Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express

Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express

Overview
Service type	Express train
Status	Operating
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
First service	1 July 2003 (2003-07-01)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Start	Chennai Egmore (MS)
Stops	50
End	Mangalore Central (MAQ)
Distance travelled	983 km (611 mi)
Average journey time	23 Hours 35 Minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16859 / 16860
Line used	Chord line (MS – TPJ) Tiruchirappalli–Erode line (TPJ – ED) Jolarpettai–Shoranur line (ED – SRR) Shoranur–Mangalore section (SRR – MAQ)
On-board services
Class(es)	1A-cum-2A, 3A, SL, 2S, SLR and UR / GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Open coach (Reserved) Corridor coach (Unreserved)
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock	Locomotive: MS–TPJ: WAP4 (RPM / ED) / WAP7 (RPM); TPJ–MAQ: WDP-4D / WDP-4B (GOC) Bogie: One AC 2-Tier (HA1) Two AC 3-Tier (3A) Ten II SL Three Second seating (2S) Three UR / GS Two SLR
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz (MS–TPJ)
Operating speed	42 kilometres per hour (26 mph)
Track owner(s)	Southern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)	21 / 21A / 86 / 86A[1]
Route map

Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express is a express train connecting Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India with Mangalore in Karnataka, India.

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.^[2] Later in the 2005–2006 Railway Budget, the train (No.6607 / 6608) was extended up to Coimbatore,^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6] The number of train was changed from the initial 6607 / 6608 to 6107 / 6108,^[7] and from 6107 / 6108 to 16107 / 16108 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network.^[8][9] Again, the number of the train was changed to the present 16859 / 16860, since 1 September 2013.^[10]

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.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	SLR	UR	UR	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	D3	D2	D1	B2	B1	HA1	UR	SLR

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.^[5] This daily express train departs Chennai Egmore as Train No.16859, arrives at Tiruchirappalli Junction the next morning,^[11] reverses the loco and leaves for Mangalore Central and arrives the destination after dusk of same day.^[12] On the return journey, the train departs Mangalore Central as Train No.16860 just after dawn, arrives Tiruchirappalli Junction same night,^[13] reverses the loco and leaves for Chennai Egmore, and arrives the destination next morning.^{[14][lower-alpha 2]}

See also

• Mangalore Mail
• Mangala Lakshadweep Express

Notes

References

External links

• Southern Railway - Official Website

Railways in Southern India
National network / trunk lines	Howrah–Chennai main line New Delhi–Chennai main line Mumbai–Chennai line
Other lines / sections	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line Chord Line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Gudivada–Bhimavaram section Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section Guntur–Macherla section Guntur–Repalle section Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Kazipet–Vijayawada section Kollam–Sengottai branch line Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line Mysore–Bangalore line Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line Nagpur–Hyderabad line Nilambur–Nanjangud line (Cancelled) Nilambur–Shoranur line Nilgiri Mountain Railway Palakkad–Pollachi line Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section Peralam–Karaikal line Sabari railway line (Proposed) Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Shoranur–Mangalore section Solapur–Guntakal section Vijayawada–Chennai section Vijayawada–Guntur section Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Pune–Miraj–Londa line Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line Pamban–Dhanushkodi branch line (Defunct)
Urban and suburban rail transport	Chennai Chennai Suburban Railway Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System Chennai Metro Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System Hyderabad Metro Rail Bangalore Bangalore Commuter Rail Namma Metro Kochi Kochi Metro
Monorails/ Light metros	Bangalore Chennai Coimbatore Kozhikode Tiruchirappalli Thiruvananthapuram
Defunct railways	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway
Railway divisions	Bangalore Chennai Bangalore Hubli Madurai Mysore Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
Named trains	Kerala Ahilya Nagari Express Amritha Express Anantapuri Express Chennai–Alleppey Express Chennai Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express Ernad Express Ernakulam–H.Nizamudin Duronto Guruvayur Express Himsagar Express Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya Express Island Express Kannur Jan Shatabdi Express Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express Kerala Express Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi Express Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Ernakulam Duronto Express Malabar Express Marusagar Express Maveli Express Netravati Express Palaruvi Express Parasuram Express Pune–Ernakulam Express Raptisagar Express Sabari Express Tea Garden Express Thiruvananthapuram Mail Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express Vanchinad Express Venad Express Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express Andaman Express Andhra Pradesh Express Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express Bangalore Rajdhani Express Bangalore Cantonment–Kamakhya Humsafar Express Bhagmati Express Bhubaneswar - Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express Brindavan Express Chalukya Express Chamundi Express Charminar Express Chemmozhi Express Chennai Rajdhani Express Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express Chennai Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Chennai–Jaipur Express Chennai–Madurai Duronto Express Chennai–Mysore Shatabdi Express Chennai Egmore–Mangalore Central Express Chennai Central–Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express Cheran Express Cholan Express Circar Express Cocanada AC Express Coimbatore–Chennai Express Coimbatore–Jaipur Express Coimbatore–Nagercoil Express Coimbatore–Tuticorin Link Express Coimbatore–Rameswaram Express Coromandel Express Falaknuma Express Ganga Kaveri Express Godavari Express Gol Gumbaz Express Golconda Express Golden Chariot Goutami Express Grand Trunk Express Hampi Express Hirakud Express Howrah–Chennai Mail Howrah–Kanyakumari Express Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly Express Hubballi – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Hussainsagar Express Hyderabad–Pune Express Indore–Yesvantpur Express Janmabhoomi Express Kanyakumari Express Kaveri Express Krishna Express Kongu Express Kovai Express Lal Bagh Express Malgudi Express Mangala Lakshadweep Express Mangalore Yaswanthpur Express Manikarnika Express Mannai express Matsyaganda Express Mayiladuthurai–Mysore Express Mumbai CST Chennai Express Mysore–Tuticorin Express Mysore - Dharwad Express Nagarjuna Express Nagercoil Passenger Nagavali Express Narayanadri Express Navjivan Express Navyug Express Nellai Express Nilgiri Express Pallavan Express Pandian Express Pearl City Express Pinakini Express Poorna Express Pothigai Express Rajkot–Coimbatore Express Rani Chennamma Express Rockfort Express Samata Express Sanghamithra Express Satavahana Express Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express Sharavati Express Sethu Express Silambu Express Simhapuri Express Rameswaram - Faizabad Shraddha Sethu Express Tamil Nadu Express Thirukural Express Tippu Express Tirumala Express Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast Express Tiruchirappalli–Mayiladuthurai Express Tiruchirappalli–Tirunelveli Intercity Express Udyan Express Uzhavan Express Visakha Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express Vishwamanava Express West coast Express Yesvantpur Puducherry Garib Rath Express Yelagiri Express Yercaud Express
Manufacturing units / workshops / sheds	Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock Golden Rock Railway Workshop Integral Coach Factory Kollam MEMU Shed Rail Wheel Factory
Railway zones	South Central Railway Southern Railway South Western Railway
Railway companies	Konkan Railway Corporation Kerala Monorail Corporation East Coast State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Agitations and accidents	1928 South Indian railway strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta railway strike 1974 railway strike in India 1988 Kollam Peruman train accident Nellore train fire
See also	Timeline of Southern Railway zone Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited Bholu (mascot) Madras Time Thiruvananthapuram–Mangalore high-speed passenger corridor Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala
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