Ananthapuri Express

**Ananthapuri Superfast Express**
Ananthapuri Superfast Express
	Chennai Egmore - Kollam Junction Ananthapuri Superfast Express is on Stage No 8
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Kerala and Tamil Nadu
First service	30 June 2002
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS); Kollam Junction (QLN)
Stops	26 Halts
Distance travelled	858 km (533 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	20635 (Down); 20636 (Up);
On-board services
Class(es)	1 1st A/C I Tire (H); 2 2nd A/C II Tire (A); 3 3rd A/C III Tire (B); 12 Sleeper (SL); 3 Unreserved (GS); 2 GSLRD;
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Chair car & Bench seat
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette cars
Catering facilities	On-Board Catering, E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	WAP-4 from Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam & Erode; WAP-7 from Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram & Erode;
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz Overhead Electric Traction
Operating speed	67 km/h (42 mph)
Average length	23 Coaches
Rake maintenance	Tiruchchirappalli Junction coaching depot
Rake sharing	Uzhavan Express (16865 / 16866)
Route map
Route map

Ananthapuri Superfast Express is an superfast express train running between Kollam Junction and Chennai Egmore via Thiruvananthapuram Central, Tirunelveli Junction, Virudhunagar junction, Madurai Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Villupuram Junction through the trunk line and chord lines in southern India. It is a daily overnight Superfast Express service.This train is to be converted from ICF coaches to LHB coaches before March 31, 2024. (40 % Compulsory) .

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