Palaruvi Express
Train in India
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The Palaruvi Express (Train number: 16791/16792) is a daily Intercity express train which runs between Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad Junction in Kerala via Tirunelveli Junction, Tenkasi Junction, Punalur, Kollam Junction, Tiruvalla and Kottayam.[4] The train first introduced between Punalur in Kollam and Palakkad.[5] On 9 July 2018, it was extended up to Tirunelveli Junction[6] and later on 15 August 2024 it was extended till Tuticorin.[7]
9 July 2018 (extended to Tirunelveli Junction)[2]
15 August 2024 (extended to Tuticorin)[3]
Palaruvi Express Signboard | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| First service | 20 April 2017 (initial service between Palakkad Jn and Punalur)[1] 9 July 2018 (extended to Tirunelveli Junction)[2] 15 August 2024 (extended to Tuticorin)[3] |
| Current operator | Indian Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tuticorin (TN) Palakkad Junction (PGT) |
| Stops | 40 |
| Distance travelled | 537 km (334 mi) |
| Average journey time | 14 hrs |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number | 16791/16792 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | 5 SL, 11 UR, 2 SLR |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | WAP-4 |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Operating speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
| Rake maintenance | Tuticorin |
Background
The train was introduced on 19 April 2017,[8] providing better connectivity to the Eastern Kollam region with Central Kerala and as a relief for daily commuters, especially office-goers who have been relying on Venad Express.[9][10][11][12]
On 29 May 2022 it became the first train to pass through the doubled track between Ettumanoor-Kottayam-Chingavanam section which made the Thiruvananthapuram-Kottayam-Ernakulam-Mangaluru section completely doubled electrified line.
On 2024 July 28, the Palaruvi Express from Tirunelveli to Palakkad was the first electric train that passed through the recently electrified Sengottai - Kollam railway line.
Route
The service runs from Tuticorin(16791) every night and reaches Palakkad Junction the following afternoon. Prominent stoppages include Tirunelveli Junction, Tenkasi Junction, Punalur,Kundara, Kollam Junction ,[a] Kayamkulam Junction, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town and Thrissur. On the return journey, the train leaves every evening, traverses the same route and reaches Tuticorin, next morning.[13]
The train reverses its direction at Kollam.
Coach composition
The train has eighteen coaches comprising five sleeper coaches, eleven unreserved general coaches and two luggage rakes.[14][b]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SLR | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S4 | S5 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR | |
Since its introduction in April 2017, the train was running without even a single reservation compartment till September 2019. The train started 4 reservation sleeper compartments.
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