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16861/Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express
पुदुच्चेरी - कन्याकुमारी एक्सप्रेस

CDM/Chidambaram --> CAPE/Kanniyakumari

Updated: Dec 24 2023 (07:26) by 1243573/सिद्धार्थ आनंद
Dec 24 2023 (07:26)
Compare with the Shortest Route between Chidambaram and Kanniyakumari.
Travel Time: 11h 53m     15 halts
Distance: 578 km     Avg Speed: 48 km/hr
Max Permissible Speed: 110 km/hr
Departs @ 14:27
CDM/Chidambaram 
Platform# --
S      
Arrives @ 02:20 +1 night
CAPE/Kanniyakumari 
Platform# --
 M     
Type: Mail/Express
Rake Zone: SR/Southern
Latest News
Train no 16861/Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express leaving Puducherry at 31st March 2024 will be partially cancelled between Tirunelveli and Nagercoil.
Fri Mar 29, 2024 (10:42AM)|f8|wx|zq|🔹Train no. 16861/Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express JCO 25/02/2024 will be partially cancelled between Virudunagar and Kanniyakumari, thereby short terminating at Virudunagar Jn.!#!Wed Feb 21, 2024 (11:23AM)|f8|wx|zq|• JCO 18.02.2024 is rescheduled to leave Puducherry at 14:30 hrs due to late running of pairing rake (Late by 2 hours 25 minutes).!#!Sun Feb 18, 2024 (06:59AM)|f8|wx|zq|Train No. 16861 Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express scheduled to leave Puducherry at 12.05 hrs on 04.02.2024 (Today) is rescheduled to leave Puducherry at 16.20 hrs due to late running of pairing Train (Late by 4 hours 15 minutes).!#!Sun Feb 04, 2024 (11:42AM)|f8|wx|zq|Train No. 16861 Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express scheduled to leave Puducherry at 12.05 hrs on 04.02.2024 (Today) is rescheduled to leave Puducherry at 16.20 hrs due to late running of pairing Train (Late by hour 30 minutes).!#!Sun Feb 04, 2024 (10:28AM)|f8|wx|zq|Train No. 16861 Puducherry-Kanniyakumari Express leaving Puducherry at 12.05 PM is now rescheduled and will leave Puducherry at 02.30 PM (24.12.2023) due to late running of pairing train.!#!Sun Dec 24, 2023 (07:25AM)|f8|wx|zq|Train No. 16861 Puducherry – Kanniyakumari Express leaving Puducherry at 12.05 hrs o­n 26th November, 2023 is partially cancelled between Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari. The train will be short terminated at Tirunelveli!#!Tue Nov 21, 2023 (04:57PM)|f8|wx|zq|Train No. 16861 Puducherry – Kanyakumari Express scheduled to leave Puducherry at 12.00 hrs o­n 24th April 2022 will be partially cancelled between Tirunelveli - Kanyakumari. The train will not run from Tirunelveli to Kanyakumari!#!Thu Apr 21, 2022 (06:21PM)|f8|wx|zq|▪CC:- 2AC–1, 3A–1, SL–7, 2S–5, SLR/D–2▪; ◉ JCO 20.06.21 & 27.06.21 will remain cancelled due to poor patronage.!#!Tue Jun 15, 2021 (02:20PM)
Rating: 5.0/5 (12 votes)
cleanliness - excellent (2)
punctuality - excellent (2)
food - excellent (2)
ticket avbl - excellent (2)
u/r coach - excellent (2)
railfanning - excellent (2)
safety - excellent (2)
Inaugural Run
Thu Jul 18, 2013
Pantry/Catering
✕ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
E-Catering available at PDY, VM, CDM, TJ, TPJ & VPT.
ICF Rake

Rake/Coach Position

  0
  L
  1
SLR
  2
 UR
  3
 UR
  4
 A1
  5
 B1
  6
 B2
  7
 S1
  8
 S2
  9
 S3
 18
 UR
 17
 UR
 16
S10
 15
 S9
 14
 S8
 13
 S7
 12
 S6
 11
 S5
 10
 S4
 19
SLR
  VM
Loco/Rake Reversals
VM/Villupuram Junction

15 halts. 85 intermediate Stations

NEW TT effective AFTER Jun 30, 2019.
#1
-122.8 km
PDY Puducherry   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 2m

