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== History ==
== History ==
[[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Quilon-Madras rail line]] was the first line in [[Travancore]], opened on 1st June 1904. The official gauge conversion of this line started in 1998 and the works completed in 2018. On 31st March of 2018, the entire Kollam–Sengottai line thrown open for passenger train services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/apr/01/sengottai-kollam-railway-line-reopens-after-eight-years-1795456.html |title=Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years |publisher=The New Indian Express|date=1 April 2018 |accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/mar/30/chennai-to-kollam-train-will-resume-after-eight-years-1794626.html |title=Chennai to Kollam train will resume after eight years |publisher=The New Indian Express|date=31 March 2018 |accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/special-trains-announced-between-tambaram-and-kollam/articleshow/63538475.cms |title=Special trains announced between Tambaram and Kollam |publisher=Times of India|date=30 March 2018 |accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> The first passenger train on the stretch was Tambaram-Kollam-Tambaram special train service(06027/28) and completed the service by earning Rs 3.15 lakh as passenger ticket collection from its 879 passengers against a capacity of 712.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/first-train-from-chennai-on-punalur-line-has-commuters-ready-to-roll/articleshow/63564490.cms |title=First train from Chennai on Punalur line has commuters ready to roll |publisher=Times of India|date=1 April 2018 |accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref>
CHENNAI : The first run of a broad 


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The line provides a shorter route to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] via Kollam. The other routes are from [[Coimbatore]] & [[Pollachi]] to [[Palakkad]] and from [[Madurai]] via [[Kanyakumari]]. <ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 2007|title=BioTesting Europe officially announced by EBF|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6|journal=Biometric Technology Today|volume=15|issue=6|pages=5|doi=10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6|issn=0969-4765}}</ref>
gauge train

 from Chennai on the newly laid line between Sengottai and Punalur is a big hit. Southern 

Railway sources

 say that the 

Tambaram-Kollam special train

 (06027) on Friday carried 879 passengers against a capacity of 712, earning Rs 3.15 lakh.


The special train is likely to be fixed as a scheduled weekend special train, say railway sources. The development follows the completion by Southern Railway’s construction wing of gauge conversion on the 45km Sengottai-Punalur section in the 

Western Ghats

in January.

The line provides a shorter route to Trivandrum via Kollam, say railway officials. The other route is from Coimbatore/Pollachi to Palakkad and from Madurai via Kanyakumari. Railway sources say they encountered difficulties as the area is a dense forest and was infested with snakes and other fauna, making it difficult for workers to proceed...
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<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 2007|title=BioTesting Europe officially announced by EBF|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6|journal=Biometric Technology Today|volume=15|issue=6|pages=5|doi=10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6|issn=0969-4765}}</ref>


== Train route and timings ==
== Train route and timings ==

Revision as of 10:43, 24 September 2018

Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express
Overview
Service typeSpecial Train
Route
Train number(s)06027/06028

The Tambaram Kollam Express (06027/06028), is a tri-weekly train that runs between Tambaram Railway Station and Kollam Junction Railway Station, India.

History

Quilon-Madras rail line was the first line in Travancore, opened on 1st June 1904. The official gauge conversion of this line started in 1998 and the works completed in 2018. On 31st March of 2018, the entire Kollam–Sengottai line thrown open for passenger train services.[1][2][3] The first passenger train on the stretch was Tambaram-Kollam-Tambaram special train service(06027/28) and completed the service by earning Rs 3.15 lakh as passenger ticket collection from its 879 passengers against a capacity of 712.[4]

The line provides a shorter route to Thiruvananthapuram via Kollam. The other routes are from Coimbatore & Pollachi to Palakkad and from Madurai via Kanyakumari. [5]

Train route and timings

[6]

Coach Composition

There are a total of 14 carriages on the train:

SLR UR UR B2 B1 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 UR SLR

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Chennai to Kollam train will resume after eight years". The New Indian Express. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Special trains announced between Tambaram and Kollam". Times of India. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "First train from Chennai on Punalur line has commuters ready to roll". Times of India. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "BioTesting Europe officially announced by EBF". Biometric Technology Today. 15 (6): 5. June 2007. doi:10.1016/s0969-4765(08)70031-6. ISSN 0969-4765.
  6. ^ "pp.com domain name is for sale. Inquire now". pp.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

Sources

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