Maveli Express

The Maveli Express is a daily night express train of the Southern Railway Division of Indian Railways connecting Mangalore Central to Trivandrum Central. The train numbers are 16603 and 16604.

About the train
This train is named after the Maveli, an alias of the ruler Kerala in the mythology of Mahabali. The train runs via the coastal railway route of Alleppey.

The train 16604 leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central at 19:25 and arrives at Mangalore Central at 08:15 the next day while train no 16603 leaves Mangalore Central at 17:30 and arrives Thiruvananthapuram Central at 06:20 the next day.

Traction
It is hauled by an Erode based WAP-4 or Royapuram based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition
It has 23 coaches (10 sleeper class, 4 3-tier AC, 1 2-tier AC, 1 AC first class-cum-2-tier, 5 second class, and 2 brake van-cum-second sitter).

Stops

 * Mangalore Central
 * Kasaragod
 * Kanhangad
 * Nileshwar
 * Cheruvathur
 * Payyanur
 * Pazhayangadi
 * Kannur
 * Thalassery
 * Mahe
 * Vatakara
 * Koyilandy
 * Kozhikkode
 * Tirur
 * Kuttippuram
 * Shoranur Junction
 * Thrissur
 * Aluva
 * Ernakulam Junction
 * Thuravoor
 * Cherthala
 * Mararikulam
 * Alappuzha
 * Ambalapuzha
 * Haripad
 * Kayamkulam Junction
 * Karunagapally
 * Quilon Junction
 * Paravur
 * Varkala
 * Trivandrum Central