Service type Express train Distance travelled 983 km (611 mi) Train number(s) 16859 / 16860 Current operator Southern Railway zone Stops 50 | Status Operating Service frequency Daily Average journey time 24 hours 0 minutes First service 1 July 2003 | |
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Locale Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka Start Chennai Eg railway station End Mangalore Central railway station Lines used Chord Line, Tamil Nadu, Jolarpettai–Shoranur line | ||
Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express is a express train connecting Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India with Mangalore in Karnataka, India.
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Overview
This train was introduced during the 2003–2004 Railway Budget as a new daily train between Chennai Egmore and Erode via Tiruchirappalli Junction in Tamil Nadu, India. Later in the 2005–2006 Railway Budget, the train (No.6607 / 6608) was extended up to Coimbatore, citing large number of Melmaruvathur bound pilgrims, leaving the people of Karur in despair, who were largely benefitted of this train fearing decrease in reservation quotas. The train was again extended to Mangalore in 2007, a move which forced the authorities to cancel the Tiruchirapalli–Mangalore Express (No.6867 / 6868), with revised timings. The number of train was changed from the initial 6607 / 6608 to 6107 / 6108, and from 6107 / 6108 to 16107 / 16108 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network. Again, the number of the train was changed to the present 16859 / 16860, since 1 September 2013.
Rakes
The train has 21 coaches comprising One AC 2-Tier (HA1), Two AC 3-Tier (3A), Ten Second Class Sleepers, Three Second Seating (2S), Three General compartments (Unreserved) and Two Luggage rakes.
Schedule
Some of the prominent stoppages include Tambaram, Melmaruvathur, Viluppuram Junction, Vriddhachalam Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Karur Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Palakkad Junction, Shoranur Junction, Kozhikode, Mahe, Kannur and Kasaragod. This daily express train departs Chennai Egmore as Train No.16859, arrives at Tiruchirappalli Junction the next morning, reverses the loco and leaves for Mangalore Central and arrives the destination after dusk of same day. On the return journey, the train departs Mangalore Central as Train No.16860 just after dawn, arrives Tiruchirappalli Junction same night, reverses the loco and leaves for Chennai Egmore, and arrives the destination next morning.