Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express

Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	18 July 2013; 8 years ago
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Start	Puducherry (PDY)
Stops	21
End	Kanniyakumari (CAPE)
Distance travelled	700 km (435 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	16861/16862
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Enlarged windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	1 ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Partially electrified
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

The Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Kanniyakumari in India. It is currently being operated with 16861/16862 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is the first express train that ran on the gauge converted route of Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line. Later Silambu Express extended from Karaikudi Junction via this route till Sengottai.

Service[]

The 16861/Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 700 km in 15h 30m. The 16862/Kanniyakumari–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 700 km in 15h 30m.