Ahilyanagari Express

The 22645 / 22646 Ahilyanagari Superfast Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways, running between Indore Junction in Madhya Pradesh and Thiruvananthapuram North in Kerala. From February 2021, the terminal was changed to Thiruvananthapuram North instead of Thiruvananthapuram Central in Kerala.^[1][2][3]

Ahilyanagari Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
First service	29 October 1988; 36 years ago (1988-10-29)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Indore Junction (INDB) Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN)
Stops	48
Distance travelled	2,645 km (1,644 mi)
Average journey time	47 hours 05 mnutes
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	22645 / 22646
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Ac 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The name Ahilyanagari signifies the former name of the city of the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, that is, Indore. Previously, it was running between Cochin Harbour Terminus and Indore, and later it was extended to Thiruvananthapuram. In February 2021, its terminal was changed to Kochuveli near Thiruvananthapuram Central

Service

The 22645 Ahilyanagari Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2645 km in 47 hours and 5 minutes.^[4]

The 22646 Ahilyanagari Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2645 km in 46 hours 30 minutes.^[5]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Indore Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Shujalpur
• Bhopal Junction
• Itarsi Junction
• Ghoradongri
• Amla Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Balharshah Junction
• Ramagundam
• Warangal
• Vijayawada Junction
• Nellore
• Gudur Junction
• Chennai Central
• Salem Junction
• Erode Junction
• Coimbatore Junction
• Palakkad Junction
• Ernakulam Town
• Ernakulam Junction
• Alappuzha
• Kollam Junction
• Thiruvananthapuram North

Coach composition

The train consists of 21 coaches as follows:

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	SLR	UR	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	A1	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	UR	SLR

See also

• Kochuveli–Indore Weekly Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.