Mysore–Mayiladuthurai Express is a overnight

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service connecting in

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with in

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, , and .

History

Initially, numbered as 3132, this service had 4

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es linked with '' Island Express'' at

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...

. Later,

C. K. Jaffer Sharief Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most Indian National Congress leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the Government of India from 1991 until 1995. Po ...

, the then

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, introduced an exclusive full service between

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and

Trichy Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

as Train No.65316532 operated by Bengaluru railway division of Southern Railway zone, (before the formation of

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Extensions

Mayiladuthurai - Mysuru Express Large Name Board

Few coaches of the train were amalgamated and bifurcated at

Karur Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal. Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to ...

for

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, numbered as 6531A6532A. After changing the train number from 65316532 to 62316232, it was first extended to

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

, then to

Thanjavur Thanjavur (), also Tanjore, Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Gr ...

and to

Nagore Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 12 km North of Karaikal and 5 km South of Nagapattinam. Nearby towns are Karaikal, Tiruvarur, and Velankanni. It has a population of appr ...

. On 29 June 2002, the train number was changed from 62316232 to 68316832 as the service was transferred from Mysore railway division to

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with stoppage at Maddur was cancelled. The Tiruchi–Nagore service was trimmed for the execution of gauge conversion in the Tiruchi–Nagore section, sanctioned in 1995–1996 Railway Budget. As the Tiruchi–Thanjavur part was completed in 1998, the service again extended back to Thanjavur. After the completion of gauge conversion

–

Kumbakonam Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headq ...

section in

Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Tamil Nadu, the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, Indian state. The largest city ...

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, the then Railway Minister extended the service up to Kumbakonam, which was effected since 9 January 2006 along with change in train number from 68316832 to 62316232. Further, the service was extended up to , and was effected since 17 June 2006. The train number was changed from 62316232 to 1623116232 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network. There is a constant demand from delta people to divert this train through Salem - Namakkal -Karur line for reduce the travel time and also the fare.

Coach Composition

The train runs consists of 21

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Schedule

Some of the prominent stoppages include , , , , , , and

Kengeri Kengeri is a suburb in Bangalore city. It is located on the western corridor along Mysore Road, bordered by Nagarbhavi to the north and Rajarajeshwari Nagar to the east. History The name Kengeri comes from the Kannada words Tengu coconut and Ke ...

. This daily train numbered 16231 departs, every evening as "''Mysore Express''", reverses loco twice at Tiruchirappalli Junction and Erode Junction arrives next morning. In the return journey, the train departs Mysore Junction as "''Mayiladuthurai Express''", numbered 16232 during late noon, follows the same route and reverses loco twice at Erode Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction arrives Mayiladuthurai Junction next morning. Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Express Name Board

Mysuru-Mayiladuthurai Express Name Board

Notes

References

External links

South Western Railway - Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayiladuthurai - Mysore Express Railway services introduced in 1989 Rail transport in Karnataka Rail transport in Tamil Nadu Named passenger trains of India