16101 MS QLN EXPRESS
16101 MS QLN EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Chennai Egmore (MS) to Kollam Jn (QLN). It covers 763 km in 14 hr 10 min, calling at 25 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 763 km · 14 hr 10 min · 25 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Chennai Egmore (MS) to Kollam Jn (QLN). An em dash means there is no such event: the train starts at that station or finishes there. “Day” counts from the day it leaves its origin, so a stop on day 2 is the morning after departure.
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Egmore MS | — | 17:00 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tambaram TBM | 17:25 | 17:27 | 2 min | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 17:58 | 18:00 | 2 min | 1 | 56 |
| 4 | Melmaruvathur MLMR | 18:23 | 18:25 | 2 min | 1 | 92 |
| 5 | Villupuram Jn VM | 19:25 | 19:30 | 5 min | 1 | 159 |
| 6 | Ulundurpet ULU | 19:55 | 19:56 | 1 min | 1 | 194 |
| 7 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 20:10 | 20:12 | 2 min | 1 | 213 |
| 8 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 21:50 | 21:55 | 5 min | 1 | 336 |
| 9 | Dindigul Jn DG | 23:02 | 23:05 | 3 min | 1 | 431 |
| 10 | Madurai Jn MDU | 00:10 | 00:15 | 5 min | 2 | 497 |
| 11 | Virudunagar Jn VPT | 00:53 | 00:55 | 2 min | 2 | 540 |
| 12 | Sivakasi SVKS | 01:19 | 01:20 | 1 min | 2 | 564 |
| 13 | Srivilliputtur SVPR | 01:34 | 01:35 | 1 min | 2 | 581 |
| 14 | Rajapalaiyam RJPM | 01:48 | 01:50 | 2 min | 2 | 592 |
| 15 | Sankarankovil SNKL | 02:13 | 02:15 | 2 min | 2 | 625 |
| 16 | Kadayanallur KDNL | 02:34 | 02:35 | 1 min | 2 | 646 |
| 17 | Tenkasi Jn TSI | 02:58 | 03:00 | 2 min | 2 | 662 |
| 18 | Sengottai SCT | 03:25 | 03:30 | 5 min | 2 | 670 |
| 19 | Aryankavu AYV | 03:59 | 04:00 | 1 min | 2 | 685 |
| 20 | Tenmalai TML | 04:29 | 04:30 | 1 min | 2 | 698 |
| 21 | Punalur PUU | 05:30 | 05:35 | 5 min | 2 | 719 |
| 22 | Auvaneeswarem AVS | 05:44 | 05:45 | 1 min | 2 | 727 |
| 23 | Kottarakara KKZ | 05:54 | 05:55 | 1 min | 2 | 739 |
| 24 | Kundara KUV | 06:07 | 06:08 | 1 min | 2 | 750 |
| 25 | Kollam Jn QLN | 07:10 | — | — | 2 | 763 |
Longest halts
Where 16101 stands longest, from the scheduled times above. A long booked halt is also where a change of train is most likely to hold — the margin is already in the timetable.
- Villupuram Jn VM5 min · arrives 19:25, departs 19:30
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ5 min · arrives 21:50, departs 21:55
- Madurai Jn MDU5 min · arrives 00:10, departs 00:15
- Sengottai SCT5 min · arrives 03:25, departs 03:30
- Punalur PUU5 min · arrives 05:30, departs 05:35
Stations on the 16101 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Tambaram (TBM)Day 1 · 25 km from Chennai Egmore
- Villupuram Jn (VM)Day 1 · 159 km from Chennai Egmore
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ)Day 1 · 336 km from Chennai Egmore
- Virudunagar Jn (VPT)Day 2 · 540 km from Chennai Egmore
- Rajapalaiyam (RJPM)Day 2 · 592 km from Chennai Egmore
- Tenkasi Jn (TSI)Day 2 · 662 km from Chennai Egmore
What is and is not on this page
Everything above is published timetable data — scheduled times, halts, day numbers and cumulative distance. It changes when the timetable changes and not otherwise, and nothing on this page predicts a delay.
Seat availability is not shown here, because it changes by the minute and a cached page cannot tell the truth about it. Search this route and a date to have every class checked at the moment you ask — and, if 16101 is full, to have RailRoute look for a split ticket, an earlier boarding point or a journey with one change. How that works is written up in the method behind the alternatives.
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