Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express

The Chennai Egmore - Karaikal Kamban Express is an express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Egmore and Karaikal in India. It is currently being operated with 16175/16176 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Chennai Egmore - Karaikal Kamban Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service23 April 2010 (2010-04-23)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Route
StartChennai Egmore (MS)
Stops16
EndKaraikal (KIK)
Distance travelled361 km (224 mi)
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)16175/16176
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 Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockKIK-MS/ MS-KIK WAP7 RPM 25Kva Electric Traction
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed42 km/h (26 mph), including halts
Route map

Service

The 16175/Chennai Egmore - Karaikal Kamban Express has an average speed of 42 km/hr and covers 361 km in 8h 30m. The 16176/Karaikal - Chennai Egmore Kambam Express has an average speed of 44 km/hr and covers 361 km in 8h 15m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper Coaches
  • 2 Slip Coaches
  • 6 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
  • 1 Brake van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Chennai to Villupuram. From Villupuram, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive uptil Karaikal and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with 16187/16188 Tea Garden Express and 56385/56386 Ernakulam - Kottayam Passenger. The Chennai Egmore - Velankanni Link Express is detached from Nagappattinam.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Notes
  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

See also

References
  1. Ayyappan, V (2 December 2015). "Railways cancel 17 trains due to floods in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. Chennai rain: Southern Railway cancels 12 trains leaving Egmore
  3. CANCELLATION OF TRAIN SERVICES ON 01.12.2015


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