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Tirunelveli–Jamnagar Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu
First service	30 March 2010; 14 years ago (Inaugural) ; ; 31 March 2017; 7 years ago (extended upto Jamnagar);
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Tirunelveli Junction (TEN); Jamnagar (JAM)
Stops	29
Distance travelled	2,434 km (1,512 mi)
Average journey time	44 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	19577 / 19578
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, ; E-catering
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, ; 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Rake sharing	Rake sharing with 22907/22908 Madgaon-Hapa Superfast Express
Route map
Route map

The 19577 / 19578 Tirunelveli–Jamnagar Express is an express train operated by Indian Railways that runs between Tirunelveli Junction and Jamnagar in India. It is currently being operated with 19577/19578 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.^[2]^[3]^[4]

It operates as train number 19577 from Tirunelveli Junction to Jamnagar and as train number 19578 from Jamnagar to Tirunelveli Junction.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 24 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
5 AC III Tier
5 Ac three tier economy
10 Sleeper Coaches
4 General
2 EoG Seating cum Luggage Rake

Service

The 19577/Tirunelveli–Jamnagar Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2434 km in 44 hrs 25 mins.

The 19578/Jamnagar–Tirunelveli Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 2434 km in 45 hrs 00 mins.

Route & halts

The 19577/19578 Tirunelveli–Jamnagar Express runs from Tirunelveli Junction via Vallioor Nagercoil Town, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kollam Junction, Ernakulam Junction, Shoranur Junction, Mangaluru Junction, Madgaon Junction, Ratnagiri, Panvel Junction, Vasai Road, Vadodara Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Surendranagar Junction, Rajkot Junction to Jamnagar.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
19577	TEN	Tirunelveli	08:00 AM	Mon,Tue	Jamnagar	04:25 AM	Wed,Thu
19578	JAM	Jamnagar	21:20 PM	Fri,Sat	Tirunelveli	18:20 PM	Sun,Mon

Traction

It is now hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-5 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22907 / 22908 Madgaon-Hapa Superfast Express.

References

^ "Extended to Jamnagar". The Hindu. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ "Hapa-Tirunelveli train to run twice a week". Indian Express. 28 April 2010.
^ "19577/Tirunelveli - Jamnagar Express (PT)". India Rail Info.
^ "19578/Jamnagar - Tirunelveli Express (PT)". India Rail Info.

[1] "Extended to Jamnagar". The Hindu. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[2] "Hapa-Tirunelveli train to run twice a week". Indian Express. 28 April 2010.

[3] "19577/Tirunelveli - Jamnagar Express (PT)". India Rail Info.

[4] "19578/Jamnagar - Tirunelveli Express (PT)". India Rail Info.

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