16530 KARAIKAL - SMVT BENGALURU EXPRESS
16530 KARAIKAL - SMVT BENGALURU EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Karaikal (KIK) to Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB). It covers 561 km in 17 hr, calling at 56 stations. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 561 km · 17 hr · 56 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Karaikal (KIK) to Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB). 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 | Karaikal KIK | — | 04:50 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Nagore NCR | 05:06 | 05:08 | 2 min | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Nagappattinam NGT | 05:21 | 05:23 | 2 min | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Thiruvarur Jn TVR | 06:05 | 06:15 | 10 min | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | Nannilam NNM | 06:30 | 06:31 | 1 min | 1 | 56 |
| 6 | Peralam PEM | 06:41 | 06:42 | 1 min | 1 | 64 |
| 7 | Mayiladuturai Jn MV | 07:02 | 07:05 | 3 min | 1 | 80 |
| 8 | Nidur NID | 07:12 | 07:13 | 1 min | 1 | 84 |
| 9 | Anandatandavapuram ANP | 07:18 | 07:19 | 1 min | 1 | 87 |
| 10 | Vaithisvarankoil VDL | 07:27 | 07:28 | 1 min | 1 | 94 |
| 11 | Sirkazhi SY | 07:36 | 07:37 | 1 min | 1 | 100 |
| 12 | Kollidam CLN | 07:46 | 07:47 | 1 min | 1 | 110 |
| 13 | Vallampadugai VMP | 07:50 | 07:51 | 1 min | 1 | 112 |
| 14 | Chidambaram CDM | 07:58 | 08:00 | 2 min | 1 | 117 |
| 15 | Parangippettai PO | 08:12 | 08:13 | 1 min | 1 | 128 |
| 16 | Cuddalore Port Jn CUPJ | 09:00 | 09:10 | 10 min | 1 | 155 |
| 17 | Kurinjipadi KJPD | 09:31 | 09:32 | 1 min | 1 | 180 |
| 18 | Vadalur VLU | 09:39 | 09:40 | 1 min | 1 | 186 |
| 19 | Neyveli NVL | 09:48 | 09:49 | 1 min | 1 | 194 |
| 20 | Uttangal Mangalam UMG | 09:56 | 09:57 | 1 min | 1 | 199 |
| 21 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 11:05 | 11:15 | 10 min | 1 | 213 |
| 22 | Mukhasa Parur MKSP | 11:45 | 11:46 | 1 min | 1 | 223 |
| 23 | Kuttakudi KKTI | 11:52 | 11:53 | 1 min | 1 | 233 |
| 24 | Pukkiravari PRV | 12:09 | 12:10 | 1 min | 1 | 252 |
| 25 | Siruvattur SRVT | 12:17 | 12:18 | 1 min | 1 | 257 |
| 26 | Chinna Salem CHSM | 12:29 | 12:30 | 1 min | 1 | 265 |
| 27 | Melnariyappanur MLYR | 12:38 | 12:39 | 1 min | 1 | 271 |
| 28 | Talaivasal TVS | 12:43 | 12:44 | 1 min | 1 | 279 |
| 29 | Attur ATU | 12:59 | 13:00 | 1 min | 1 | 296 |
| 30 | Peddanayakkanpalaiyam PDKM | 13:09 | 13:10 | 1 min | 1 | 308 |
| 31 | Ettapur Road ETP | 13:17 | 13:18 | 1 min | 1 | 312 |
| 32 | Valappadi Gate VGE | 13:24 | 13:25 | 1 min | 1 | 319 |
| 33 | Minnampalli MPLI | 13:35 | 13:36 | 1 min | 1 | 332 |
| 34 | Ayodhyapattanam APN | 13:42 | 13:43 | 1 min | 1 | 338 |
| 35 | Salem Town SXT | 13:52 | 13:53 | 1 min | 1 | 346 |
| 36 | Salem Market SAMT | 13:57 | 13:58 | 1 min | 1 | 348 |
| 37 | Salem Jn SA | 14:30 | 14:40 | 10 min | 1 | 352 |
| 38 | Omalur OML | 15:29 | 15:30 | 1 min | 1 | 366 |
| 39 | Semmandappatti SMDT | 15:37 | 15:38 | 1 min | 1 | 371 |
| 40 | Karuvalli KVLR | 15:43 | 15:44 | 1 min | 1 | 376 |
| 41 | Toppur TPP | 15:56 | 15:57 | 1 min | 1 | 389 |
| 42 | Muthampatti H MPC | 16:09 | 16:10 | 1 min | 1 | 401 |
| 43 | Sivadi SZV | 16:19 | 16:20 | 1 min | 1 | 409 |
| 44 | Dharmapuri DPJ | 16:31 | 16:32 | 1 min | 1 | 419 |
| 45 | Palakkodu PCV | 16:51 | 16:52 | 1 min | 1 | 441 |
| 46 | Marandahalli MZU | 17:05 | 17:06 | 1 min | 1 | 454 |
| 47 | Rayakkottai RYC | 17:25 | 17:26 | 1 min | 1 | 473 |
| 48 | Periyanagathunai PRNT | 17:41 | 17:42 | 1 min | 1 | 488 |
| 49 | Kelamangalam KMLM | 17:53 | 17:54 | 1 min | 1 | 497 |
| 50 | Hosur HSRA | 18:09 | 18:10 | 1 min | 1 | 512 |
| 51 | Anekal Road AEK | 18:29 | 18:30 | 1 min | 1 | 526 |
| 52 | Heelalige HLE | 18:41 | 18:42 | 1 min | 1 | 536 |
| 53 | Karmelram CRLM | 18:54 | 18:55 | 1 min | 1 | 546 |
| 54 | Belandur Road BLRR | 18:59 | 19:00 | 1 min | 1 | 549 |
| 55 | Baiyyappanahalli BYPL | 19:39 | 19:40 | 1 min | 1 | 559 |
| 56 | Smvt Bengaluru SMVB | 21:50 | — | — | 1 | 561 |
Longest halts
Where 16530 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.
- Thiruvarur Jn TVR10 min · arrives 06:05, departs 06:15
- Cuddalore Port Jn CUPJ10 min · arrives 09:00, departs 09:10
- Vriddhachalam Jn VRI10 min · arrives 11:05, departs 11:15
- Salem Jn SA10 min · arrives 14:30, departs 14:40
Stations on the 16530 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
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