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Entry# 1551986-0
Entry# 5746193-0
Entry# 5849705-0

56701⇒16730/Punalur - Madurai Express (PT)
पुनलूर - मदुरै एक्सप्रेस

QLN/Kollam Junction (Quilon) --> MDU/Madurai Junction

Updated: Apr 13 (10:10) by 2218862/
Apr 13 (10:10)
The Shortest Route between QLN and MDU is 99 km (27%) shorter.
Travel Time: 9h 15m     27 halts
Distance: 366 km     Avg Speed: 39 km/hr
Max Permissible Speed: 110 km/hr
Departs @ 18:25
QLN/Kollam Jn 
Platform# --
SMTWTFS
Arrives @ 03:40 +1 night
MDU/Madurai Jn 
Platform# --
SMTWTFS
Type: Mail/Express
Rake Zone: SR/Southern
Latest News
J.C.O 19/12/2023 & 20/12/2023 Cancelled
Tue Dec 19, 2023 (04:43PM)|f8|wx|zq|Madurai Express (16730) scheduled to leave Punalur on January 9 and 10 (2023) are partially cancelled between Tirunelveli - Madurai due to double track works.!#!Sun Jan 08, 2023 (08:50AM)|f8|wx|zq|·Train No. 16730 Punalur - Madurai Express leaving Punalur at 17.20 hrs o­n 27th and 30th September, 2022 will run to its normal schedule (Earlier notified full cancellation stands cancelled)!#!Wed Sep 28, 2022 (02:46PM)|f8|wx|zq|Restored w.e.f. 21/06/21!#!Fri Jun 18, 2021 (02:20PM)
Rating: 3.6/5 (45 votes)
cleanliness - good (8)
punctuality - good (9)
food - average (7)
ticket avbl - good (7)
u/r coach - average (4)
railfanning - good (7)
safety - good (7)
Pantry/Catering
✕ Pantry Car
✕ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
E-Catering Available At Kollam Jn & Trivandrum Central.
ICF Rake

Rake/Coach Position

  0
  L
  1
SLR
  2
 B1
  3
 S1
  4
 S2
  5
 S3
  6
 S4
  7
 S5
  8
 S6
  9
 S7
 NCJ
 18
SLR
 17
 GS
 16
 GS
 15
 GS
 14
 GS
 13
 GS
 12
 GS
 11
 GS
 10
 GS
RSA - Rake Sharing
No RSA; 2 Rakes PM @ MDU
Loco
PUU->MDU
RPM/WAP-7
ED/WAP-4
Loco/Rake Reversals
NCJ/Nagercoil Junction

