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Mangalore, February 21st
The Mangalore-Santragachi ‘Vivek Express’ commences its maiden journey from February 25, the railway is fulfilling the long standing aspiration of north Kerala to have a direct train to Howrah passing through the Coromandal region where hundreds of families from the region are residing.The decision to introduce the new weekly train service from Mangalore is bound to fulfil the long treasured ambition of hundreds of job seekers from north Kerala, who are working in West Bengal and all along the Coromandal stretch.The train would also provide direct access to hundreds of migrant labourers working in Kerala and south Karnataka from Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal. Presently they have to reach Chennai to get connection train to Howrah. According to reports the 22852 train will depart Mangalore on Saturdays at 8.45 p.m. and reach Santragachi near Howrah at 5.50 p.m. on Mondays.The regular service of train no. 22851 Santragachi—Mangalore Central Vivek express will commence on March 1.The train will leave Santragachi on Thursdays at 4.05 p.m. and reach Mangalore at 9.45 a.m. on Saturdays.
The trains stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahampur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Gudur, Renigunta, Tirupati, Katpadi, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikode, Badagara, Kannur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
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