Netravati Express

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Netravati Express is an express train running between Trivandrum and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at Kurla in Bombay ( Mumbai ).The trains runs through Konkan railway.Before advent of Konkan Railway in 1998, The train was running from Mumbai to Mangaluru ( Mangalore ) via Pune, Gulbarga, Pallakad route. Mangalore is on the banks of river Netravathi. Hence the name was given to this train as it has to cross bridge over Netravati River.This old route used take 48 hours to reach Mangalooru from Bombay. Now train takes 16 hours to reach same distance.

[edit] Main railway stations on route of Netravathi Express

The train numbers of Netravathi Express are 6345 and 6346.

• Mumbai
• Thane
• Ratnagiri
• Madgaon
• Udupi
• Surathkal
• Kankanadi
• Kannur
• Calicut
• Trichur
• Ernakulam
• Trivandrum

[edit] External links

• Up-to-the-minute Arrival/Departure/Running Status, Google Maps Route, Train Time-Table and Seat/Berth Availability for Netravati Express and other Indian Railways trains
• Konkan Railway