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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Chennai Mangaluru Mail <br />
| image= <br />
| image_width = 250px<br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] Train<br />
| locale = Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka<br />
| first = July 1, 1940 <ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/4987589/15#4987589-15]</ref><br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Chennai Central]]<br />
| stops = <br />
| end = [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru Central]]<br />
| distance = {{convert|901|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 16 Hrs<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = <br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage =<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = <br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 12601/12602<br />
| speed = {{convert|55|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts, 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum<br />
| map = [[File:West Coast Express (India) Route map.jpg|300px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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It is a [[Mail trains in India|Mail]] train daily operated by the [[Indian Railways]] ([[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]) between the cities of [[Chennai Central|Chennai]] and [[Mangalore Central|Mangaluru]] via Vellore(Katpadi), Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore(Podanur), Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur.The people of Mangaluru want the train to be diverted via [[Hassan Junction railway station|Hassan Junction]],[[Mysore Junction railway station|MYSURU]],[[Bangalore City railway station|KSR BENGALURU]],[[Katpadi Junction railway station|KATPADI]] which is the shorter route from Mangaluru compared to the route via Kerala,Tamilnadu.Also it will connect the capital and Mysuru.<br />
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==History==<br />
This train was replacement of [[Malabar Express]] which was diverted to connect [[Trivandrum]] to [[Mangalore]] in 1940. It was introduced as Mangalore Express on July 1, 1940 which become 1/2 Mangalore Mail in 1944 <ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/4987589/14#4987589-14]</ref><br />
It was the first-ever train to enter Kerala with electric locomotive.<br />
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== Rake sharing ==<br />
The train shares its rake with the [[West Coast Express (India)|West Coast Express]], [[Maveli Express]] and [[Malabar Express]].<br />
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Chennai Mangaluru Mail --> Mangaluru Thiruvananthapuram Malabar Express --> Thiruvananthapuram Mangaluru Malabar Express --> Mangaluru Chennai West Coast Express -->Chennai Mangaluru Mail<br />
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Mangaluru Chennai Mail --> Chennai Mangaluru West Coast Express --> Mangaluru Thiruvananthapuram Maveli Express --> Thiruvananthapuram Mangaluru Maveli Express --> Mangaluru Chennai Mail<br />
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==Locomotive link==<br />
As the route is fully electrified now it is hauled by a [[WAP-7]] locomotive from Royapuram.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
{{Historical trains in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Mail trains in India]]<br />
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