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16861/Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express
पुदुच्चेरी - कन्याकुमारी एक्सप्रेस

PDY/Puducherry (Pondicherry) --> CAPE/Kanniyakumari

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Will run with Revised Coach Composition w.e.f 26 - 01 - 2025. AC 2Tier - 01 , AC 3Tier - 02 , Sleeper - 09 , GS - 04 & SLR - 02
Wed Sep 11, 2024 (04:53PM)
News History
▪️1 SL coach will be replaced by 1 GS coach wef 26.01.25
Tue Sep 10, 2024 (04:37PM)
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)
🔹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)
• 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
▪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)
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The Shortest Route between Puducherry and Kanniyakumari is 82 km (12%) shorter.
Travel Time: 14h 15m    19 halts    Distance: 700 km    Avg Speed: 49 km/hr
Max Permissible Speed: 110 km/hr
Type: Mail/Express
Rake Zone: SR/Southern
Departs @ 12:05
Platform# 1
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PDY/Puducherry 		Arrives @ 02:20 +1 night
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19 halts. 104 intermediate Stations between Puducherry (Pondicherry) and Kanniyakumari

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19 halts. 104 intermediate Stations between Puducherry (Pondicherry) and Kanniyakumari
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Address
1
/--/
PDY
Puducherry
-
12:05
-
1
1
0.0
56
2m
SR
District - Puducherry. Pin - 605001. Tel; 0413 - 2336684., Puducherry
3 intermediate stations
00:40
37.6
2
/--/
VM
Villupuram Jn
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12:45
-
12:55
-
10m
--
1
37.6
60
43m
SR
Phone - 04146-226763, Tamil Nadu
7 intermediate stations
00:43
42.7
3
/--/
TDPR
Tirupadripulyur
13:38
-
13:40
-
2m
--
1
80.3
35
5m
SR
Cuddalore - 607002, Tamil Nadu
0 intermediate stations
00:07
4.0
4
/--/
CUPJ
Cuddalore Port Jn
13:47
-
13:48
-
1m
--
1
84.3
62
2m
SR
Cuddalore Township, Tamil Nadu
5 intermediate stations
00:37
38.5
5
/--/
CDM
Chidambaram
14:25
-
14:27
-
2m
--
1
122.8
64
5m
SR
District - Cuddalore. Pin - 608001., Tamil Nadu
3 intermediate stations
00:16
17.0
6
/--/
SY
Sirkazhi
14:43
-
14:44
-
1m
--
1
139.9
39
6m
SR
Mayiladuthurai - 609110., Tamil Nadu
3 intermediate stations
00:31
20.0
7
/--/
MV
Mayiladuturai Jn
15:15
-
15:17
-
2m
--
1
159.9
67
13m
SR
PIN 609003, Tamil Nadu
6 intermediate stations
00:28
31.2
8
/--/
KMU
Kumbakonam
15:45
-
15:47
-
2m
--
1
191.1
66
32m
SR
Ph; 0435-2433131, Tamil Nadu
8 intermediate stations
00:36
39.3
9
/--/
TJ
Thanjavur Jn
16:23
-
16:25
-
2m
--
1
230.4
43
57m
SR
Thanjavur - 613001, Tamil Nadu
8 intermediate stations
01:10
49.7
10
/==/
TPJ
Tiruchchirappalli Jn
17:35
-
17:40
-
5m
--
1
280.2
74
86m
SR
Sangillyandapuram District Tiruchirappalli - 620 001, Tamil Nadu
6 intermediate stations
00:43
53.0
11
/--/
PDKT
Pudukkottai
X
18:23
-
18:25
-
2m
1
1
333.2
46
89m
SR
Pudukkottai 622003, Tamil Nadu
4 intermediate stations
00:48
36.6
12
/--/
KKDI
Karaikkudi Jn
19:13
-
19:15
-
2m
--
1
369.8
57
87m
SR
District Sivaganga - 630 202, Tamil Nadu
4 intermediate stations
00:43
40.7
13
/--/
SVGA
Sivaganga
19:58
-
20:00
-
2m
1
1
410.5
41
105m
SR
Sivaganga - 630561., Tamil Nadu
2 intermediate stations
00:30
20.7
14
/--/
MNM
Manamadurai Jn
20:30
-
20:35
-
5m
3
1
431.2
65
67m
SR
Sivaganga District - 630606., Tamil Nadu
3 intermediate stations
00:41
44.5
15
/--/
APK
Aruppukkottai
21:16
-
21:18
-
2m
1
1
475.7
29
103m
SR
Virudhunagar Dist., Tamil Nadu
1 intermediate stations
00:45
21.9
16
/--/
VPT
Virudunagar Jn
22:03
-
22:05
-
2m
--
1
497.7
77
101m
SR
Virudhunagar - 626001., Tamil Nadu
1 intermediate stations
00:21
26.9
17
/==/
SRT
Satur
X
22:26
-
22:28
-
2m
--
1
524.6
86
61m
SR
Ph; 04562260243, Tamil Nadu
1 intermediate stations
00:15
21.6
18
/==/
CVP
Kovilpatti
22:43
-
22:45
-
2m
1
1
546.2
41
90m
SR
Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) District - 628502., Tamil Nadu
8 intermediate stations
01:35
65.1
19
/==/
TEN
Tirunelveli Jn
X
00:20
-
00:25
-
5m
--
2
611.3
63
38m
SR
Tirunelveli 627 001, Tamil Nadu
11 intermediate stations
01:10
73.5
20
/--/
NCJ
Nagercoil Jn
01:35
-
01:40
-
5m
--
2
684.8
23
11m
SR
Nagercoil-629002, Tamil Nadu
1 intermediate stations
00:40
15.5
21
/==/
CAPE
Kanniyakumari
02:20
-
-
--
2
700.4
-
30m
SR
Kanniyakumari - 629702., Tamil Nadu
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