27 halts. 60 intermediate Stations

NEW TT effective AFTER Jun 30, 2019.
#1
-44.3 km
PUU Punalur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 51   Elev: 39m
17:15
7.7 km   0 intermediate stations   00:09
#2
-36.6 km
X
AVS Auvaneeswaram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 43   Elev: 33m
Xing with 16361/Ernakulam - Velankanni Express | Mon,Sat
17:24
17:25
4.3 km   0 intermediate stations   00:06
#3
-32.4 km
KIF Kuri   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 37m		17:31
17:32
7.6 km   0 intermediate stations   00:08
#4
-24.7 km
KKZ Kottarakara   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 54   Elev: 37m		17:40
17:41
7.1 km   0 intermediate stations   00:08
#5
-17.6 km
EKN Ezhukone   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 37   Elev: 57m		17:49
17:50
4.9 km   1 intermediate stations   00:08
#5.1
-14.5 km
X
KFV Kundara East   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 37   Elev: 54m
Xing with 06666/Kollam - Punalur MEMU Express Special | Daily
17:55
17:55
#6
-12.7 km
KUV Kundara   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 53   Elev: 32m		17:58
17:59
7.1 km   1 intermediate stations   00:08
#6.1
-7.3 km
CTPE Chandanattop Halt   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 53   Elev: 29m		18:05
18:05
#7
-5.6 km
KLQ Kilikollur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 28   		18:07
18:08
5.6 km   0 intermediate stations   00:12
#8
0.0 km
X
QLN» Kollam Jn»   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 11m
Xing with 16342/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Guruvayur InterCity Express | Daily
18:20
18:25
4.6 km   0 intermediate stations   00:07
#9
4.6 km
XO
IRP Eravipuram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1    
Experimental Halt WEF 13.03.2024
Xing with 06640/Kanniyakumari - Punalur Express Special | Daily
Overtakes 12201/Mumbai LTT - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express | Tue,Sat
Overtakes 22113/Mumbai LTT - Kochuveli SF Express | Sun,Wed
18:32
18:33
4.3 km   0 intermediate stations   00:01
#10
8.9 km
O
MYY Mayyanad   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 53   Elev: 20m
Overtakes 12201/Mumbai LTT - Kochuveli Garib Rath Express | Tue,Sat
Overtakes 22113/Mumbai LTT - Kochuveli SF Express | Sun,Wed
18:34
18:35
3.5 km   0 intermediate stations   00:04
#11
12.4 km
X
PVU Paravur   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 18m
Xing with 16304/Vanchinad Express | Daily
18:39
18:40
7.5 km   1 intermediate stations   00:07
#11.1
17.0 km
X
KFI Kappil   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 64   Elev: 18m
Xing with 16319/Kochuveli - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express | Thu,Sat
Xing with 06083/Kochuveli - SMVT Bengaluru Special Fare Summer Special | Tue
18:44
18:44
#12
19.9 km
EVA Edavai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 38   Elev: 38m		18:47
18:48
3.8 km   0 intermediate stations   00:06
#13
23.7 km
X
VAK Varkala Sivagiri   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 61   Elev: 57m
Xing with 06044/Kochuveli - MGR Chennai Central Special Fare Garib Rath Special | Thu
Xing with 06424/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Kollam Express Special | Daily
18:54
18:55
9.1 km   1 intermediate stations   00:09
#13.1
30.1 km
AMY Akathumuri   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 61   Elev: 15m		19:01
19:01
#14
32.8 km
KVU Kadakavur   Zone: SR
PF# 3   Day: 1   Spd: 47   Elev: 17m		19:04
19:05
3.1 km   0 intermediate stations   00:04
#15
35.9 km
X
CRY Chirayinkeezhu   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 63   Elev: 19m
Xing with 16629/Malabar Express | Daily
19:09
19:10
7.3 km   1 intermediate stations   00:07
#15.1
40.0 km
PGZ Perunguzhi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 63   		19:14
19:14
#16
43.2 km
X
MQU Murukkampuzha   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 60  
Xing with 06773/Kanniyakumari - Kollam MEMU Express Special | Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Sat
19:17
19:18
4.0 km   0 intermediate stations   00:04
#17
47.2 km
X
KXP Kaniyapuram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41  
Xing with 12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express | Tue,Thu,Fri
Xing with 22208/Thiruvananthapuram Central - MGR Chennai Central SUPER AC Express | Sun,Wed
19:22
19:23
4.1 km   0 intermediate stations   00:06
#18
51.3 km
X
KZK Kazhakkuttam   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 41  
Xing with 16604/Maveli Express | Daily
Xing with 12698/Thiruvananthapuram Central - MGR Chennai Central Weekly SF Express | Sat
19:29
19:30
6.2 km   1 intermediate stations   00:09
#18.1
55.3 km
VELI Veli   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 41   		19:36
19:36
#19
57.5 km
X
KCVL Kochuveli   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 46   Elev: 5m
Xing with 06019/Nagercoil - MGR Chennai Central Special Fare SF Summer Special | Sun
Xing with 06021/Nagercoil - MGR Chennai Central Special Fare SF Summer Special | Sun
Xing with 06105/Nagercoil Jn. - Dibrugarh Special Fare SF Special | Fri
Xing with 06103/Nagercoil Jn. - Dibrugarh Special Fare SF Special | Fri
Xing with 22503/Kanniyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek SF Express | Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Sat
19:39
19:40
4.6 km   0 intermediate stations   00:06
#20
62.1 km
X
TVP Thiruvananthapuram Pettah   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 6   Elev: 8m
Xing with 06428/Nagercoil - Kochuveli Express Special | Daily
19:46
19:47
2.5 km   0 intermediate stations   00:23
#21
64.6 km
TVC Thiruvananthapuram Ctrl   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 54   Elev: 7m
Remote Location Quota Starting & Charting Station.
20:10
20:15
17.2 km   2 intermediate stations   00:19
#21.1
72.3 km
NEM Nemom   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 54   Elev: 24m		20:24
20:24
#21.2
77.7 km
BRAM Balaramapuram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 54   		20:30
20:30
#22
81.7 km
NYY Neyyattinkara   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 53   		20:34
