Proposal to speed-up 16630 Mangaluru - Trivandrum Malabar Express
1. [Mangalore to Kannur]
Convert 06478 Mangalore - Kannur MEMU into a 20 coacher express train.
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more... Swap timings between Malabar Express and Mangalore - Kannur MEMU.
(Stoppages to be removed : Ullal, Uppala, Kumbala, Kotikulam, Bekal Fort,
Trikaripur, Ezhimala, Payangadi, Kannapuram, Valapattanam)
2. [Kannur to Kozhikode] No change
3. [Kozhikode to Shornur] Stoppages to be removed : Ferok, Tanur
4. [Shornur to Ernakulam Town] No stoppages to be removed
5. [Ernakulam Town to Kayamkulam] Stoppages to be removed : Piravom Road, Mavelikkara
Train No. 06431 Kottayam - Kollam Express after reaching Kollam can continue its journey as Kollam - Kochuveli Express and then proceed to Nagarcoil later as 06429 Kochuveli - Nagarcoil Express. Similarly 06430 Nagarcoil - Kochuveli Express on reaching Kochuveli can proceed to Kollam as Kochuveli - Kollam Expres and later it can return as 06425 Kollam - Trivandrum Express
6. [Kayamkulam to Kollam] Stoppages to be cancelled : Sasthankotta
7. [Kollam to Trivandrum] Swap stoppages with Punalur - Nagarcoil Express.
Punalur - Nagarcoil Express can be converted to a 16 coacher. That is Punalur - Nagarcoil Express will stop at stations where Malabar Express stops and Malabar Express will only stop at Varkala and Kazhakuttam.
