Source - The Hindu (
click hereInaugurated by the then Union minister of State for Railways R.Velu at the Ernakulam South railway station on November 3rd, 2005. The regular services commenced from November 6th (Sunday).
This train was initially a weekly train leaving ERS on Sunday and arriving at Bangalore on Monday. In the 2006-07 budget, the service was converted to a bi-weekly. With effect fom 20th July 2011, the train was rescheduled to depart from ERS on Monday and arrive at SBC on Tuesday.