Ernad Express

Ernad Express
	AC chair car wagon in Venad Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Karnataka & Kerala
First service	13 September 2009; 16 years ago
Current operator	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Mangaluru Central (MAQ); Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	620 km (385 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	16605 / 16606
On-board services
Class(es)	AC chair car, Second class seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	Overhead racks
Catering facilities	E-catering only
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Route map

Service typeExpress

LocaleKarnataka & Kerala

First service13 September 2009; 16 years ago

Current operatorSouthern Railway

The 16605 / 16606 Ernad Express is an Express train run by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Mangalore Central railway station in Karnataka and Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station in Kerala.^[1]

Train number 16605 runs from Mangaluru to Thiruvananthapuram Central and on the return journey, the train number 16606 runs from Trivandrum to Mangalore. It is one of the best morning day train to travel from Mangaluru Central to Thiruvananthapuram Central in day time.

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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 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
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