16529 SMVT BENGALURU - KARAIKAL EXPRESS
16529 SMVT BENGALURU - KARAIKAL EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB) to Karaikal (KIK). It covers 561 km in 15 hr 5 min, calling at 56 stations. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 561 km · 15 hr 5 min · 56 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB) 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 | Smvt Bengaluru SMVB | — | 07:30 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Baiyyappanahalli BYPL | 07:38 | 07:39 | 1 min | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Belandur Road BLRR | 07:48 | 07:49 | 1 min | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Karmelram CRLM | 07:54 | 07:55 | 1 min | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Heelalige HLE | 08:05 | 08:06 | 1 min | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Anekal Road AEK | 08:15 | 08:16 | 1 min | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Hosur HSRA | 08:35 | 08:36 | 1 min | 1 | 49 |
| 8 | Kelamangalam KMLM | 08:49 | 08:50 | 1 min | 1 | 63 |
| 9 | Periyanagathunai PRNT | 08:59 | 09:00 | 1 min | 1 | 72 |
| 10 | Rayakkottai RYC | 09:16 | 09:17 | 1 min | 1 | 88 |
| 11 | Marandahalli MZU | 09:39 | 09:40 | 1 min | 1 | 107 |
| 12 | Palakkodu PCV | 09:53 | 09:54 | 1 min | 1 | 120 |
| 13 | Dharmapuri DPJ | 10:15 | 10:16 | 1 min | 1 | 141 |
| 14 | Sivadi SZV | 10:26 | 10:27 | 1 min | 1 | 152 |
| 15 | Muthampatti H MPC | 10:36 | 10:37 | 1 min | 1 | 160 |
| 16 | Toppur TPP | 10:49 | 10:50 | 1 min | 1 | 172 |
| 17 | Karuvalli KVLR | 11:04 | 11:05 | 1 min | 1 | 185 |
| 18 | Semmandappatti SMDT | 11:12 | 11:13 | 1 min | 1 | 190 |
| 19 | Omalur OML | 12:19 | 12:20 | 1 min | 1 | 195 |
| 20 | Salem Jn SA | 12:50 | 13:00 | 10 min | 1 | 208 |
| 21 | Salem Market SAMT | 13:07 | 13:08 | 1 min | 1 | 213 |
| 22 | Salem Town SXT | 13:12 | 13:13 | 1 min | 1 | 215 |
| 23 | Ayodhyapattanam APN | 13:21 | 13:22 | 1 min | 1 | 223 |
| 24 | Minnampalli MPLI | 13:30 | 13:31 | 1 min | 1 | 228 |
| 25 | Valappadi Gate VGE | 13:40 | 13:41 | 1 min | 1 | 242 |
| 26 | Ettapur Road ETP | 13:47 | 13:48 | 1 min | 1 | 249 |
| 27 | Peddanayakkanpalaiyam PDKM | 13:53 | 13:54 | 1 min | 1 | 253 |
| 28 | Attur ATU | 14:05 | 14:06 | 1 min | 1 | 264 |
| 29 | Talaivasal TVS | 14:19 | 14:20 | 1 min | 1 | 282 |
| 30 | Melnariyappanur MLYR | 14:27 | 14:28 | 1 min | 1 | 289 |
| 31 | Chinna Salem CHSM | 14:36 | 14:37 | 1 min | 1 | 296 |
| 32 | Siruvattur SRVT | 14:42 | 14:43 | 1 min | 1 | 304 |
| 33 | Pukkiravari PRV | 14:49 | 14:50 | 1 min | 1 | 308 |
| 34 | Kuttakudi KKTI | 15:09 | 15:10 | 1 min | 1 | 327 |
| 35 | Mukhasa Parur MKSP | 15:19 | 15:20 | 1 min | 1 | 337 |
| 36 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 16:10 | 16:20 | 10 min | 1 | 347 |
| 37 | Uttangal Mangalam UMG | 16:35 | 16:36 | 1 min | 1 | 362 |
| 38 | Neyveli NVL | 16:42 | 16:43 | 1 min | 1 | 367 |
| 39 | Vadalur VLU | 16:50 | 16:51 | 1 min | 1 | 375 |
| 40 | Kurinjipadi KJPD | 16:57 | 16:58 | 1 min | 1 | 381 |
| 41 | Cuddalore Port Jn CUPJ | 17:40 | 17:50 | 10 min | 1 | 405 |
| 42 | Parangippettai PO | 18:11 | 18:12 | 1 min | 1 | 433 |
| 43 | Chidambaram CDM | 18:23 | 18:25 | 2 min | 1 | 444 |
| 44 | Vallampadugai VMP | 18:31 | 18:32 | 1 min | 1 | 448 |
| 45 | Kollidam CLN | 18:37 | 18:38 | 1 min | 1 | 451 |
| 46 | Sirkazhi SY | 18:48 | 18:49 | 1 min | 1 | 461 |
| 47 | Vaithisvarankoil VDL | 18:56 | 18:57 | 1 min | 1 | 467 |
| 48 | Anandatandavapuram ANP | 19:03 | 19:04 | 1 min | 1 | 474 |
| 49 | Nidur NID | 19:09 | 19:10 | 1 min | 1 | 476 |
| 50 | Mayiladuturai Jn MV | 19:43 | 19:45 | 2 min | 1 | 481 |
| 51 | Peralam PEM | 20:00 | 20:01 | 1 min | 1 | 496 |
| 52 | Nannilam NNM | 20:10 | 20:11 | 1 min | 1 | 505 |
| 53 | Thiruvarur Jn TVR | 21:05 | 21:15 | 10 min | 1 | 519 |
| 54 | Nagappattinam NGT | 21:37 | 21:40 | 3 min | 1 | 543 |
| 55 | Nagore NCR | 21:52 | 21:54 | 2 min | 1 | 550 |
| 56 | Karaikal KIK | 22:35 | — | — | 1 | 561 |
Longest halts
Where 16529 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.
- Salem Jn SA10 min · arrives 12:50, departs 13:00
- Vriddhachalam Jn VRI10 min · arrives 16:10, departs 16:20
- Cuddalore Port Jn CUPJ10 min · arrives 17:40, departs 17:50
- Thiruvarur Jn TVR10 min · arrives 21:05, departs 21:15
Stations on the 16529 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Baiyyappanahalli (BYPL)Day 1 · 2 km from Smvt Bengaluru
- Marandahalli (MZU)Day 1 · 107 km from Smvt Bengaluru
- Salem Jn (SA)Day 1 · 208 km from Smvt Bengaluru
- Talaivasal (TVS)Day 1 · 282 km from Smvt Bengaluru
- Neyveli (NVL)Day 1 · 367 km from Smvt Bengaluru
- Vaithisvarankoil (VDL)Day 1 · 467 km from Smvt Bengaluru
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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