16188 ERS KIK EXPRESS
16188 ERS KIK EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Ernakulam Jn (ERS) to Karaikal (KIK). It covers 593 km in 13 hr 20 min, calling at 26 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 593 km · 13 hr 20 min · 26 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Ernakulam Jn (ERS) to Karaikal (KIK). 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 | Ernakulam Jn ERS | — | 22:25 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ernakulam Town ERN | 22:34 | 22:36 | 2 min | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Idapalli IPL | 22:46 | 22:47 | 1 min | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Aluva (Alwaye) AWY | 23:03 | 23:05 | 2 min | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Angamali AFK | 23:14 | 23:15 | 1 min | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Chalakudi CKI | 23:26 | 23:27 | 1 min | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Irinjalakuda IJK | 23:34 | 23:35 | 1 min | 1 | 51 |
| 8 | Thrisur TCR | 00:12 | 00:15 | 3 min | 2 | 75 |
| 9 | Ottappalam OTP | 01:13 | 01:14 | 1 min | 2 | 120 |
| 10 | Palakkad PGT | 01:37 | 01:40 | 3 min | 2 | 152 |
| 11 | Coimbatore Jn CBE | 03:12 | 03:15 | 3 min | 2 | 206 |
| 12 | Tiruppur TUP | 03:58 | 04:00 | 2 min | 2 | 256 |
| 13 | Erode Jn ED | 04:50 | 04:55 | 5 min | 2 | 307 |
| 14 | Kodumudi KMD | 05:34 | 05:35 | 1 min | 2 | 345 |
| 15 | Pugalur PGR | 05:49 | 05:50 | 1 min | 2 | 357 |
| 16 | Karur KRR | 06:18 | 06:20 | 2 min | 2 | 372 |
| 17 | Kulitalai KLT | 06:54 | 06:55 | 1 min | 2 | 411 |
| 18 | Tiruchchirapalli Fort TP | 07:50 | 07:52 | 2 min | 2 | 444 |
| 19 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 08:05 | 08:15 | 10 min | 2 | 448 |
| 20 | Budalur BAL | 08:47 | 08:48 | 1 min | 2 | 480 |
| 21 | Thanjavur TJ | 09:05 | 09:07 | 2 min | 2 | 498 |
| 22 | Nidamangalam NMJ | 09:29 | 09:31 | 2 min | 2 | 528 |
| 23 | Thiruvarur Jn TVR | 09:58 | 10:00 | 2 min | 2 | 552 |
| 24 | Nagappattinam NGT | 10:33 | 10:35 | 2 min | 2 | 575 |
| 25 | Nagore NCR | 10:48 | 10:50 | 2 min | 2 | 582 |
| 26 | Karaikal KIK | 11:45 | — | — | 2 | 593 |
Longest halts
Where 16188 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 08:05, departs 08:15
- Erode Jn ED5 min · arrives 04:50, departs 04:55
Stations on the 16188 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
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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