The 16337 / 16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express is bi-weekly

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running between the cities of

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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and Okha in

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. It mainly connects the people of Kerala living in Saurashtra region. It mainly runs and serve the people of the states of

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and

. The time table of the train is amended during

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season and the train reaches late by 2 to 3 hours of the original time but the monsoon time table does not affects its return journey. Few years before during monsoon season the train had its service only till Hapa but after that during monsoon also the train run till Okha. The train first used to run between

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

and

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

as Cochin–Ahmedabad Express and then it was extended up to making it Cochin–Rajkot Express. During that time the train used to start from Cochin Harbour Terminus station. At that time the train had a single service in a week. After

Ernakulam Junction railway station Ernakulam Junction railway station (also known as Ernakulam South, station code: ERS) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the main railway terminus in the city ...

was developed the train's origin was shifted to Ernakulam Junction. One more train was introduced after which train had bi-weekly service.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches. * 2 AC II Tier * 3 AC III Tier * 12 Sleeper coaches * 2 General Unreserved * 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake * 1 Pantry Car * 1 Generator Car

Service

16337/ Okha–Ernakulam Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 2250 km in 41 hrs 10 mins. 16338/ Ernakulam–Okha Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 2250 km in 44 hrs 15 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Schedule

Traction

Earlier the train was hauled by WDM3A Twins from Diesel Loco Shed Ernakulam to and fro. As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed based

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electric locomotive from Ernakulam to Okha.

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