Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express

The Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Mangalore Central in India. It is currently being operated with 16855/16856 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Puducherry–Mangalore Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
TerminiPuducherry (PDY)
Mangalore Central (MAQ)
Stops21
Distance travelled798 km (496 mi)
Average journey time16h 55m
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
Train number(s)16855/16856
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed47 km/h (29 mph), including halts

Service

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The 16855/Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 798 km in 16h 55m. The 16856/Mangaluru Central–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 798 km in 16h 55m.

Halts and schedule

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The train 16855 leaves Puducherry (Pondicherry – PDY ) at 16:35 on Thursday and reaches Mangalore at 10:00 on Friday. It returns as 16856 which leaves Mangaluru (Mangalore Central) at 17:05 on Friday and reaches Puducherry (Pondicherry) at 10:00 on Saturday.

16856 MAQ–PDY WEEKLY EXP. (FRIDAY)

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Station name Station code Arrival Departure Day
Mangalore Central MAQ - 17:05 1
Kasaragod KGQ 17:43 17:45 1
Kanhangad KZE 18:08 18:10 1
Payyanur PAY 18:33 18:35 1
Kannur CAN 19:07 19:10 1
Thalassery TLY 19:28 19:30 1
Mahe MAHE 19:39 19:40 1
Vadakara BDJ 19:53 19:55 1
Kozhikode CLT 20:27 20:30 1
Tirur TIR 21:03 21:05 1
Shoranur Junction SRR 22:05 22:15 1
Palakkad Junction PGT 22:57 23:00 1
Podanur Junction PTJ 00:14 00:15 2
Coimbatore Junction CBE 00:25 00:30 2
Tiruppur TUP 01:03 01:05 2
Erode Junction ED 01:55 02:00 2
Salem Junction SA 03:50 04:00 2
Salem Town SXT 04:19 04:20 2
Attur ATU 05:09 05:10 2
Chinnasalem CHSM 05:34 05:35 2
Vridhachalam Junction VRI 07:40 07:50 2
Viluppuram Junction VM 08:40 08:50 2
Pondicherry PDY 10:00 - 2

16855 PDY–MAQ WEEKLY EXP. (THURSDAY)

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Station name Station code Arrival Departure Day
Pondicherry PDY - 16:35 1
Viluppuram Junction VM 17:20 17:30 1
Vridhachalam Junction VRI 18:40 18:50 1
Chinnasalem CHSM 19:44 19:45 1
Attur ATU 20:09 20:10 1
Salem Town SXT 20:59 21:00 1
Salem Junction SA 22:00 22:10 1
Erode Junction ED 23:15 23:20 1
Tiruppur TUP 00:03 00:05 2
Coimbatore Junction CBE 01:12 01:15 2
Podanur Junction PTJ 01:24 01:25 2
Palakkad Junction PGT 02:27 02:30 2
Shoranur Junction SRR 03:20 03:30 2
Tirur TIR 04:18 04:20 2
Kozhikode CLT 05:02 05:05 2
Vadakara BDJ 05:43 05:45 2
Mahe MAHE 05:53 05:55 2
Thalassery TLY 06:08 06:10 2
Kannur CAN 06:37 06:40 2
Payyanur PAY 07:13 07:15 2
Kanhangad KZE 07:48 07:50 2
Kasaragod KGQ 08:13 08:15 2
Mangalore Central MAQ 10:00 - 2

Coach composition

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The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 15 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper coaches
  • 6 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

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Both trains are hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Puducherry to Mangalore and vice versa.

Rake sharing

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Train number Train Class Source Destination Via
16855 Mangaluru Weekly Express Express Pondicherry (PDY) Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) Salem
16856 Puducherry Weekly Express Express Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) Pondicherry (PDY) Salem
16857 Mangaluru Express Express Pondicherry (PDY) Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) Thiruchirapalli
16858 Puducherry Express Express Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) Pondicherry (PDY) Thiruchirapalli
22604 Viluppuram–Kharagpur Express Superfast Viluppuram Junction (VM) Kharagpur Junction (KGP) -
22603 Kharagpur–Viluppuram Express Superfast Kharagpur Junction (KGP) Viluppuram Junction (VM) -
22605 Purulia–Viluppuram Express Superfast Purulia Junction (PRR) Viluppuram Junction (VM) -
22606 Viluppuram–Purulia Express Superfast Viluppuram Junction (VM) Purulia Junction (PRR) -

22604–22603–22606–22605 – Empty to PDY – 16855–16856–16857–16858 – Empty to VM and repeat. PM @VM and SM @ MAQ. Total 2 standard blue ICF rakes [4]

Direction reversal

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The train reverses its direction once:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

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