Island Express (train)

The train runs daily through the state of Kerala (via Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam and Palakkad Junction) and covers the 944 km journey in about 21 hours 45 minutes.The exact history of the Island Express is somewhat hazy as surprisingly there are no accurate reports available about the early origins of the train.The Island Express briefly had through coaches to Mangalore Cntrl where It used to be attached/detached to the Link Mangala Exp (2625A/26A) at Palakkad Jn.But the traveling public still calls the train The Island Express, reminiscent of its old name almost two generations ago, popularly and lovingly.Island Express was involved in an accident in July 1988 while crossing the Perumon railway bridge near Perinadu, Kollam, Kerala.

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