Maveli Express

Maveli Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Daily Service
First service	November 16, 2001; 23 years ago
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central; Managaluru Central
Stops	29
Distance travelled	620 km (390 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16603 / 16604
On-board services
Class(es)	2 Tier AC ,3 Tier AC, Sleeper Class, General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Fully Electrified
Operating speed	50.09 kmph

The 16603 / 16604 Maveli Express is a daily express train of the Southern Railway Division of Indian Railways connecting Managaluru Central In Karnataka to Thiruvananthapuram Central In Kerala.

The train once had 3 ISO certifications (Quality Management System, Environmental Management System, and Occupational Health and Safety Management System - in 2022) for maintenance.^[1]

About the train

This train is named after Maveli, a king in Hindu mythology. It runs via the coastal railway route of Alleppey.

No. 16604 leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central at 07:35 PM and arrives at Mangalore Central at 07:45 AM the next day.

No. 16603 leaves Mangaluru Central at 05:50 PM and arrives Thiruvananthapuram Central at 06:00 AM the next day.

Traction

Maveli Express is hauled by an Erode based WAP-4 or Royapuram based WAP-7 electric locomotive.

Coach composition

It has 24 coaches: 9 sleeper class, 5 3-tier AC, 2 2-tier AC, 1 AC first class-cum-2-tier, 5 second class, and 2 brake van-cum-second sitter.^{[clarification needed]}

Stops

References

^ "Maveli Express gets ISO certification for maintenance". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

[1] "Maveli Express gets ISO certification for maintenance". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

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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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