Amritha Express

Amritha Express
അമൃതാ എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്
அமிர்தா தொடர்வண்டி

Overview
First service	01/01/2001
Current operator(s)	Indian Railway
Route
Start	Trivandrum Central
Stops	22
End	Madurai Junction
Distance travelled	613 km (381 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16343 / 16344
On-board services
Class(es)	Second AC, Sleeper Class, Second Sitting
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map

Amritha Express (Malayalam : അമൃതാ എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌, Tamil: அமிர்தா தொடர்வண்டி) is an overnight express train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Trivandrum Central railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Madurai Junction railway station in Madurai, Tamil nadu. It was introduced in January 2001 by the Railway Minister O. Rajagopal, From Thiruvananthapuram Central to Palakkad Town This train is named after Mata Amritanandamayi, a well known spiritual leader.

Train number 16343 runs from south to north, departing Trivandrum Central at 22:30 (10:30 p.m.) and reaches Madurai Junction at 13:10 (01:10 p.m.) On the return journey, train number 16344 starts at 15:45 (03:45 p.m.) from Madurai Junction and reaches Trivandrum Central railway station at 06:25 (6:25 a.m.).

The train has general Second Class sitting coaches, second class sleeper coaches, and an air-conditioned two-tier coach.

From November 2015, it had been operated as a special express between Palakkad Town and Pollachi.At 1 November 2017, Amritha Express was extended to Madurai with new stops at Pollachi, Palani and Dindigul.

Starting from 16 November 2011, at Shoranur Junction, 8 coaches are merged with Rajya Rani Express.

Running Schedule for Train Number 16343

External links

• Indian Railways Train Schedule
• Amritha Express 16343
• Amritha Express 16344