| Type: | Express |
| Status: | Operating |
| Locale: | Tiruchirappalli |
| First: | [1] |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Start: | (TPJ) |
| Stops: | 11 |
| End: | (TVC) |
| Distance: | 462km (287miles) |
| Journeytime: | 8 Hours 20 Minutes |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Trainnumber: | 22627/22628 |
| Class: | CC, 2S, SLR, SLRD and UR/GS |
| Seating: | Open coach (Reserved) Corridor coach (Unreserved) |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Autorack: | No |
| Catering: | No |
| Observation: | Windows in all carriages |
| Entertainment: | No |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks Baggage carriage |
| Stock: | Locomotive: WAP-7/WAP-4 (RPM) Bogie: 1 AC chair car (CC) 7 second seating (2S) ten UR/GS 2 SLR |
| El: | 25Kva |
| Owners: | Southern Railway zone |
| Routenumber: | 7/7A[2] |
| Sharing: | Guruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram Intercity Express |
| Map State: | hide |
Tiruchirappalli–Thiruvananthapuram Central Intercity Express is an Express train connecting Tiruchirappalli with Thiruvananthapuram, capital of Kerala, via Dindigul, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India.
This train was introduced during the 2012–2013 railway budget as a new daily train between Tiruchirappalli and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India.[3] [4] The train, numbered as 22627/22628, made its inaugural run on 14 July 2012.[5] [6] And it made its regular service since 15 July 2012.[7] This train has extended up to Thiruvananthapuram Central since 15 July 2017.
The train has 18 bogies comprising One A/C Chair Car (CC), Seven Second Seating (2S), 8 Unreserved Coaches (UR/GS), 2 Luggage Rake (SLR), eight general compartments (unreserved).
This service has had brief stoppages at Manapparai,,,, Sattur,,, Valliyur, and on both directions[7] [8]