 12:55 AM Monday

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Longest train services of Indian Railways
  3. ^ https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/navyug-express-16688/1171/81/664
  4. ^ https://indiarailinfo.com/train/navyug-express-slip-16688-slip/6839


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