- Amrita Express
Amrita Express is an overnight
express train run by the Southern Railway zone of theIndian Railways betweenTrivandrum Central railway station inThiruvananthapuram , Kerala, andPalghat Town railway station inPalakkad ,Kerala .Train number 6343 runs from south to north, departing Trivandrum Central at 2300 (11 p.m.) and reaching Palghat Town at 0800 (8:00 a.m.). On the return journey, the train number 6344 starts at 22:15 (10:15 p.m.) from Palghat Town and reaches Trivandrum Central railway station at 0640 (6:40 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.
The stops of the train are: Trivandrum Central,
Varkala ,Quilon Junction,Karunagapally ,Kayamkulam Junction,Mavelikkara ,Chengannur ,Tiruvalla ,Changanassery ,Kottayam ,Ernakulam Town,Idapalli , Alwaye (Aluva ), Trichur (Thrissur ),Shoranur Junction,Ottapalam , Palghat Junction, Palghat Town. Now Indian Railways have decided to extend this train to Mettupalayam ofCoimbatore District .External links
* [http://www.southernrailway.org/ Official website of Southern Railways.]
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