हाटे-बाजारे एक्सप्रेस : चलती - फिरती मछली बाजार - Piyush Singh

#trainhistory
This train, Popularly Known as Veraval Express, is the first Preferred train to Kerela from Gujarat
This train was Introduced as Ahmedabad Trivandrum Express, which have a good History of Extensions and some more
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Ahmedabad Trivandrum Express, It used to go on a Different Route of via Vasai-Pune-Solapur-Guntakal-Dharmavaram-Krishnaraj apuram-Jollarpetai-Salem-Coimbatore-Thrissur alongwith Ahmedabad Cochin Express.
At That time, it Used to Stop only at Anand, Baroda, Surat, Balsad, Boisar, Vasai, Kalyan, Pune, Solapur, Wadi, Guntakal, Dharmavaram, Krshnarajapuram, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palghat, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam Jn Southern( that time),and Kottayam.
Later it was extended to Rajkot as Rajkot Trivandrum Express as Superfast train for Some time with Number 2617/18 Rajkot Trivandrum Express, which is the Number of Mangala Express today, which was at that time, One Year Older to be Proposed to be Diverted to Konkan with Extension to Ernakulam.
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After It was Extended to Rajkot, it was again extended to Hapa, and later to Veraval after Rajkot-Jetalsar-Veraval Gauge Conversion. After that it does not go Hapa.
It was Announced in Final Year Rail Budget 1998 For Diversion of these trains via Konkan, Implemented later in 2000-2001.
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And For More Information, I tell you that Ahmedabad Cochin Express is today's 16337/38 Okha Ernakulam Express.