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Navyug Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusOperating
LocaleJammu & Kashmir, Punjab , Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puthuchery(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)Indian Railways
Route
TerminiKatra (SVDK)
Mangalore Central (MAQ)
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 stockLoco: WAP-4
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed50.4 km/h (31.3 mph)

The Navyug Express or the "New-Era" Express is a weekly train running between Katra and Mangalore Central. It takes about 68 hrs for the distance of 3,685 km and is the third longest distance travelled by any train on the Indian Railways .

Route

The train travels via Kannur, Kozhikode, Shornur Junction, Palakkad Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Katpadi, Tirupati, Gudur, Nellore, Vijayawada, Warangal, Ramagundam, Nagpur, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior, Agra and New Delhi to reach Katra. Coaches from Tirunelveli 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, Pondicherry(Mahe), Kerala and Karnataka. The locomotive used is Erode(ED) WAP-4 from New Delhi(NDLS) to Mangalore Central as this route has been electrified since 2016.

Timetble

16688 Navayug Express leaves Katra (SVDK) at 21:55 and reach its destination Mangalore Cntl (MAQ) at 22:45 on the third day.[2]

16687 Navayug Express leaves Mangalore Cntl (MAQ) at 04:50 and reach Katra (SVDK) on the third day at 03:20.[3]

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. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/navyug-express-16688-svdk-to-maq/1171/10091/1470
  3. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/navyug-express-16687-maq-to-svdk/1170/1470/10091


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