Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express

The 16351 / 16352 Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai, and Nagercoil Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 16351/16352 train numbers on a bi-weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 January 1996; 29 years ago (1996-01-01)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) Nagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Stops	38
Distance travelled	1,948 km (1,210 mi)
Average journey time	34hrs 55mins
Service frequency	Bi-weekly [a]
Train number(s)	16351 / 16352
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	53 km/h (33 mph) average including halts.
Rake maintenance	Nagercoil Junction
Rake sharing	Rake sharing with 16339/16340 Mumbai–Nagercoil Express

Service

• The 16352/Nagercoil–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Balaji Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1947 km in 37h 15m.
• The 16351/Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Nagercoil Balaji Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1947 km in 34h 55m.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
• Dadar
• Thane
• Kalyan Junction
• Karjat Junction
• Lonavala
• Pune Junction
• Daund Junction
• Solapur
• Gulbarga
• Wadi Junction
• Guntakal Junction
• Gooty Junction
• Kadapa
• Renigunta Junction
• Tiruttani
• Arakkonam Junction
• Kanchipuram
• Chengalpattu Junction
• Viluppuram Junction
• Tiruchirappalli Junction
• Dindigul Junction
• Madurai Junction
• Kovilpatti
• Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
• Tirunelveli Junction
• Vallioor
• Nagercoil Junction

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. Being an Express train its speed limit is 110 km/h.

This train is reversed in both the directions at Arakkonam Junction

The train consists of 20 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 Generator cars at both end

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WCAM-3 electric locomotives from Mumbai to Daund. From Daund, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive until Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train is hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 & WAP-1 electric locomotive uptil Nagercoil, and vice versa.After getting upgraded to LHB coach now the train is running from end-to-end with Royapuram-based WAP-7 locomotive.

See also

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
• Nagercoil Junction railway station
• Mumbai–Nagercoil Express

Notes

1. Runs two days in a week for every direction.