West Coast Superfast Express

For other uses, see West Coast Express (disambiguation).

West Coast Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
First service	1 April 1965 (1965-04-01)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Chennai Central (MAS) Mangalore Central (MAQ)
Stops	30
Distance travelled	902 km (560 mi)
Average journey time	16 hrs 20 mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22637 / 22638
On-board services
Class(es)	Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, General Unreserved, AC FIRST CLASS
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	907 MEGAWATTS
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts
Route map

The 22637 / 22638 West Coast Superfast Express is a daily train connecting the city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, with the port city of Mangalore in Karnataka via Palakkad Junction. It is one of the trains connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and the oldest train. From August 1, 2021, 22637 Chennai Central - Mangalore Central West Coast Superfast Express runs with new timings.

The name traces to the location of Mangalore which is on the west coast of India. It is one of the oldest trains and also provides a day-time connectivity to Coimbatore from Chennai.

The train shares its rake with the Mangalore Mail which also traverses the same route.

In 2014 Ministry of Indian Railways Announced the Service Type of West Coast Express as Superfast The Schedule and Train Number also Changed from 16627/16628-> 22637/22638.

History

Introduced in 1965 as an Express train sharing rakes with Mangalore Mail, It was later upgraded to Superfast Express train in June 2014.

Loco link and coach composition

When introduced, it ran with a WDM-2 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed for the whole journey. Later after 1990 when the route electrified till Erode, it used electric locomotive from Chennai to Erode and a diesel loco from Erode to Mangalore. After electrification till Mangalore was completed, it now uses WAP-4 / WAP-7 in its entire journey.

It has a total of 23 coaches excluding the locomotive. It has 1 HCPV or High Capacity Parcel Van, 2 Guard Vans (One at each end). 4 General Compartments (1 GS compartment illegally occupied by RMS), 11 Sleeper coaches, 4 AC Three Tier, 1 AC Two Tier. and an RMS. When it departs Mangalore Central as 22638 for the return journey to Chennai, the RMS or Rail Mail Service coach is put at the end of the train.

Station stops

Chennai to Mangalore

List of stops on the West Coast Express from Chennai to Mangalore.

State	Station Code	Station	Arrival/Departure	Distance (km)
Tamil Nadu	MAS	Chennai Central	Starts 13:15	0
	AJJ	Arakkonam	14:23/14.25	68
	WJR	Walajah Road Junction	14.53/14.55	104
	KPD	Katpadi Junction	15:20/15.25	129
	JTJ	Jolarpettai Junction	16:48/16:50	214
	TPT	Tiruppattur Junction	16:59/17:00	221
	MAP	Morappur	17:34/17:35	268
	BQI	Bommidi	17:54/17:55	291
	SA	Salem Junction	18:32/18:35	334
	SGE	Sankaridurg	19:14/19.15	373
	ED	Erode Junction	19:40/19:45	394
	TUP	Tiruppur	20:28/20.30	444
	CBE	Coimbatore Junction	21:27/21:30	494
	PTJ	Podanur Junction	21:44/21:45	500
Kerala	PGT	Palakkad Junction	22:52/22:55	550
	OTP	Ottapalam	23:19/23:20	581
	SRR	Shoranur Junction	23:45:23:50	594
	KTU	Kuttippuram	00:17/00:18	624
	TIR	Tirur	00:32/00:33	639
	PGI	Parappanangadi	00:46/00:47	655
	CLT	Kozhikode	01:12/01:15	681
	BDJ	Vadakara	01:51/01:52	727
	TLY	Thalassery	02:14/02:15	749
	CAN	Kannur	02:37/02:40	770
	PAY	Payyannur	03:04/03:05	803
	NLE	Nileshwar railway station	03:24/03:25	823
	KZE	Kanhangad	03:34/03:35	833
	KGQ	Kasaragod railway station	03:54/03:55	856
Karnataka	MAQ	Mangalore Central	05:30 (Ends)	902

Mangalore to Chennai

List of stops on the West Coast Express from Mangalore to Chennai.

State	Station Code	Station	Arrival/Departure	Distance (km)
Karnataka	MAQ	Mangalore Central	Starts 23:45	0
Kerala	KGQ	Kasaragod railway station	00:23/00:25	45
	KZE	Kanhangad	00:43/00:45	69
	NLE	Nileshwar railway station	00:54/00:55	78
	PAY	Payyannur	01:11/01:12	98
	CAN	Kannur	01:42/01:45	131
	TLY	Thalassery	02:03/02:05	152
	BDJ	Vadakara	02:23/02:25	174
	CLT	Kozhikode	03:00/03:05	221
	PGI	Parappanangadi	03:29/03:30	246
	TIR	Tirur	03:43/03:45	262
	KTU	Kuttippuram	03:59/04:00	277
	SRR	Shoranur Junction	04:40/04:50	307
	OTP	Ottapalam	05:18/05:20	320
	PGT	Palakkad Junction	05:55/06:00	351
Tamil Nadu	PTJ	Podanur Junction	07:09/07:10	401
	CBE	Coimbatore Junction	07:22/07:25	407
	TUP	Tiruppur	08:08/08:10	457
	ED	Erode Junction	09.10/09:20	507
	SGE	Sankaridurg	09:44/09:45	528
	SA	Salem Junction	10:17/10:20	567
	BQI	Bommidi	10:58/10:59	610
	MAP	Morappur	11:18/11:20	633
	TPT	Tiruppattur Junction	11:59/12:00	680
	JTJ	Jolarpettai Junction	12:15/12:17	688
	KPD	Katpadi Junction	13:25/13:27	772
	WJR	Walajah RoadRoad Junction	13:48/13:50	797
	AJJ	Arakkonam	14:18/14:20	833
	PER	Perambur	15:08/15:10	896
	MAS	Chennai Central	15:50 (ends)	901