20:35
6.2 km   1 intermediate stations   00:07
#22.1
84.4 km
AMVA Amaravila   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 53   Elev: 23m		20:38
20:38
#23
88.0 km
DAVM Dhanuvachapuram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 23   		20:42
20:43
6.2 km   0 intermediate stations   00:16
#24
94.2 km
PASA Parassala   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 50   		20:59
21:00
8.3 km   1 intermediate stations   00:10
#24.1
99.5 km
KZTW Kulitturai West   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 50   		21:06
21:06
#25
102.5 km
KZT Kulitturai   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 32   		21:10
21:11
14.8 km   1 intermediate stations   00:28
#25.1
108.8 km
PYD Palliyadi   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 32   		21:23
21:23
#26
117.3 km
O
ERL Eraniel   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 20   Elev: 40m
Overtaken by 16318/Himsagar Express | Thu
21:39
21:40
18.4 km   3 intermediate stations   00:55
#26.1
124.7 km
VRLR Virani Alur   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 20   		22:02
22:02
#26.2
130.7 km
X
NJT Nagercoil Town   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 20  
Xing with 16127/Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur Express | Daily
22:20
22:20
#26.3
134.5 km
XX-NCJB Nagercoil Bypass Cabin   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 20   		22:31
22:31
#27
135.7 km
NCJ Nagercoil Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 11m
Rake Reversal (the train reverses direction)
22:35
22:40
31.2 km   5 intermediate stations   00:33
#27.1
136.8 km
XX-NCJC Nagercoil Chord Cabin   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   		22:41
22:41
#27.2
145.3 km
THX Tovalai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 63m		22:50
22:50
#27.3
148.8 km
AAY Aralvaymozhi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 79m		22:54
22:54
#27.4
155.0 km
KVLK Kaval Kinaru   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 0m		23:00
23:00
#27.5
159.0 km
NPK North Panakudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 57   Elev: 95m		23:05
23:05
#28
166.9 km
VLY Valliyur   Zone: SR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 91m		23:13
23:15
42.3 km   5 intermediate stations   01:05
#28.1
173.6 km
DYS Dalapathy Samudram   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   Elev: 82m		23:25
23:25
#28.2
181.0 km
NNN Nanguneri   Zone: SR
  Day: 1   Spd: 39   		23:37
23:37
#28.3
194.4 km
SGLM Sengulam   Zone: SR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 39   		23:57
23:57
#28.4
205.6 km
MP Melappalaiyam   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 39   		00:14
00:14
#28.5
207.6 km
TRNL Tirunelveli Jn Cabin   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 39   		00:17
00:17
#29
209.2 km
X
TEN Tirunelveli Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 60   Elev: 38m
Xing with 16861/Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express | Mon
00:20
00:25
29.0 km   4 intermediate stations   00:29
#29.1
216.0 km
TAY Talaiyuthu   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 60   Elev: 47m		00:32
00:32
#29.2
223.7 km
GDN Gangaikondan   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 60   Elev: 45m		00:39
00:39
#29.3
231.4 km
NRK Naraikkinar   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 60   Elev: 50m		00:47
00:47
#29.4
237.0 km
YY-MEJC Vanchi Maniyachchi Chord Cabin   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 60   		00:53
00:53
#30
238.2 km
MEJ Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 87   		00:54
00:55
36.1 km   3 intermediate stations   00:25
#30.1
244.8 km
X
IVL Ilavelangal   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 87   Elev: 79m
Xing with 16729/Madurai - Punalur Express | Daily
01:00
01:00
#30.2
252.0 km
KDU Kadambur   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 87   Elev: 90m		01:05
01:05
#30.3
264.0 km
X
KPM Kumarapuram   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 87   Elev: 107m
Xing with 12642/Thirukkural SF Express | Mon,Wed
Xing with 22621/Rameswaram - Kanniyakumari SF Express | Sun,Tue,Thu
01:13
01:13
#31
274.3 km
CVP Kovilpatti   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 92   Elev: 90m		01:20
01:22
21.6 km   1 intermediate stations   00:14
#31.1
286.0 km
X
NLL Nalli   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 92  
Xing with 02122/Jabalpur - Kanniyakumari Special Fare SF Summer Special | Sat
Xing with 22668/Coimbatore - Nagercoil SF Express | Daily
01:30
01:30
#32
295.9 km
X
SRT Satur   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 46  
Xing with 12633/Chennai Egmore - Kanniyakumari SF Express | Daily
01:36
01:38
26.9 km   1 intermediate stations   00:35
#32.1
307.4 km
X
TY Tulukapati   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 46  
Xing with 22629/Dadar Central - Tirunelveli SF Express (via Konkan) | Sat
Xing with 22605/Purulia - Tirunelveli SF Express | Sun,Wed
01:53
01:53
#33
322.9 km
X
VPT Virudunagar Jn   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 78   Elev: 101m
Xing with 06029/Mettupalayam - Tirunelveli Special Fare Special | Tue
02:13
02:15
26.0 km   2 intermediate stations   00:20
#33.1
334.2 km
X
KGD Kalligudi   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 78   Elev: 114m
Xing with 20605/Chendur Superfast Express | Daily
02:24
02:24
#33.2
341.7 km
SVK Sivarakottai   Zone: SR
1   Day: 2   Spd: 78   Elev: 120m		02:29
02:29
#34
348.9 km
X
TMQ Tirumangalam   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 48   Elev: 129m
Xing with 16351/Mumbai CSMT - Nagercoil Express (Via Renigunta) | Sun,Wed
Xing with 22657/Tambaram - Nagercoil SF Express | Mon,Tue,Thu
Xing with 12667/Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Weekly SF Express | Fri
02:35
02:36
10.4 km   0 intermediate stations   00:13
#35
359.3 km
TDN Tirupparankundram   Zone: SR
  Day: 2   Spd: 8   Elev: 145m		02:49
02:50
7.0 km   0 intermediate stations   00:50
#36
366.3 km
MDU• Madurai Jn•   Zone: SR
  Day: 2     Elev: 133m		03:40
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