Reduction in travelling time of trains
	15:13 IST

Rajya Sabha Following trains running from New Delhi / Nizamuddin to Chennai and Thiruvanathapuram (Trivandrum) have been speeded up from 1.12.2006: · 2625 Thiruvananthapuram – New Delhi Kerala Express by 145 minutes. · 2626 New Delhi – Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express by 60 minutes. · 2643 Thiruvananthapuram – Nizamuddin Express by 110 minutes. · 2644 Nizamuddin – Thiruvananthapuram Express by 60 minutes. · 2431 Thiruvananthapuram – Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express by 15 minutes. · 2621 Cehnnai – New Delhi Tamilnadu Express by 25 mimnutes. Trains between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram are running via two different major routes viz. Ist routes via Nagpur, Vijayawada, Coimbaotre, Earnakulam and 2nd one via Vadodara, Madgaon, Earnakulam. 2625 / 2626 Thiruvananthapuram – New Delhi Kerala Express running via Ist route takes 50’50/51’20 hours and 2431/2432 Nizamuddin – Thiruvananthapuram Express running via 2nd route takes 41’10”/42’20” hours. Trains between New Delhi and Chennai are running via Nagpur and Vijayawada. 2621/2622 New Delhi – Chennai Tamil Nadu Express takes 33’/32’30” hours and 2611/2612 Nizamuddin – Chennai Garib Rath Express takes 28’10”/28’10” hours. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri R.Velu in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. AKS/HK/CK/TR