Thiruvananthapuram North–Indore Weekly Express

The 20931 / 20932 Thiruvananthapuram North–Indore Weekly Express is a weekly express train of the Indian Railways,running between Thiruvananthapuram North railway station, the capital city of Kerala and Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 20931/20932 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Thiruvananthapuram North–Indore Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
First service	1 July 2016; 9 years ago (2016-07-01)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram North (TVCN) Indore (INDB)
Stops	31
Distance travelled	2,287 km (1,421 mi)
Average journey time	45 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	20931 / 20932
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 51 km/h (32 mph) average with halts.
Route map

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 5 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper class
• 4 General Unreserved
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 End On Generator

Service

• 20931/Thiruvananthapuram North–Indore Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2287 km in 45 hrs 15 mins.
• 20932/Indore–Thiruvananthapuram North Weekly Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 2287 km in 45 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Thiruvananthapuram North
• Kollam Junction
• Kayamkulam Junction
• Alappuzha
• Ernakulam Junction
• Thrissur
• Shoranur Junction
• Kozhikode
• Kannur
• Kasaragod
• Mangalore Junction
• Udupi
• Karwar
• Madgaon Junction
• Ratnagiri
• Chiplun
• Roha
• Panvel
• Vasai Road
• Boisar
• Vapi
• Surat
• Vadodara Junction
• Godhra Junction
• Dahod
• Ratlam Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Indore Junction

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
20931	KCVL	Thiruvananthapuram North	11:00 AM	Fri	Indore Junction	08:15 AM	Sun
20932	INDB	Indore Junction	21:00 PM	Tue	Thiruvananthapuram North	18:40 PM	Thu

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kochuveli to Indore and vice versa.

See also

• Konkan Railways
• Ahilyanagari Express
• Kochuveli railway station

Notes

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