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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
| name = Ananthapuri Express
| image = MS QLN Ananthapuri Express.jpg
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India#Superfast|Superfast]]
| status =
| locale = [[Kerala]] & [[Tamil Nadu]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002|06|30}}
| last =
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Tambaram}} (TBM)
| stops = 26 Halts
| end = {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} (QLN)
| distance = {{convert|858|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 15 hours 30 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| access = {{Access icon|25px}}
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = On-Board Catering, E-Catering
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = [[ICF coach]] (lhb by Q1 2026)
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
|trainnumber = 20635 / 20636
| speed = {{cvt|67|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| maintenance = [[Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirappalli Junction]] CDO
| sharing = 16965/16866 [[Uzhavan Express]].
| map = [[File:Route_map_of_Anantapuri_Express_(Kollam-Chennai).jpg|250px|Anantapuri Express (Trivandrum-Chennai) Route map]]
| map_state =
}}

The 20635 / 20636 '''Ananthapuri Express''' is an express train running between {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Tambaram}} via {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}, [[Tirunelveli Junction]], [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar junction]], [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai Junction]], [[Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirappalli Junction]] and [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villupuram Junction]] through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.

==History==
The inauguration of this train was on 30 June 2002<ref name="tvc">{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2002/06/18/stories/2002061803430600.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=New Thiruvananthapuram–Chennai express train from June 30|date=18 June 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> operating six days a week. Later in 2005 it was made daily train. In the beginning it ran between {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} and {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}. It was named Ananthapuri after the city Thiruvananthapuram. In 2017 railway budget, it was extended<ref name="clt1">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-gets-two-more-trains/articleshow/61220494.cms|title=Extended destination of three daily trains running through the state|date=25 October 2017|newspaper= Times of India}}</ref> to Kollam with effect from 1 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in |title=Southern Railway–Gateway of South India |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/8073 |title=India Rail Info–Anantapuri Express |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

==Coach composition==
In total 23 coaches are there. It includes One AC First Class (H),Two AC 2 Tier (A),Three AC 3 Tier (B), Eleven Sleeper Class (SL),Four Unreserved general sitting coach (GS) and Two (SLRD).

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! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:#804a00;" | 23
|-
|'''[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]]'''
||SLRD||GS||GS||S11||S10||S9||S8||S7||S6||S5||S4||S3||S2||S1||B3||B2||B1||A2||A1||H1||GS||GS||SLRD
|}The Ananthapuri Superfast Express between Chennai Egmore and Kollam has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with [[Uzhavan Express]] (16865 / 16866) between Chennai and Thanjavur. The primary maintenanced by the four rakes of the express at [[Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirappalli]] (Trichy) coaching depot.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiruchi chosen for maintenance of Vande Bharat Express rakes |date = 6 May 2022 |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-chosen-for-maintenance-of-vande-bharat-express-rakes/article65388062.ece |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220608235031/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-chosen-for-maintenance-of-vande-bharat-express-rakes/article65388062.ece |archive-date = 8 June 2022 |newspaper =[[The Hindu]] |access-date = 20 November 2022}}</ref>
It is very very likely to get lhb coaches by first quarter of 2026. The coach composition will be 10 sleeper coaches, 4 3 ac coaches,3 2ac coaches 1 1 ac coach and 3 Unreserved coaches and 1 car generator(22 coaches).

==Incident==
The engine of 16723 Express caught fire at Kollam Junction on 16 July 2018.<ref>''(Malayalam, not available in English)'' [https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2018/07/16/fire-in-kollam-ananthapuri-express-train.html manoramaonline.com...train.html]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express|Quilon Mail]]
* [[Ernakulam–Velankanni Express]]
* [[Guruvayur Express]]
* [[Palaruvi Express]]
* [[Silambu Express]]
* [[Pandian Superfast Express]]
* [[Vaigai Superfast Express]]

==References==
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==External links==

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{{Express trains running through Kerala}}
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{{Railways in Southern India}}

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Ananthapuri Express - Revision history

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