Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram via Nagercoil on 17235 Nagercoil Express - Train Journey

[@histarchus]

Long-term railfan here. I find Binai Sankar's railway travelogs as the best in India so far. The technical details you provide are educational too, especially your subtitles.🤩

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

Thank you for your encouragement

[@jmadhavadas]

"I love Kochuveli" ..such a sarcastic feeling I always have ... Nice journey and new way to reach TVC...

[@sr4865]

As usual, lovely journey. Now become habit to start Sunday by watching your video. ❤❤

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

I'm glad my videos can add a bit of joy to your Sundays.

[@jvgeorge1474]

The best rail travel vlog.; have the feeling of travelling alongwith you 👍👌

[@aswinr1968]

Nice video as always. A small correction. At 1:14:49, said connection to port is starting from neyyatinkara, while its actually going to start from balaramapuram. Just wanted to note that. Anyway expecting more videos too.

[@ssrajan9654]

Superb Shankar ji. Nice route & nice vlog to follow.

[@nirmalk3423]

Awesome 👌

[@roshan6850]

Nice vlog uncle...❤

[@Sankar-fg3jk]

New route. Missed Namakkal station which comes at 02.00 hrs.

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

Have covered that route in detail in the past.

[@srirampdm]

There used to be a turntable from the old steam days at TVC - I remember from my early railfanning days it used to be pretty prominent (this was when instead of charapara WAP7ukal that yard used to be filled with ED WDMx of all varieties of liveries along with the ERS ones). I never saw much signs of the turntable later but I just realised it could be that dark patch of rail between the actual tracks at 1:28:12 (between the loco and the track that's farther away from you, near the points box). What do you think - it does look like a bit of track connected to nothing from the video - could it be the turntable? I definitely remember it having been in that very area even upto the mid 2000s!

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

The turn table exists even today. It's located close to the coaching depot. It isn't visible from the train

[@pradhanh1641]

Very informative - because you mentioned the precise layover time are Nagercoil AND reminded you've got to buy an unreserved from Nagercoil 😂

[@chandraany9827]

Awesome Exallent vlog bro im chandra from banglore near smvt

[@SURYA_UDAYAN_24]

If we need to go Kanyakumari/Trivandrum Then this train is absolutely best when compared to Island Express Becaue it reaches around Afternoon 2PM + too many stops in Kerala

[@AbhinandIgnitius]

For Kanyakumari and Trivandrum there's the Memu just before this and stops at all stations in Kerala and TN

[@rvijayraghavan9645]

Wonderful Compilation

[@Enigma34-j9e]

Bro kollam-Tirupathi try cheyuvo❤

[@bijuvedan]

Nice compilation👏 wondering why it was not run as bangalore nagercoil kochuveli express instead .. would have saved a lot of time for end to end pax...

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

It's intended pax are headed to MDU TEN and NCJ. The train is serving them well as well. TVC are pax get benefitted due to the passenger.

[@AbhinandIgnitius]

@@bijuvedan Both these trains were extended at the same time.If MYS KCVL is speeded up,It won't make much difference if smvt ncj had been extended to Tvc

[@jvgeorge1474]

​@@Platform7byBinaiSankarIR has to take care of the local Short distance travellers as well, their economic status etc. 👍

[@Thomas-791]

നല്ല വീഡിയോ... ചേട്ടന്റെ സൗണ്ട് ആറാട്ട് അണ്ണന്റെ പോലെ 😇😇...ഞാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞ തവണ smvt പോയപ്പോഴും അവിടെ ശോകം ആയിരുന്നു... 😞😞😞

[@r.a.j.a.n.r.g1212]

very nice travel V log thanks

[@maheshnarayan6440]

I am surprised this train does not have LHB yet.

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

This is an SCR owned train. SCR is lazy when it comes to LHB conversions

[@anniyaninternational]

Btw, bro have u seen any WDP4s with HOG connection?

[@badrinathanj2852]

Mayiladuthurai JS is also getting lhb coaches from dec 28, is it the rake of ERS intercity?

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

Goes without saying.

[@siddarthmahadevan1076]

Adipoli train journey

[@SSgobtc]

കേരളത്തിൽ എന്നാണാവോ tripling, quadrupling വരിക..😊

[@sr4865]

Just an Suggestion . Instead of the applied title music, why don't you use track Sound Or something related to Rail. Think Over.....

