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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Aronai Express<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Thiruvananthapuram Central- Silchar Aronai Express<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| first = * {{start date and age|df=yes|1987|04|14}} (Inaugural run) <br />
* {{start date and age|df=yes|2017|11|21}} (extended upto {{stnlnk|Silchar}})<br />
| last = <br />
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br />
| ridership = <br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} (TVC)<br />
| stops = 55<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Silchar}} (SCL)<br />
| distance = {{cvt|3915|km}}<br />
| journeytime = 71 hrs 20 mins<br />
| frequency = Weekly<br />
| class = AC three tier economy, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = Available<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| electrification = Partial, Route Electrified Until Lumding in Assam<br />
| trainnumber = 15607 / 15608<br />
| speed = {{cvt|45|km/h}} average including halts.<br />
| map = [[File:(Silchar - Trivandrum) Express route map.png|250px|Silchar–Trivandrum Express route map]]<br />
| map_state = <br />
}}<br />
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The 15607 / 15608 '''Aronai Express''' is a [[Express trains in India|express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]]. It is operated by [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} in Kerala and {{stnlnk|Silchar}} in [[Assam]]. It is the [[Longest train services#Top 50 train services, by distance|28th longest train service in the world]]. Initially, Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express ran between {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} and {{stnlnk|Guwahati}} via [[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi]], [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack]], [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur]], [[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat]], [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]], [[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri]]. On 21 November 2017, it was extended to Silchar.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2017 |title=Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast extended to Silchar |newspaper=Kerala Rail News |url=https://keralarailnews.com/289/thiruvananthapuram-guwahati-weekly-express-train-extended-to-silchar |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> After this extension, it is now the [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|second longest running train in India]].<br />
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The express train service was started on 14 April 1987. It operates as train number 12507 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aronai Express (12507) Route, Time Table, Schedule |url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/aronai-express-12507-train |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=Railbeeps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2018 |title=New train timetable from 15th August, 2018; Details here |url=https://kalingatv.com/state/new-train-timetable-from-15th-august-2018-details-here/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=Kalinga TV}}</ref><br />
The Indian Railway Have Decided to Degrade this train from Superfast Express to Express with New Numbers 15607/15608<br />
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==Service==<br />
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The 12508 {{stnlnk|Silchar}}–{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} Aronai Express covers a distance of {{convert|3915|km|0|abbr=on}}, with a total travel time of 74 hours and 44 minutes, travelling at a speed of {{cvt|44.6|km/h}}.<br />
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== Major stops ==<br />
[[File:A WAP1 from Arakkonam hauls Trivandrum bound Guwahati Express.jpg|thumb|Thiruvananthapuram Central-bound Guwahati Express spotted at [[Marripalem]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] in 2016]]<br />
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Badarpur Jn, Lumding Jn, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon Jn, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri Jn, Malda Town, Rampurhat Jn, Kharagpur Jn, Dankuni Jn, Cuttack Jn, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam Jn, Vijayawada Jn, Katpadi Jn, Coimbatore Jn, Palakkad Jn, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kollam Jn.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express]]<br />
*[[Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express]]<br />
*[[Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express]]<br />
*[[Kaziranga Superfast Express]]<br />
*[[MGR Chennai Central – New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express]]<br />
*[[New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express]]<br />
*[[Longest train services of Indian Railways]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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