20 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-20) (Inaugural run between CLTTooltip Kozhikode railway station and TVCTooltip Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station)[1][2] 2 August 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08-02) (Extn. to CANTooltip Kannur railway station)[3]
The 12081/12082 Kannur - Thiruvananthapuram Central Jan Shatabdi Express is a Jan Shatabdi Express train belonging to Trivandrum Division of Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Kannur in Kerala state of India. It is the longest-running Jan Shatabdi Express of Southern Railway and third longest Jan shatabdi in India.
The train is one among the popular commuter trains in Kerala state along with its counterpart, the 12075/76 Calicut Jan Shatabdi Express, which runs via Alappuzha.
^Except Sundays and Wednesdays for 12081 and Tuesdays and Saturdays for 12082
Coach composition
The train has 18 coaches of which 15 are second-class sitting coaches(including 2 SLRs) and 3 are AC Chair car coaches.
Recent news
Malayalam film actor Nivin Pauly once boarded the train from Trivandrum central amidst huge fans for the promotion of his film "Kayamkulam Kochunni".
People from Kasargod have been seeking an extension of the train from Kannur to Kasargod.The train, one of the fastest ones to reach Trivandrum caters to people who need to go to RCC, Secretariat etc. They have to travel from Kasargod to Kannur and spend a harrowing night waiting to board the train that leaves the next day. The railways have not made any decision on this.
Also, it is noted that this train along with its counterpart (TVC-CLT JHANASHATBDI) have been running with conventional Jhanashatbdi coaches since its maiden run, whereas all other Jhanashatbdis are being given new LHB coaches. The railway has not announced when the train will be converted to LHB.