![Rishi Lekhi Pardeep Kumar checks his mobile phone as he travels in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/24d8612337fc43b0bc5fce0b1344aa57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pardeep Kumar checks his mobile phone as he travels in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
![Manish Swarup Passengers rest in a general class of the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6e5561156c34cba9005cbf738d56632/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Passengers rest in a general class of the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup The Thirukkural Express passes through a forest, with new railway lines being laid, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/09e8da7c32764c6a963a59c8ed9d3295/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Thirukkural Express passes through a forest, with new railway lines being laid, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup The Thirukkural Express passes through Agra railway station, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/34c4bfaf5bd64edeafb7a80fdd1fed7b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Thirukkural Express passes through Agra railway station, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Rishipal Chaudhary, a locomotive driver, speaks as he travels in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9cd58488bc70476da17d2ae2237c13bd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rishipal Chaudhary, a locomotive driver, speaks as he travels in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Haji Abdul Subhan, left, and Santosh Kumar Aggarwal, top, travel in a non air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/25c2827d4e3d4ab680b88f83d60c0c60/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Haji Abdul Subhan, left, and Santosh Kumar Aggarwal, top, travel in a non air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Samodhra Meena, left, from the northern Indian state of Rajasthan travels with her mother-in-law and son, in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b3ef3d03f7664b2187644cb60d8eae39/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Samodhra Meena, left, from the northern Indian state of Rajasthan travels with her mother-in-law and son, in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A passenger watches videos of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi while traveling in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/84f599d688ab4ab1bff8870f8f780552/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A passenger watches videos of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi while traveling in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Nikunj Garg travels in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d1d71f0bdb4742369e98f1526e7190a7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Nikunj Garg travels in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Passengers travel in an air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1222c5b5f2674dd5b27386a37e5fb6fb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Passengers travel in an air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A family on a pilgrimage eats lunch while traveling in an air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0aa3f7a9ff19481cb7e11009f15839d1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A family on a pilgrimage eats lunch while traveling in an air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Haji Abdul Subhan, a 74-year-old former railway employee, speaks while travelling in the Thirukkural Express, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/284040bc9928437aa9ca90829a454428/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Haji Abdul Subhan, a 74-year-old former railway employee, speaks while travelling in the Thirukkural Express, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A passenger brushes her teeth in the morning on board the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2d04f06801524de39c149a8b5e45f8b4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A passenger brushes her teeth in the morning on board the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A man stands for a photograph at Kanyakumari, the last station of Thirukkural Express and the southern most point of India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9517001bdf4744379574b1d1285b6551/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man stands for a photograph at Kanyakumari, the last station of Thirukkural Express and the southern most point of India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Mahadev Prasad, left, and Vinoth Kumar talk as they travel in air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f038838acc2c4f7fbcc18fbaf9c27f45/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Mahadev Prasad, left, and Vinoth Kumar talk as they travel in air-conditioned sleeper compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Tourists wait to watch the sun rise at Kanyakumari, India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd9fff0e78f047679e353c3159f8b948/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Tourists wait to watch the sun rise at Kanyakumari, India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Passengers crowd a general class compartment of the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d81b280d8d4c4fccb5e3ecdf610ebe9e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Passengers crowd a general class compartment of the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Santosh Kumar Aggarwal speaks while travelling in the Thirukkural Express India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f7371bcd84842b0a61b988181b5e62f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Santosh Kumar Aggarwal speaks while travelling in the Thirukkural Express India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Passengers travel in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4c4bcbbf0f7e424b8b5fa42a1f6113a7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Passengers travel in a general compartment of the Thirukkural Express, India, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A passenger watches videos of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while traveling in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/05e853c7d74746fab2bb38b179242644/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A passenger watches videos of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while traveling in the Thirukkural Express, India, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Passengers arrive to board the general class compartment of the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3499fdfbc2504371ac9087184c7fa9d3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Passengers arrive to board the general class compartment of the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A railway guard shows the signal for the train to start, on board the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi, Saturday, April 20, 2024. The Thirukkural Express stretches from New Delhi, the heart of India, to Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2e727c41b90749778d59f37aff8e28dd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A railway guard shows the signal for the train to start, on board the Thirukkural Express at Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi, Saturday, April 20, 2024. The Thirukkural Express stretches from New Delhi, the heart of India, to Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A man stands at an election photo prop with others wait to watch the sun rise at Kanyakumari, India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/25a19a393124476d9c86735dd25ea975/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man stands at an election photo prop with others wait to watch the sun rise at Kanyakumari, India, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)