ANUVRAT SF EXP (22631) runs from Madurai to Bikaner. It departs from Madurai Jn station (MDU) at from platform 2 and arrives at Bikaner Jn station (BKN) at on platform 4. ANUVRAT SF EXP takes 48 hrs to cover the distance of 3060 km between Madurai and Bikaner. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 63.75 kmph. It has classes First AC (1A), Second AC (2A) and Third AC (3A). This train runs on Thursday. Final chart for ANUVRAT SF EXP is prepared at Madurai usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.
ANUVRAT SF EXP 22631 route
ANUVRAT SF EXP starts from Madurai Jn (MDU) at , reaches Tiruchirappalli (TPJ) at , Chennai Egmore (MS) at , Vijayawada Jn (BZA) at , Nagpur (NGP) at , Bhopal Jn (BPL) at , Kota Jn (KOTA) at and Jaipur (JP) at . It arrives at Bikaner Jn on third day at . It stops at 453 stations in its route between Madurai Jn and Bikaner Jn. Passengers use 22631 ANUVRAT SF EXP to travel mostly from Ernakulum to Kozhikode, Kottayam to Kasaragod, Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur, Chengannur to Mangalore and Kollam Jn to Kannur.
ANUVRAT SF EXP 22631 coach position
ANUVRAT SF EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 22 coaches. It has 15 third ac coaches, 1 pantry car coach, 3 second ac coaches and 1 first ac coach. The engine of the train reverses at Nagda Jn and Sawai Madhopur stations. The full coach composition is:
Madurai is a culturally rich city in Tamil Nadu. Some people also say that Madurai is the soul of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest city by population in this state. It is situated on the banks of river Vaigai. Popular monuments in Madurai are Meenakshi Amman temple, Alagarkoil Temple and Shrine, Gandhi museum, Tirumalai Nayak palace, Koodal Azhagar Temple, Pazhamudir Solai, Kazimar Big Mosque and Kutladampatti Falls. Recently IT companies have also started up opening their offices in Madurai. Madurai is the headquarters of TamilNadu State Transport Corporation. It is one of the seven circles of the Tamil Nadu State Highway network. Madurai Jn is an important railway station connecting Madurai with major cities and towns across India. Madurai has an airport too although the flights connectivity is limited.
About Bikaner
Bikaner lies in the western region of Rajasthan's Thar Desert. Weather conditions are extreme there and usually it gets too cold in winters and needless to say summers are scorching hot in Bikaner. Its industrial growth lies mainly with the trading and production of wool, Gypsum, salt, minerals and Plaster of Paris. City is known as camel country due to the presence of camel and world's largest camel research and breeding farm is situated in Bikaner. It is very well connected by road to all major cities. Bikaner is said to have an airport of its own known as Nal Airport (BKB) located 13 Kms from the main city, but is not functional as of now. There are talks of starting some Delhi bound flights from this airport as Rajasthan seeks major business form tourism and Bikaner is one of the destinations for the tourists. Nearest functional airport is Jodhpur situated 250 kms away. There are large number of ancient monuments, temples, palaces and museums in Bikaner. Hindi and Marwari is predominantly major language here with a small fraction of people speaking English.