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Marusagar Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
First service	4 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-04)
Current operator	North Western Railway
Route
Termini	Ernakulam Junction (ERS) Ajmer Junction (AII)
Stops	33
Distance travelled	2,554 km (1,587 mi)
Average journey time	43h 0m
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number	12977 / 12978
On-board services
Classes	AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 12977 / 12978 Marusagar Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Ernakulam Junction and Ajmer Junction in India.^[1][2]

The service of this train was proposed in year 1999 rail budget from Indore Junction railway station of Indore, Madhya Pradesh as Indore–Mangalore Weekly Express but due to non-availability of the rake and traction and delay in the service at Mangalore, the erstwhile Indore–Chennai Ahilyanagari Express got extended to Cochin & Trivandrum Central via Ernakulam. A weekly train was also started from Indore Junction to Kochuveli via Mangalore. Later after several demands the train was started on 4 September 2002 from Ratlam Junction, Madhya Pradesh to Mangalore Junction as 'Ratlam–Mangalore Superfast Express' with 10 AC coaches, 10 Sleeper, 2 General and 2 SLR coaches. Since, Ratlam was an intermediate station for Jaipur and Vadodara respectively and to avoid the changes made in the route of Ratlam–Mangalore Express, Later in year 2003 it got extended to Jaipur on one side and to Ernakulam on other side. From 2009 September onwards, the service of this train was extended up to Ajmer Junction. It is the fourth fastest train of North Western Railways after 12973/12974 Indore–Jaipur Express, 12181/12182 Jaipur–Jabalpur Super Fast Express & 12465/12466 Jodhpur–Indore Intercity Express. This train is in the "Superfast" category, and so has more importance than normal passenger and express train.

The word "MaruSagar" essentially means "Desert-Ocean". The word "Maru" refers to the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and the word "Sagar" refers to the ocean (the Arabian Sea). Thus, the train connects the desert state of Rajasthan to the Arabian Sea coast in the West. It travels from Ajmer in Rajasthan to Kochi, in Kerala, passing through the towns of Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Nagda, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara, Panvel, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Goa, Mangalore, Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur Junction and Thrissur on the way. After Vadodara, the train travels along the western coast of India beside the Arabian Sea.

• 12978 DN Ajmer -> Ernakulam (Friday)
• 12977 UP Ernakulam -> Ajmer (Sunday)

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earlier was WDP-4. The train runs hauls by A Erode Wap 7 & Ghaziabad Wap 5 on its entire journey.

Trains from Ernakulam Junction :

1. Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express
2. Pune–Ernakulam Express
3. Tea Garden Express
4. Ernakulam–Patna Superfast Express
5. Ernakulam–Okha Express

Trains from Ajmer Junction :

1. Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express
2. Ajmer–Chandigarh Garib Rath Express
3. Ajmer–Sealdah Express
4. Bhagalpur–Ajmer Express
5. Pooja Superfast Express

a. Runs a day in a week with both directions.