# Kerala Express
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{{Italic title}}{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| color = 00FFBB
| name = Kerala Express
| image = Ministry of Railways India.svg
| logo = Kerala Express TB.png
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [Superfast](/source/Express_trains_in_India)
| locale =
| operator = [Southern Railway](/source/Southern_Railway_zone)
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS)
| stops = 41
| end = {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} (TVC)
| distance = {{convert|3031|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 49 hours 25 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = [AC 2 Tier](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock), [AC 3 Tier](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock), [AC 3 Tier Economy](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock), [Sleeper Class](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock), [General Unreserved](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock)
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = [LHB coach](/source/LHB_coach)
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 12625 / 12626
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum,
{{convert|61|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map = 250px
| map_state =
| sharing =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1977|01|10}}{{Small| ([split train](/source/Portion_working) as ''Kerala–Karnataka (KK) Express '')}}[{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1977-78_interim.pdf|date=28 March 1977|title= Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim)|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(India))}}]
{{start date and age|df=yes|1983}} {{Small|(as Kerala Express)}}[{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1983-84.pdf|date=24 March 1983|title= Railway Budget speech 1983-199084|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(India))}}]
}}
The 12625 / 12626 '''Kerala Express''' is a [superfast express](/source/Superfast_Express_trains_in_India) train of the [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways) that connects the National Capital of India New Delhi to State Capital of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Central. It is the second longest running daily train in India after ''[22503/22504 Dibrugarh Kanniyakumari Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express](/source/Vivek_Express)'' which runs daily that travels 4139 km in more than 70 hours . The Kerala express travels 3031 km of distance in 51 hours and 10 minutes .
==History==
The Kerala Express was introduced in 1977 as a [split train](/source/Portion_working) named ''Kerala–Karnataka (KK) Express''.[{{Cite web|last=Interim|first=Railway Budget|date=28 March 1977|title=Interim Railway Budget Madhu Dandavate|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1977-78_interim.pdf|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in}}] The composition of Karnataka–Kerala Express has been increased from 14 coaches to 21 coaches with effect from 29 January 1981.[{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1981-82.pdf|date=19 February 1981|title= Railway Budget speech 1981-82|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(India))}}]
Kerala Exp briefly also had a link portion to Mangalore between 1987 and 1992, where a portion of this train used to bifurcate/amalgamate at Palakkad Junction. It was Christined 2625/2626A Link Mangala Exp. This arrangement continued until Mangala Exp was made an independent train in 1993. That train is now the [Mangala-Lakshadweep](/source/Mangala_Lakshadweep_Express) Express.
The train is running with LHB rakes with effect from 4 November 2018.[{{Cite web|title=Kerala misses out on promised trains, backup coaches as authorities turn a blind eye|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2018/12/16/kerala-misses-out-on-promised-trains-backup-coaches-as-authoriti.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=OnManorama}}]
[[File:Kerala Express - LHB coach - EOG.jpg|thumb|Kerala Express – [LHB coach](/source/LHB_coach) – [End on Generator](/source/Diesel_generator) coach]]
[[File:Kerala Express - LHB coach - AC 2 tier.jpg|thumb|Kerala Express – LHB coach – [AC 2 tier](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock)]]
[[File:Kerala Express - LHB coach - AC 3 tier.jpg|thumb|Kerala Express – LHB coach – [AC 3 tier](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock)]]
[[File:Kerala Express - LHB coach - Sleeper.jpg|thumb|Kerala Express – LHB coach – [Sleeper class](/source/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock)]]
==Traction==
earlier it was [WAP-4](/source/WAP-4). It is hauled by a [Royapuram Loco Shed](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed%2C_Royapuram) / [Erode Loco Shed](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed%2C_Erode) based [WAP-7](/source/WAP-7) electric locomotive from end to end.
==See also==
* [Rajdhani Express](/source/Hazrat_Nizamuddin%E2%80%93Thiruvananthapuram_Rajdhani_Express)
* [Kerala Sampark Kranti Express](/source/Kerala_Sampark_Kranti_Express)
* [Mangala Lakshadweep Express](/source/Mangala_Lakshadweep_Express)
* [Vivek Express](/source/Dibrugarh%E2%80%93Kanyakumari_Vivek_Express)
* [TN Express](/source/Tamil_Nadu_Express)
* [Thiruvananthapuram Central](/source/Thiruvananthapuram_Central)
* [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi_railway_station)
==References==
{{reflist}}
Category:Express trains in India
Category:Named passenger trains of India
Category:Rail transport in Delhi
Category:Rail transport in Kerala
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