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16729 MDU PUU EXP

16729 MDU PUU EXP is a mail/express service from Madurai Jn (MDU) to Punalur (PUU). It covers 410 km in 10 hr 40 min, calling at 39 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.

Mail/Express · 410 km · 10 hr 40 min · 39 stops · Daily

Route and stops

Every scheduled call in order, from Madurai Jn (MDU) to Punalur (PUU). 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.

Scheduled stops of 16729 MDU PUU EXP, in order, with arrival and departure times, halt length, day of the run and cumulative distance from the origin.
#StationArrivesDepartsHaltDayKm
1Madurai Jn MDU—23:15—10
2Tiruparankundram TDN23:2623:271 min17
3Tirumangalam TMQ23:3623:371 min118
4Virudunagar Jn VPT23:5523:572 min144
5Satur SRT00:1300:152 min271
6Kovilpatti CVP00:3300:352 min292
7Kadambur KDU00:4900:501 min2114
8Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn MEJ01:0901:101 min2128
9Tirunelveli TEN01:4001:455 min2157
10Nanguneri NNN02:0902:101 min2185
11Valliyur VLY02:2302:252 min2199
12Aralvaymoli AAY02:3902:401 min2217
13Nagercoil Town NJT04:3104:365 min2235
14Eraniel ERL04:5104:521 min2249
15Kulitthurai KZT05:0605:071 min2263
16Kulitturai West KZTW05:1005:111 min2267
17Parassala PASA05:1505:161 min2272
18Neyyattinkara NYY05:3405:351 min2284
19Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC06:2006:255 min2301
20Trivandrum Pettah TVP06:3006:311 min2304
21Kochuveli KCVL06:3906:401 min2308
22Kazhakuttam KZK06:4706:481 min2315
23Kaniyapuram KXP06:5106:521 min2319
24Murukkampuzha MQU07:0407:051 min2323
25Chirayinkil CRY07:1107:121 min2330
26Kadakavur KVU07:2407:251 min2333
27Varkala VAK07:3907:401 min2342
28Edavai EVA07:4407:451 min2346
29Paravur PVU07:5908:001 min2354
30Mayyanad MYY08:0408:051 min2357
31Iravipuram IRP08:1008:111 min2361
32Kollam Jn QLN08:3008:355 min2366
33Kilikollur KLQ08:3608:371 min2372
34Kundara KUV08:4508:461 min2379
35Ezhukone EKN08:5408:551 min2384
36Kottarakara KKZ09:0209:031 min2390
37Kuri KIF09:0809:091 min2398
38Auvaneeswarem AVS09:1909:201 min2402
39Punalur PUU09:55——2410

Longest halts

Where 16729 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.

  • Tirunelveli TEN5 min · arrives 01:40, departs 01:45
  • Nagercoil Town NJT5 min · arrives 04:31, departs 04:36
  • Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC5 min · arrives 06:20, departs 06:25
  • Kollam Jn QLN5 min · arrives 08:30, departs 08:35

Stations on the 16729 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.

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 16729 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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