16857 PDY MAQ EXPRESS
16857 PDY MAQ EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Pondicherry (PDY) to Mangalore Central (MAQ). It covers 863 km in 17 hr 5 min, calling at 19 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Sat.
Mail/Express · 863 km · 17 hr 5 min · 19 stops · Sat
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Pondicherry (PDY) to Mangalore Central (MAQ). 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 | Pondicherry PDY | — | 16:45 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villupuram Jn VM | 17:25 | 17:35 | 10 min | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 18:16 | 18:18 | 2 min | 1 | 93 |
| 4 | Ariyalur ALU | 19:00 | 19:01 | 1 min | 1 | 146 |
| 5 | Srirangam SRGM | 19:53 | 19:55 | 2 min | 1 | 204 |
| 6 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 20:35 | 20:45 | 10 min | 1 | 216 |
| 7 | Karur KRR | 22:13 | 22:15 | 2 min | 1 | 291 |
| 8 | Erode Jn ED | 23:40 | 23:45 | 5 min | 1 | 357 |
| 9 | Tiruppur TUP | 00:28 | 00:30 | 2 min | 2 | 407 |
| 10 | Coimbatore Jn CBE | 01:57 | 02:00 | 3 min | 2 | 457 |
| 11 | Palakkad PGT | 03:22 | 03:25 | 3 min | 2 | 512 |
| 12 | Shoranur Jn SRR | 04:10 | 04:15 | 5 min | 2 | 556 |
| 13 | Tirur TIR | 04:54 | 04:55 | 1 min | 2 | 601 |
| 14 | Kozhikkode (Calicut) CLT | 05:37 | 05:40 | 3 min | 2 | 642 |
| 15 | Mahe MAHE | 06:39 | 06:40 | 1 min | 2 | 701 |
| 16 | Thalassery (Tellicherry) TLY | 06:49 | 06:50 | 1 min | 2 | 710 |
| 17 | Kannur (Cannanore) CAN | 07:17 | 07:20 | 3 min | 2 | 731 |
| 18 | Kasaragod KGQ | 08:28 | 08:30 | 2 min | 2 | 817 |
| 19 | Mangalore Central MAQ | 09:50 | — | — | 2 | 863 |
Longest halts
Where 16857 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.
- Villupuram Jn VM10 min · arrives 17:25, departs 17:35
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ10 min · arrives 20:35, departs 20:45
- Erode Jn ED5 min · arrives 23:40, departs 23:45
- Shoranur Jn SRR5 min · arrives 04:10, departs 04:15
Stations on the 16857 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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