12:05
37.6 km   3 intermediate stations   00:40
#1.1
-115.3 km
X
VI Villianur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 14m
12:13
12:13
#1.2
-107.2 km
1   Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 23m12:22
12:22
#1.3
-94.2 km
VRA Valavanur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 37m
12:35
12:35
#2
-85.3 km
VM Villupuram Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 43m
Rake Reversal (the train reverses direction)
12:45
12:55
42.7 km   7 intermediate stations   00:43
#2.1
-83.5 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 43m12:57
12:57
#2.2
-76.9 km
SXR Serndanur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 39m
13:03
13:03
#2.3
-71.4 km
TUY Thiruthuraiyur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 37m
13:09
13:09
#2.4
-65.3 km
PRT Panruti   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 27m
13:15
13:15
#2.5
-57.4 km
MBU Melpattam Bakkam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 21m
13:23
13:23
#2.6
-52.3 km
NPM Nellikuppam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 19m
13:28
13:28
#2.7
-47.7 km
VKP Varakalpattu   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 60   Elev: 14m
13:33
13:33
#3
-42.5 km
TDPR Tirupadripulyur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 35   Elev: 5m
13:38
13:40
4.0 km   0 intermediate stations   00:07
#4
-38.5 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 2m13:47
13:48
38.5 km   5 intermediate stations   00:37
#4.1
-34.2 km
CQS Capper Quarry   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 6m
13:52
13:52
#4.2
-26.8 km
ALP Alapakam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 7m
13:59
13:59
#4.3
-18.2 km
X
PUC Puduchattiram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 4m
Xing with 22676/Cholan SF Express | Sun
14:08
14:08
#4.4
-10.9 km
PO Parangipettai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 5m
14:14
14:14
#4.5
-5.8 km
KII Kille   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 5m
14:19
14:19
#5
0.0 km
CDM» Chidambaram»   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 5m
14:25
14:27
17.0 km   3 intermediate stations   00:16
#5.1
4.7 km
VMP Vallampadugai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 10m
14:31
14:31
#5.2
7.5 km
CLN Kollidam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 7m
14:34
14:34
#5.3
13.5 km
ARS Arasur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 6m
14:40
14:40
#6
17.0 km
SY Sirkazhi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 6m
14:43
14:44
20.0 km   3 intermediate stations   00:31
#6.1
23.0 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 10m14:53
14:53
#6.2
30.5 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 10m15:05
15:05
#6.3
32.9 km
NID Nidur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 13m
15:09
15:09
#7
37.0 km
MV Mayiladuturai Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 13m
15:15
15:17
31.2 km   6 intermediate stations   00:28
#7.1
41.4 km
X
MY Malliyam   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 17m
15:21
15:21
#7.2
45.7 km
KTM Kutralam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 19m
15:25
15:25
#7.3
52.1 km
NPT Narasingampet   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 21m
15:30
15:30
#7.4
56.8 km
ADT Aduturai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 22m
15:35
15:35
#7.5
60.0 km
X
TDR Tiruvidaimarudur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 26m
15:38
15:38
#7.6
63.4 km
TRM Tirunagesvaram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 67   Elev: 29m
15:41
15:41
#8
68.3 km
KMU Kumbakonam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 32m
15:45
15:47
39.3 km   8 intermediate stations   00:36
#8.1
72.3 km
DSM Darasuram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 28m
15:51
15:51
#8.2
75.3 km
SWI Swamimalai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 34m
15:53
15:53
#8.3
77.3 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 34m15:55
15:55
#8.4
82.6 km
PML Papanasam   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 32m
16:00
16:00
#8.5
85.8 km
PDV Pandaravadai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 36m
16:03
16:03
#8.6
90.0 km
AZP Ayyampet   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 38m
16:07
16:07
#8.7
92.4 km
PVL Pasupatikovil   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 40m
16:09
16:09
#8.8
97.5 km
TT Titte   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 40m
16:14
16:14
#9
107.6 km
TJ Thanjavur Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 57m
16:23
16:25
49.7 km   8 intermediate stations   01:10
#9.1
117.1 km
ALK Alakkudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 49m
16:38
16:38
#9.2
124.9 km
BAL Budalur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43  
16:49
16:49
#9.3
129.6 km
AYN Aiyanapuram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43  
16:56
16:56
#9.4
136.3 km
X
SGM Solgampatti   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43  
17:05
17:05
#9.5
142.3 km
TOM Tondamanpatti   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 75m
17:14
17:14
#9.6
147.3 km
TRB Tiruverumbur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 74m
17:21
17:21
#9.7
152.2 km
MCJ Manjattidal   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43  
17:28
17:28
#9.8
154.6 km
GOC Ponmalai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 58m
17:31
17:31
#10
157.3 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 74   Elev: 86m17:35
17:40
53.0 km   6 intermediate stations   00:43
#10.1
170.8 km
KRMG Kumaramangalam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 74   Elev: 92m
17:51
17:51
#10.2
179.3 km
