16159 MS MAQ EXPRESS
16159 MS MAQ EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Chennai Egmore (MS) to Mangalore Central (MAQ). It covers 982 km in 20 hr 5 min, calling at 50 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 982 km · 20 hr 5 min · 50 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Chennai Egmore (MS) to Mangalore Central (MAQ). 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 | — | 23:10 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Mambalam MBM | 23:21 | 23:23 | 2 min | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Tambaram TBM | 23:38 | 23:40 | 2 min | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 00:08 | 00:10 | 2 min | 2 | 56 |
| 5 | Melmaruvathur MLMR | 00:34 | 00:35 | 1 min | 2 | 91 |
| 6 | Tindivanam TMV | 00:58 | 01:00 | 2 min | 2 | 121 |
| 7 | Villupuram Jn VM | 01:40 | 01:42 | 2 min | 2 | 158 |
| 8 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 02:22 | 02:24 | 2 min | 2 | 213 |
| 9 | Ariyalur ALU | 02:55 | 02:56 | 1 min | 2 | 266 |
| 10 | Srirangam SRGM | 03:38 | 03:40 | 2 min | 2 | 324 |
| 11 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 04:40 | 04:50 | 10 min | 2 | 336 |
| 12 | Tiruchchirapalli Fort TP | 05:03 | 05:05 | 2 min | 2 | 340 |
| 13 | Kulitalai KLT | 05:34 | 05:35 | 1 min | 2 | 373 |
| 14 | Karur KRR | 06:18 | 06:20 | 2 min | 2 | 412 |
| 15 | Pugalur PGR | 06:39 | 06:40 | 1 min | 2 | 427 |
| 16 | Kodumudi KMD | 06:59 | 07:00 | 1 min | 2 | 439 |
| 17 | Erode Jn ED | 07:35 | 07:45 | 10 min | 2 | 478 |
| 18 | Uttukuli UKL | 08:24 | 08:25 | 1 min | 2 | 514 |
| 19 | Tiruppur TUP | 08:38 | 08:40 | 2 min | 2 | 528 |
| 20 | Pilamedu PLMD | 09:24 | 09:25 | 1 min | 2 | 569 |
| 21 | Coimbatore North Jn CBF | 09:34 | 09:35 | 1 min | 2 | 575 |
| 22 | Coimbatore Jn CBE | 09:45 | 09:50 | 5 min | 2 | 578 |
| 23 | Podanur Jn PTJ | 10:09 | 10:10 | 1 min | 2 | 584 |
| 24 | Palakkad PGT | 11:17 | 11:20 | 3 min | 2 | 635 |
| 25 | Ottappalam OTP | 11:45 | 11:47 | 2 min | 2 | 666 |
| 26 | Shoranur Jn SRR | 12:15 | 12:20 | 5 min | 2 | 678 |
| 27 | Pattambi PTB | 12:34 | 12:35 | 1 min | 2 | 690 |
| 28 | Kuttippuram KTU | 12:54 | 12:55 | 1 min | 2 | 708 |
| 29 | Tirur TIR | 13:08 | 13:09 | 1 min | 2 | 723 |
| 30 | Tanur TA | 13:18 | 13:19 | 1 min | 2 | 731 |
| 31 | Parpanangadi PGI | 13:27 | 13:28 | 1 min | 2 | 739 |
| 32 | Kadalundi KN | 13:37 | 13:38 | 1 min | 2 | 749 |
| 33 | Ferok FK | 13:44 | 13:45 | 1 min | 2 | 754 |
| 34 | Kozhikkode (Calicut) CLT | 14:10 | 14:15 | 5 min | 2 | 764 |
| 35 | Quilandi QLD | 14:39 | 14:40 | 1 min | 2 | 789 |
| 36 | Vadakara (Badagara) BDJ | 14:56 | 14:57 | 1 min | 2 | 811 |
| 37 | Mahe MAHE | 15:07 | 15:08 | 1 min | 2 | 823 |
| 38 | Thalassery (Tellicherry) TLY | 15:19 | 15:20 | 1 min | 2 | 833 |
| 39 | Kannur (Cannanore) CAN | 15:47 | 15:50 | 3 min | 2 | 853 |
| 40 | Kannapuram KPQ | 16:04 | 16:05 | 1 min | 2 | 868 |
| 41 | Payangadi PAZ | 16:12 | 16:13 | 1 min | 2 | 875 |
| 42 | Payyanur PAY | 16:24 | 16:25 | 1 min | 2 | 887 |
| 43 | Charvattur CHV | 16:38 | 16:39 | 1 min | 2 | 902 |
| 44 | Nileshwar NLE | 16:49 | 16:50 | 1 min | 2 | 907 |
| 45 | Kanhangad KZE | 17:02 | 17:03 | 1 min | 2 | 916 |
| 46 | Kotikulam KQK | 17:13 | 17:14 | 1 min | 2 | 930 |
| 47 | Kasaragod KGQ | 17:24 | 17:25 | 1 min | 2 | 939 |
| 48 | Kumbla KMQ | 17:35 | 17:36 | 1 min | 2 | 951 |
| 49 | Manjeshwar MJS | 17:49 | 17:50 | 1 min | 2 | 968 |
| 50 | Mangalore Central MAQ | 19:15 | — | — | 2 | 982 |
Longest halts
Where 16159 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.
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ10 min · arrives 04:40, departs 04:50
- Erode Jn ED10 min · arrives 07:35, departs 07:45
- Coimbatore Jn CBE5 min · arrives 09:45, departs 09:50
- Shoranur Jn SRR5 min · arrives 12:15, departs 12:20
- Kozhikkode (Calicut) CLT5 min · arrives 14:10, departs 14:15
Stations on the 16159 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Mambalam (MBM)Day 1 · 7 km from Chennai Egmore
- Srirangam (SRGM)Day 2 · 324 km from Chennai Egmore
- Uttukuli (UKL)Day 2 · 514 km from Chennai Egmore
- Shoranur Jn (SRR)Day 2 · 678 km from Chennai Egmore
- Kozhikkode (Calicut) (CLT)Day 2 · 764 km from Chennai Egmore
- Payyanur (PAY)Day 2 · 887 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.
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