Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express

The Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Kanniyakumari in India. It is currently being operated with 16861/16862 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3] It is the first express train that ran on the gauge converted route of Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line. Later Silambu Express extended from Karaikudi Junction via this route till Sengottai.

Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	18 July 2013; 12 years ago (2013-07-18)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Puducherry (PDY) Kanniyakumari (CAPE)
Stops	21
Distance travelled	700 km (435 mi)
Average journey time	15h 30m
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	16861/16862
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Enlarged windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	1 ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

Service

The 16861/Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 700 km in 15h 30m. The 16862/Kanniyakumari–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 700 km in 15h 30m.

Routes and major halts

• Puducherry
• Viluppuram junction
• Cuddalore port junction
• Chidambaram
• Mayiladuthurai Junction
• Kumbakonam
• Thanjavur Junction
• Tiruchirappalli Junction
• Pudukkottai
• Karaikudi Junction
• Sivaganga
• Manamadurai Junction
• Aruppukkottai
• Virudhunagar Junction
• Sattur
• Kovilpatti
• Tirunelveli Junction
• Nagercoil Junction
• Kanniyakumari Terminus

See also

• Puducherry railway station
• Kanniyakumari railway station