The Malabar Express is a train service in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, named after the Malabar coast

Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is a long and narrow coastline on the south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Geographically, it comprises the wettest regions of southern India, as the Western Ghats intercept the moisture-laden monsoon rains, especially on their westward-facing mountain...

, the anothersouth-western coastal region of India from Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 to Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...

. As the name suggests, it connects the Malabar region in north Kerala to the south. This train runs between Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

central and TrivandrumCentral. The train No:16629 starts from Trivandrum at 18.30 hours and reaches Mangalore at 10.10 hours the next day. In the return direction No:16630 it leaves Mangalore at 18.15 hours and reaches Trivandrum at 09.10 hours the next day. It has 22 rakes with 13 sleeper coahes, 2 3TAC, one 2TAC, one First Class and 4 second sitter and one brake van cum second sitter

Stops

• Mangalore Central
• Ullal
• Manjeshwar
• Uppala
• Kumbla
• Kasaragod
• Kotikulam
• Pallikere
• Kanhangad
• Nileshwar
• Trikarpur
• Payyanur
• Elimala
• Payangad
• Kannapuram
• Valapattanam
• Kannur
• Thalassery
• Vadakara
• Quilandi
• Kozhikkode
• Ferok
• Parpanangadi
• Tanur
• Tirur
• Kuttippuram
• Shoranur Junction
• Thrisur
• Irinjalakuda
• Chalakudy
• Angamali
• Aluva
• Ernakulam Town
• Piravam Road
• Kottayam
• Changanaseri
• Tiruvalla
• Chengannur
• Mavelikara
• Sasthankotta
• Munroturuttu
• Quilon Junction
• Paravur
• Varkala
• Kadakavur
• Chirayinkil
• Murukkampuzha
• Kazhakuttam
• Trivandrum Pett
• Trivandrum Central