Service type Express Start Kanyakumari Distance travelled 2,135 km (1,327 mi) | Current operator(s) Southern Railways End Mumbai CST | |
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Stops 61 as 16381 Mumbai Kanyakumari Express, 60 as 16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai Express | ||
The 16382/16381 Kanyakumari Mumbai Express or Jayanti Janata Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Kanyakumari and Mumbai CST in India. It is the first and oldest train service that travels from Mumbai to South India.
Contents
It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Mumbai CST and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 16382/16381 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car. In addition it also carries High Capacity Parcel Vans from time to time.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05 mins (45.35 km/hr) & in 44 hours 30 mins (47.98 km/hr) as 16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Express.
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
It is hauled by 3 locomotives during its run. A Royapuram based WAP 4 hauls the train between Kanyakumari & Guntakal Junction after which a Gooty based WDM 3A takes over until Pune Junction handing over to a Kalyan based dual traction WCAM 3 for the remainder of the journey until Mumbai CST.
Routing
The 16382/16381 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express runs from Kanyakumari via Nagercoil Junction, Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kollam Junction, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Coimbatore Junction, Erode Junction, Renigunta Junction, Guntakal Junction, Wadi Junction, Solapur Junction, Pune Junction, Karjat, Kalyan Junction, Dadar to Mumbai CST.
Operation
16382 Kanyakumari Mumbai CST Express leaves Kanyakumari on a daily basis and reaches Mumbai CST on the 3rd day.
16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Express leaves Mumbai CST on a daily basis and reaches Kanyakumari on the 3rd day.