The 16337 / 16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express is bi-weekly
Express train
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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 ...
in
Kerala
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and
Okha in
Gujarat
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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
Goa
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,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
,
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
,
Gujarat
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and
Kerala
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. The time table of the train is amended during
monsoon
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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
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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:
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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
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive from Ernakulam to Okha.
See also
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Ernakulam railway station
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Okha railway station
Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.
Geography
The Okha railway station is one of the western broad-gauge railway stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. ...
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Netravati Express
References
Transport in Okha
Transport in Kochi
Rail transport in Kerala
Rail transport in Gujarat
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Goa
Rail transport in Karnataka
Konkan Railway
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