TNLR Thondaimanallur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 74  
17:58
17:58
#10.3
186.2 km
KRUR Keeranur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 74   Elev: 0m
18:03
18:03
#10.4
187.1 km
KUTR Kulathur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 74  
18:04
18:04
#10.5
193.3 km
NTM Narthamalai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 74  
18:09
18:09
#10.6
198.9 km
VEL Vellanur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 74  
18:14
18:14
#11
210.3 km
X
PDKT Pudukkottai   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 46  
18:23
18:25
36.6 km   4 intermediate stations   00:48
#11.1
216.1 km
NMN Namanasamudram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 46   Elev: 97m
18:33
18:33
#11.2
226.1 km
TYM Tirumayam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 46   Elev: 98m
18:46
18:46
#11.3
235.9 km
CTND Chettinad   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 46   Elev: 103m
18:58
18:58
#11.4
240.9 km
KTYR Kottaiyur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 46   Elev: 110m
19:05
19:05
#12
246.9 km
KKDI Karaikkudi Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57  
19:13
19:15
40.7 km   4 intermediate stations   00:43
#12.1
251.9 km
DKO Devakottai Road   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 77m
19:20
19:20
#12.2
264.8 km
X
KAL Kallal   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 81m
19:34
19:34
#12.3
281.9 km
PNGI Panangudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 90m
19:52
19:52
#12.4
282.3 km
NTS Nattrasankottai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 92m
19:52
19:52
#13
287.6 km
SVGA Sivaganga   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 105m
19:58
20:00
20.7 km   2 intermediate stations   00:30
#13.1
297.5 km
X
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 100m
Xing with 20682/Silambu SF Express | Sun
20:14
20:14
#13.2
306.3 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 71m20:27
20:27
#14
308.3 km
MNM Manamadurai Jn   Zone: SR
PF# 3   Day: 1   Spd: 65   Elev: 67m
20:30
20:35
44.5 km   3 intermediate stations   00:41
#14.1
318.9 km
KMBK Kadambankulam   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 65   Elev: 68m
20:45
20:45
#14.2
329.5 km
NKK Narikkudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 65   Elev: 72m
20:54
20:54
#14.3
342.2 km
TCH Tiruchchuli   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 65   Elev: 64m
21:06
21:06
#15
352.9 km
APK Aruppukkottai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 29   Elev: 103m
21:16
21:18
21.9 km   1 intermediate stations   00:45
#15.1
363.0 km
MNKR Mallankinar   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 29   Elev: 108m
21:39
21:39
#16
374.8 km
X
VPT Virudunagar Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 77   Elev: 101m
22:03
22:05
26.9 km   1 intermediate stations   00:21
#16.1
390.2 km
TY Tulukapati   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 77  
22:17
22:17
#17
401.7 km
X
SRT Satur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 86  
22:26
22:28
21.6 km   1 intermediate stations   00:15
#17.1
411.7 km
X
NLL Nalli   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 86  
22:35
22:35
#18
423.3 km
CVP Kovilpatti   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 90m
22:43
22:45
65.1 km   8 intermediate stations   01:35
#18.1
433.6 km
KPM Kumarapuram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 107m
23:00
23:00
#18.2
445.6 km
KDU Kadambur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 90m
23:18
23:18
#18.3
452.9 km
IVL Ilavelangal   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 79m
23:28
23:28
#18.4
459.4 km
X
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   23:38
23:38
#18.5
460.6 km
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   23:39
23:39
#18.6
466.3 km
NRK Naraikkinar   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 50m
23:48
23:48
#18.7
473.9 km
GDN Gangaikondan   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41   Elev: 45m
23:59
23:59
#18.8
481.6 km
TAY Talaiyuthu   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 41   Elev: 47m
00:10
00:10
#19
488.4 km
X
TEN Tirunelveli Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 38m
00:20
00:25
73.5 km   11 intermediate stations   01:10
#19.1
490.1 km
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   00:27
00:27
#19.2
492.1 km
MP Melappalaiyam   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63  
00:28
00:28
#19.3
503.2 km
SGLM Sengulam   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 63  
00:39
00:39
#19.4
516.6 km
NNN Nanguneri   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63  
00:52
00:52
#19.5
524.0 km
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 82m00:59
00:59
#19.6
530.7 km
VLY Valliyur   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 91m
01:05
01:05
#19.7
538.7 km
NPK North Panakudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 95m
01:13
01:13
#19.8
542.7 km
KVLK Kaval Kinaru   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 0m
01:17
01:17
#19.9
548.9 km
AAY Aralvaymozhi   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 79m
01:23
01:23
#19.10
552.4 km
THX Tovalai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 63   Elev: 63m
01:26
01:26
#19.11
560.9 km
  Day: 2   Spd: 63   01:34
01:34
#20
562.0 km
NCJ Nagercoil Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 23   Elev: 11m
01:35
01:40
15.5 km   1 intermediate stations   00:40
#20.1
565.8 km
SUCH Suchindram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 23  
01:50
01:50
#21
577.5 km
  Day: 2     Elev: 30m02:20
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