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56700⇒16729/Madurai - Punalur Express (PT)
मदुरै - पुनलूर एक्सप्रेस

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Train No 16729 Madurai - Punalur Express scheduled to leave Madurai at 23.25 hrs on 05th, 08th, 12th, 15th, August 2024 will be short terminated at Tirunelveli and partially cancelled between Tirunelveli - Punalur.
Fri Aug 02, 2024 (04:52PM)
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Train No 16729 Madurai - Punalur Express scheduled to leave Madurai at 23.25 hrs on 05.08.2024 and 08.08.2024, will be short terminated at Tirunelveli and partially cancelled between Tirunelveli - Punalur.
Fri Aug 02, 2024 (04:37PM)
J.C.O 19/12/2023 Cancelled
Tue Dec 19, 2023 (04:42PM)
Punalur Express (16729) scheduled to depart Madurai on January 10 and 11 are partially cancelled between Madurai - Tirunelveli due to double track works.
Sun Jan 08, 2023 (08:52AM)
·Train No. 16729 Madurai – Punalur Express leaving Madurai Junction at 23.25 hrs o­n 26th and 29th September, 2022 will run to its normal schedule (Earlier notified full cancellation stands cancelled)
Wed Sep 28, 2022 (02:46PM)
Restored w.e.f. 20/06/21
Fri Jun 18, 2021 (02:19PM)
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Updated: Sep 03 (15:20) by OggyAndTheCockroaches^~
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Yesterday (20:02)   16730/Punalur - Madurai Express (PT) | ED/Erode Junction (4 PFs)
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Proposals for Extension and Merging Trains :
1) 16729/16730 MDU PUU EXP Extended Up to VM. (PM @ VM)
2) MV TPJ PASS Extend Upto PGTN and Respectively Merging with PGTN ED MEMU. (PM @ ED)
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With this time-table, 16729/30 will work as a SF between VM and NJT as well as return. (Would be useful as there are no late night trains from Kanyakumari to Trichy)
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Yesterday (20:25)   16729/Madurai - Punalur Express (PT) | MDU/Madurai Junction (7 PFs)
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Great Useful Great:Useful,thanks for sharing
TPJ division vide letter under reference has proposed for extension of Train No. 16729/30 Madurai - Punalur - Madurai express up to Villupuram and extensionof Train No. 06415/16 Mayiladuthurai Thanjavur Mayiladuthurai passenger to PGTNby merger with Train No.06818/19 Palakkad Town - Erode - Palakkad Town passenger. The proposed timings for extension and merger of the trains are given below.-
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MV-TJ and TJ-PGTN passenger can run as a single train.
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Re# 6201379-3              
MDU-PUU extn is via mainline or chord line?
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Safe to assume Chord line, going by the timings.
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Re# 6201379-5              
That's proposed in this letter.
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Apr 21 (18:05)   16730/Punalur - Madurai Express (PT) | TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) (5 PFs) | RPM/WAP-7/30422
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16730 Punalur - Madurai Express | Journey Year 2022
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Join the journey aboard the 16730 Punalur - Madurai Express, departing from Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) and heading towards Tirunelveli Junction. This train is powered by the Royapuram Electric Loco Shed (RPME) WAP-7 30422, covering a distance of 145 kilometers in 4 hours and 5 minutes. Along the route, it makes 7 halts, including Neyyattinkara, Dhanuvachapuram, Parassala, Kulitturai, Eraniel, Nagercoil Junction, and Valliyur.
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de reserved sleeper coaches in SR
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Apr 01 (21:37)   16729/Madurai - Punalur Express (PT) | QLN/Kollam Junction (Quilon) (6 PFs)
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Erode/ED - WAP 4 #22543
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Leading #16729 MDU/Madurai - PUU/Punalur Express Taking A Lighter Curve at QLN/Kollam Outer...
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