Malabar Express leaving Mangalore Central (MAQ) Railway Station and crossing Netravati Bridge

16630 / 16629 Malabar Express (PT) / മലബാർ എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌ / ಮಲಬಾರ್ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್ / मलाबार एक्सप्रेस from Mangalore Central (MAQ) to Trivandrum Central (TVM) Led by Royapuram (RPM) WAP7 leaving MAQ meeting Ernad Express and crossing over the mighty Netravati Bridge with excellent track changing sounds.
16630/16629 Malabar Express (PT) is an express train in South India that has been named after the enchanting Malabar Coast. As the name suggests, it connects the two ends of the Malabar region (the Southern and the Northern). The train has one of the longest running time between Mangalore and Thiruvananthapuram Central. The Malabar Express with train number 16629 commences its journey at 18:30pm from Trivandrum and arrives at Mangalore on the next morning, at 10:10am. When the 16630 Malabar Express train runs from Mangalore to Trivandrum, it leaves Mangalore station at 18:15pm and arrives at the Trivandrum on the next morning at 9:10am. So, the maximum part of the journey is travelled at night.
When the Malabar Express was introduced, it carried passengers from Mangalore to Madras. At that time it had a different name- the Madras Mangalore Malabar Express. In the year 1963, the route of the train was extended up to Cochin Harbour Terminus. Afterward, the direction of the Malabar Express was further extended up to the Thiruvananthapuram Central.
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Date: 06/09/2019
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