Mysuru–Thoothukudi Express is a daily train service between the cities of Mysore and Thoothukudi operated by the South Western Railway.
Introduction This train connects the Palace City Mysuru in Karnataka with the Pearl City, Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. The train initially operated from Madurai to Bengaluru before being extended to Tuticorin, after that it extended from Bengaluru to Mysuru. Then the train belonged to the Southern Railway and hence is numbered as 16731/16732. Now it's renumbered to 16235/16236 so now it's operated by South Western Railway. It's one of the highly patronized trains of Mysuru division in South Western Railway.There is a constant demand from south tamilnadu people to divert this train through Salem - Namakkal - Karur line for reduce the travel time and also the fare.
Coach composition Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21EOG GS GS S13S12S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3S2S1B3B2B1A1EOG
Rakes sharing Tiruchirappalli-Mayiladuthurai Express & Mysore-Mayiladuthurai Express
Traction earlier was WDP-4D now WAG-9 and WAP 7 will pull this train end to end
References
External links Indiarailinfo