Thiruvananthapuram To Mumbai : Full Journey : 16346 TVC - LTT Netravati Express : Indian Railways

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (KERALA) TO MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 16346 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL - MUMBAI LTT NETRAVATI EXPRESS : LGD WAP-7 LOCOMOTIVE : KONKAN RAILWAYS : INDIAN RAILWAYS

16346/Netravati Express (PT)
नेत्रावती एक्सप्रेस
TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) -- LTT/Mumbai LTT

The Netravati Express (16345/46) is a daily Express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan Railway.
Initially the train the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin–Kurla) Express was plied between Bombay to Mangalore/Kochi as link via the inland Poona, Gulbarga, Guntakal, Renigunta, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Bombay. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangalore–Bombay running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. On March 1, 1998, the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore/Cochin Netravati (Cochin–Kurla) Express started running via the Konkan, making it the first scheduled service that ran the length of the Konkan Railway. The link express was made a single train till Kochi[1] and further extended till Thiruvananthapuram (which is the capital city of Kerala) from 10 February 2001.
Mangalore city is situated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangalore back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express.
As the route is completely electrified a Royapuram or an Erode-based WAP-7 hauls the train throughout its entire journey.
The 16345/46 Netravati Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Panvel, Roha (Technical Halt) crew Change,Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Kudal, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Junction, Canacona, Karwar, Kumta, Murdeshwar,Bhatkal,Byndoor Mookambika Road, Kundapur,Udupi, Surathkal, Mangalore Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Charvattur, Payyanur, Kannapuram, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Parappanangadi, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur Junction, Thrissur, Divine Nagar, Aluva, Ernakulam Junction, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Haripad, Kayamkulam Junction, Karunagappalli, Kollam Junction, Varkala Sivagiri, Thiruvananthapuram Central.

The train was upgraded to modern LHB rake on September 26, 2019, with an MPS of 130 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches :
2 AC II Tier coach
6 AC III Tier coaches
1 AC III Tier Economy coaches
8 Sleeper coaches
1 Pantry car
2 General coaches
2 Generator cars
1 HCPV

Thiruvananthapuram Central, or Trivandrum Central (station code: TVC), is a major railway station that serves the city of Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum), the capital of Kerala in India. It is Kerala's busiest railway station and a Southern Railway hub. The station, a Thiruvananthapuram landmark, is in the center of the city (Thampanoor) opposite the central bus station.
A number of long-distance trains depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central. Thiruvananthapuram is the first tier-2 city in the south along India's longest train routes: the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–Dibrugarh Vivek Express route and the Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram–Jammu Tawi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express route. A second terminal (the South Terminal) was opened in 2004 to handle passenger traffic, and the West Terminal opened in 2007. To reduce congestion, the station has 16 tracks.
The station has five platforms to handle long and short-distance trains, and two entrances. The main entrance is opposite the central bus station, and the west entrance is on Power House Road. The train-care centre is adjacent to this entrance. The Nemom and Kochuveli stations were announced in the railway budget as satellite terminals of Thiruvananthapuram Central. The Kochuveli satellite terminal has begun operation with trains originating from Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (also known by its former name Kurla Terminus, station code: LTT) is a railhead and a major railway terminus in the Kurla suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway. The Kurla and Tilak Nagar suburban railway stations are located nearby. It is one of the five railway terminals within Mumbai, the others being Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Dadar on the Central line, and Mumbai Central and Bandra Terminus on the Western line.
LTT is located in the middle of two suburban railway stations, Tilak Nagar and Kurla, on the Harbour line. It is easily accessible through Tilak Nagar as a direct overhead bridge is made to LTT from Tilak Nagar. A share rickshaw service is available from Kurla to LTT via level crossing. The average opening of the level crossing gate is 20 minutes.