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

This 30 seconds is the only music used in the video - so let that remain

[@sr4865]

@Platform7byBinaiSankar it doesn't go with the video. I just suggested

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

@sr4865 tastes are different for different people, right? There are people who prefer background music instead of the track sounds. This is a pattern that I follow,and I'd prefer doing that. Hope you'd understand.

[@sr4865]

@@Platform7byBinaiSankar no need of such typical elaboration. Music is quite boring. Frankly. Hope you understand now

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

@sr4865 I've made my stand clear. Tastes vary. Hope you understand.

[@aditya_kittu22]

You could have shown the interior of the coach as well

[@LocalTrains-it2kq]

you can show visulas of only train stations if it is dark on the journey .

[@ColdWater197]

I love you🎉🎉 ❤❤❤. Sowmya

[@vineethj8670]

Sir, video il 0:52 il date November 9, 2024 (saturday) alle verendathu karanam 57:30 il sunday aanu parayunnathu

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

That error is regretted.

[@vineethj8670]

Ok

[@SulaimanSulainam]

Hi🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Shijin0606]

1.17 The speed restriction in the area due to the tunnel and area has some issues. i don't know correctly

[@krvnaick2022]

BANGALORE COCHIN TRIVANDRUM IS SHORTER/ FASTER OR BANGALORE NAGARKOIL TRIVANDRUM LINE IS?

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

Since there are not direct trains, they are not comparable

[@SURYA_UDAYAN_24]

Bangalore to Trivandrum Via Nagercoil is much shorter route than Via Palakkad, Ernakulam Route Because most of the trains takes around 16-17 hours,if we go via Nagercoil to Trivandrum it takes minimum 14 hours +1 hour Journey to Trivandrum.

[@krvnaick2022]

Thanks.That was the purpose of my question. Once TRIVANDRUM...CHENNAI ROUTE THERE WERE MANY TRAINS BUT SOME TOOK 21 HOURS TO COVER 700 KMS. OTHERS NEEDED 24 HOURS .SUCH DIVERSIONS for long distance trains actually are disadvantageous to END TO END TRAVELLERS.

[@ananth9373]

This train had good patronage at Karmelaram, I thought the stop would be made permanent but sadly it was removed. As you rightly point out, SMVT is too far for this part of Bangalore

[@sr4865]

I think the name Kochuveli has been replaced by Trivandapuram North

[@AbhinandIgnitius]

Its not "Trivandrapuram",You're mixing up the English and malayalam pronunciations.You can spell "Thiruvananthapuram ",Or if its difficult "Trivandrum "

[@sr4865]

@@AbhinandIgnitius I know re. Typo error tha.

[@jvgeorge1474]

It takes a lot of time for people to be versed in the changed name of any place.

[@mokkakadha7498]

വിഴിഞ്ഞം പോർട്ട്‌ ലൈൻ തുടങ്ങുന്നത് ബാലരാമപുരം ആണ്.. നെയ്യാറ്റിൻകര അല്ല..

[@AkhilvMenon]

Ith Connecting train ano? Like Nagercoil to Bengaluru travel cheyunundel, is the rake coming from Trivandrum side ?

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

It is the same rake

[@user-white-rabbit]

Honestly, what's point of such extreme triangle elevated shelter at Kochuveli, when the angles should've been shortened and stretched for a better protection from rain and heat?! Moreover, entry-exit point seems too narrow. Overall design looks odd to me.

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

The design is only for show. It's a small terminal where perhaps less than a thousand passengers come in a day. The bigger terminal is on the other side.

[@user-white-rabbit]

@@Platform7byBinaiSankar Oh! And your videos are much appreciated. Good going!

[@emersonabraham9323]

19👍

[@bdotgopal]

Pretty unfair. 77km of the Journey has taken more than 1/2 of the episode. The remaining Mr. Shankar mostly slept! I know it is your channel but my 2cents worth.

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

It's really easy to comment. My 1 cent worth.

[@anniyaninternational]

35:30 is that WAP4 whining sound as it gains speed?

[@Platform7byBinaiSankar]

Nope. That is the sound from the alternator belts of the coach.