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125/126 is Kerala Express of today at that time it was Karnataka-Kerala Express(Biweekly)
At that time Karnataka Express was attached to Kerala Express at JTJ and used to run as one combined train.
Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka-Kerala were not daily at that time and all 3 of them used to run in same slot between NDLS and BPQ.
185/186 is Karnataka Slip which was attached to Kerala at JTJ.
No idea about 187/188 Slip Used to run till JTJ attached with Kerala.

Synopsis:
This 1979 Kerala was faster than today's 130 MPS wali Kerala. Even after carrying 1 set of slip coaches of 187/188 from TVC to JTJ and another slip of Karnataka from JTJ to NDLS, plus obviously a very long halt at JTJ it was still faster.
For Karnataka its not about fast or slow its about after separation from Kerala why did SWR choose SUR DD route when shorter route via SC and Kurnool was there.

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Please note that this route was Metre Gauge back then.
177/178 is Rockfort
135/136 is Vaigai
117/118 is Pandiyan
101/102 is Boat Mail

No idea about current versions of
153/154 looks like Cholan but it isn't as Cholan was introduced in 2010.
137/138 between Madras Egmore and Quilon
119/120 between Madras Egmore and Tirunelveli
105/106 Mail between Madras Egmore and Quilon
103/104 Madras Egmore and Tuticorin Janta Express

Synopsis
All the trains are massively speeded up but Vaigai could have been speeded up more.

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Bang On Time Running Long Route Trains Of India
1. Jhelum Express With GZB WAP 7
2. Kerala Express With RPM WAP 4
3. Madurai Chandigarh Express With ED...
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WAP 4
Skips Birlanagar At MPS..!!
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The Kerala Express is a super fast express train of the Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Trivandrum Central in Kerala state.
It was introduced in the year 1976 as Kerala-Karnataka Express (KK Express) starting from New Delhi to Trivandrum and Bangalore, with bifurcation at Jolarpettai Jn. Initially, it used to complete the whole journey in 46.5 hours with a long halt at Jolapettai for link/delink of Kerala/karnataka coaches. In 1980, it was split into two trains, Kerala Express and Karnataka Express with Kerala Express again...
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split at Palghat Jn and one of the portions diverted to Mangalore. It overlapped with the Jayanti Janata which bifurcated at Shoranur with one part of the train going to Cochin Harbour and the other to Mangalore. Later, these two trains were merged to form the Kerala Mangala Exp. In 1990, after a separate train to Mangalore was introduced, it began to run along its present route. It was a non daily train initially and had shared the same time slot with the Tamil Nadu Express, Andhra Pradesh Express and the Karnataka Express. However, after its conversion into a daily train it received its own time slot.
It originally was numbered 125/126 but was later changed to 2625/2626 in 1989 after the Indian Railways adopted the four-digit numbering system. In December 2010, the Indian Railways adopted the five-digit numbering system by which the Kerala Express is currently numbered 12625 for upward journey and 12626 for downward journey.
Kerala express covers more of Andhra Pradesh than AP express, covers more of Tamil Nadu than TN express and hence highly patronised by passengers of three south Indian states to Delhi. Unfortunately, Kerala express given raw deal and lower priority than TN express as can be seen by the numerous minor halts introduced in recent years due to political interferences. For instance, TN express has average speed of 67kmph whereas Kerala express only 60kmph.
Long distance passengers expect Railway board to speed up Kerala express such that it departs origin after lunch and arrives destination before lunch on 3rd day.
Kerala express is the only express train to stop at Vaikom railway station.
LOCATION : SITHOULI (STLI) , GWALIOR
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