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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Malabar Express<br />
| image=Mangalore_railway_station.JPG <br />
| image_width = <br />
| caption =Mangalore Railway Station <br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]] <br />
| locale = [[Kerala]] & [[Karnataka]]<br />
| first =<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Mangalore Central}} (MAQ)<br />
| stops = 52<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} (TVC)<br />
| distance = {{convert|634|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 14 hours 50 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage =<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 16629 / 16630<br />
| speed = {{convert|41|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
The 16629 / 16630 '''Malabar Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train service in India, named after the [[Malabar Coast]], the south-western coastal region of India from {{stnlnk|Mangalore Central}} to {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}. 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. It shares its rake with 16603/04 [[Maveli Express]], 12601/02 [[Mangalore Mail]] and 22637/38 [[West Coast Express (India)|West Coast Super Fast Express]]. Malabar Express is one of the most popular trains in Kerala.<br />
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==History==<br />
The train initially ran between [[Madras]] and [[Mangalore]]. During that time the name of the train was Madras–Mangalore Malabar Express. In 1963 the train route was extended to [[Cochin Harbour Terminus]] and later this was again extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Traction==<br />
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive on its entire journey.<br />
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==Service==<br />
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This train runs between Mangalore Central and Thiruvananthapuram Central. The train no. 16629 starts from Trivandrum at 19:00 hours and reaches Mangalore at 10:10 hours the next day. In the return direction, train no. 16630 leaves Mangalore at 18:15 hours and reaches Trivandrum at 09:10 hours the next day. It runs via Trunk route [[Kottayam]]<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
It has 23 coaches (13 sleeper class, 4 3-tier AC (after the addition of BE1), 1 2-tier AC, 4 second class, and 1 brake van-cum-second sitter).<br />
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==Route & Halts==<br />
This train major hault are:-<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Mangalore Central}}'''<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ullal}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Manjeshwar}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kotikulam}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kanhangad}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Nileshwar}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Cheruvathur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Thrikaripur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Payyanur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ezhimala}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Pazhayangadi}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kannapuram}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Valapattanam}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kannur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Thalassery}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Vatakara}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Koyilandy}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ferok}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Parappanangadi}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Tanur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Tirur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Thrissur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Irinjalakuda}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Chalakudi}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Angamaly}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Aluva}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Ernakulam Town}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Piravam Road}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kottayam}}<br />
*Changanaseri<br />
*{{stnlnk|Tiruvalla}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Chengannur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Mavelikara}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Karunagappalli}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Sasthamkotta}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Munroturuttu}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Paravur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Varkala Sivagiri}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kadakkavoor}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Chirayinkeezhu}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kazhakuttam}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Pettah}}<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}'''<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[West Coast Express (India)|West Coast Express]]<br />
* [[Mangalore Central railway station]]<br />
* [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station]]<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malabar Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Puducherry]]<br />
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