Ananthapuri Express

Ananthapuri Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Kerala & Tamil Nadu
First service	30 June 2002; 24 years ago
Current operator	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Tambaram (TBM); Kollam Junction (QLN)
Stops	26 Halts
Distance travelled	858 km (533 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	20635 / 20636
On-board services
Classes	AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-Board Catering, ; E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach (lhb by Q1 2026)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Operating speed	67 km/h (42 mph) average including halts.
Rake maintenance	Tiruchchirappalli Junction CDO
Rake sharing	16965/16866 Uzhavan Express.
Route map
Route map

The 20635 / 20636 Ananthapuri Express is an express train running between Kollam Junction and Tambaram via Thiruvananthapuram Central, Tirunelveli Junction, Virudhunagar junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.

History

The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002^[1] operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between Chennai Egmore and Thiruvananthapuram Central. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended^[2] to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.^[3]^[4]

Coach composition

In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (H), Two AC 2 Tier (A), Three AC 3 Tier (B), Eleven Sleeper Class (SL), Four Unreserved general sitting coach (GS) and Two (SLRD).

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLRD	GS	GS	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B3	B2	B1	A2	A1	H1	GS	GS	SLRD

The Ananthapuri Superfast Express between Chennai Egmore and Kollam has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866) between Chennai and Thanjavur. The primary maintenanced by the four rakes of the express at Tiruchchirappalli (Trichy) coaching depot.^[5]

It is very very likely to get lhb coaches by first quarter of 2026. The coach composition will be 10 sleeper coaches, 4 3 ac coaches,3 2ac coaches 1 1 ac coach and 3 Unreserved coaches and 1 car generator(22 coaches).

Incident

The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.^[6]

References

↑ "New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30". The Hindu. 18 June 2002.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state". Times of India. 25 October 2017.
↑ "Southern Railway–Gateway of South India". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes". The Hindu. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
↑ (Malayalam, not available in English) manoramaonline.com...train.html

External links

[tvc-1] "New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30". The Hindu. 18 June 2002.^{[dead link]}

[clt1-2] "Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state". Times of India. 25 October 2017.

[3] "Southern Railway–Gateway of South India". Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[4] "India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express". Retrieved 6 April 2018.

[5] "Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes". The Hindu. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[6] (Malayalam, not available in English) manoramaonline.com...train.html

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v t e Express trains running through Kerala
Starting from Trivandrum	Mangalore Vande Bharat Rajdhani Exp Maveli Exp Vanchinad Exp Malabar Exp Venad Exp Ernad Exp Amritha Exp Mangalore Exp Tambaram Amrit Bharat Exp Chennai Mail SF Chennai AC SF Chennai SF Trichy Intercity Exp Veraval Exp Korba Exp Aronai Exp Ahilyanagari Exp Shalimar Exp Nizamuddin Exp via KTYM Nizamuddin Exp via ALLP
Starting from Kochuveli	Rajya Rani Exp Kerala Sampark Kranti Exp Antyodaya Exp Hubballi SF Kochuveli–Amritsar Exp SMVT Humsafar Exp Rishikesh SF Porbandar SF Indore Exp Raptisagar Exp LTT Garib Rath Yesvantpur Garib Rath Sri Ganganagar Exp Kochuveli-LTT Exp
Starting from Kollam Jn.	Quilon Mail Exp Ananthapuri SF Tirupati Exp Visakhapatnam Exp
Starting from Ernakulam Jn.	Tea Garden Exp Bilaspur SF Kannur Exp Okha Patna SF via ASN Velankanni Exp Nizamuddin Exp
Starting from Guruvayur	Intercity Exp Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Exp
Starting from Palakkad Jn.	Palaruvi Exp
Starting from Kozhikode	Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi
Starting from Kannur	Kannur Jan Shatabdi Yesvantpur Exp
Starting from Kasaragod	Kasaragod Vande Bharat
Starting from other states	Parasuram Exp Jayanti Janata Exp Island Exp Vivek Exp Mangalore Mail SF Dadar-Tirunelveli SF Gandhidham–Nagercoil Exp Himsagar Exp Gurudev Exp Nagercoil–Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Exp
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