16730 PUU MDU EXPRESS
16730 PUU MDU EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Punalur (PUU) to Madurai Jn (MDU). It covers 410 km in 10 hr 20 min, calling at 41 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs every day of the week.
Mail/Express · 410 km · 10 hr 20 min · 41 stops · Daily
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Punalur (PUU) to Madurai Jn (MDU). 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 | Punalur PUU | — | 17:15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Auvaneeswarem AVS | 17:24 | 17:25 | 1 min | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Kuri KIF | 17:31 | 17:32 | 1 min | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Kottarakara KKZ | 17:40 | 17:41 | 1 min | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Ezhukone EKN | 17:49 | 17:50 | 1 min | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Kundara KUV | 17:58 | 17:59 | 1 min | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Kilikollur KLQ | 18:07 | 18:08 | 1 min | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Kollam Jn QLN | 18:20 | 18:25 | 5 min | 1 | 45 |
| 9 | Iravipuram IRP | 18:31 | 18:32 | 1 min | 1 | 49 |
| 10 | Mayyanad MYY | 18:38 | 18:39 | 1 min | 1 | 53 |
| 11 | Paravur PVU | 18:44 | 18:45 | 1 min | 1 | 57 |
| 12 | Edavai EVA | 18:52 | 18:53 | 1 min | 1 | 64 |
| 13 | Varkala VAK | 18:58 | 18:59 | 1 min | 1 | 68 |
| 14 | Kadakavur KVU | 19:09 | 19:10 | 1 min | 1 | 77 |
| 15 | Chirayinkil CRY | 19:14 | 19:15 | 1 min | 1 | 80 |
| 16 | Murukkampuzha MQU | 19:22 | 19:23 | 1 min | 1 | 88 |
| 17 | Kaniyapuram KXP | 19:27 | 19:28 | 1 min | 1 | 92 |
| 18 | Kazhakuttam KZK | 19:33 | 19:34 | 1 min | 1 | 96 |
| 19 | Kochuveli KCVL | 19:42 | 19:43 | 1 min | 1 | 103 |
| 20 | Trivandrum Pettah TVP | 19:48 | 19:49 | 1 min | 1 | 107 |
| 21 | Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC | 20:10 | 20:15 | 5 min | 1 | 109 |
| 22 | Balaramapuram BRAM | 20:29 | 20:30 | 1 min | 1 | 122 |
| 23 | Neyyattinkara NYY | 20:34 | 20:35 | 1 min | 1 | 126 |
| 24 | Dhanuvachapuram DAVM | 20:42 | 20:43 | 1 min | 1 | 133 |
| 25 | Parassala PASA | 20:49 | 20:50 | 1 min | 1 | 139 |
| 26 | Kulitturai West KZTW | 20:54 | 20:55 | 1 min | 1 | 144 |
| 27 | Kulitthurai KZT | 20:59 | 21:00 | 1 min | 1 | 147 |
| 28 | Eraniel ERL | 21:14 | 21:15 | 1 min | 1 | 162 |
| 29 | Nagercoil Town NJT | 21:25 | 21:30 | 5 min | 1 | 175 |
| 30 | Aralvaymoli AAY | 21:54 | 21:55 | 1 min | 1 | 193 |
| 31 | Valliyur VLY | 22:36 | 22:38 | 2 min | 1 | 211 |
| 32 | Nanguneri NNN | 22:50 | 22:51 | 1 min | 1 | 225 |
| 33 | Tirunelveli TEN | 23:50 | 23:55 | 5 min | 1 | 254 |
| 34 | Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn MEJ | 00:24 | 00:25 | 1 min | 2 | 282 |
| 35 | Kadambur KDU | 00:34 | 00:35 | 1 min | 2 | 296 |
| 36 | Kovilpatti CVP | 00:48 | 00:50 | 2 min | 2 | 319 |
| 37 | Satur SRT | 01:08 | 01:10 | 2 min | 2 | 340 |
| 38 | Virudunagar Jn VPT | 01:28 | 01:30 | 2 min | 2 | 367 |
| 39 | Tirumangalam TMQ | 01:59 | 02:00 | 1 min | 2 | 393 |
| 40 | Tiruparankundram TDN | 02:29 | 02:30 | 1 min | 2 | 403 |
| 41 | Madurai Jn MDU | 03:35 | — | — | 2 | 410 |
Longest halts
Where 16730 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.
- Kollam Jn QLN5 min · arrives 18:20, departs 18:25
- Thiruvananthapuram Central TVC5 min · arrives 20:10, departs 20:15
- Nagercoil Town NJT5 min · arrives 21:25, departs 21:30
- Tirunelveli TEN5 min · arrives 23:50, departs 23:55
Stations on the 16730 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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