16858 MAQ PDY EXPRESS
16858 MAQ PDY EXPRESS is a mail/express service from Mangalore Central (MAQ) to Pondicherry (PDY). It covers 863 km in 17 hr 40 min, calling at 19 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Sun.
Mail/Express · 863 km · 17 hr 40 min · 19 stops · Sun
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Mangalore Central (MAQ) to Pondicherry (PDY). 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 | Mangalore Central MAQ | — | 16:35 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kasaragod KGQ | 17:13 | 17:15 | 2 min | 1 | 46 |
| 3 | Kannur (Cannanore) CAN | 18:32 | 18:35 | 3 min | 1 | 132 |
| 4 | Thalassery (Tellicherry) TLY | 18:53 | 18:55 | 2 min | 1 | 153 |
| 5 | Mahe MAHE | 19:04 | 19:05 | 1 min | 1 | 162 |
| 6 | Kozhikkode (Calicut) CLT | 20:05 | 20:10 | 5 min | 1 | 221 |
| 7 | Tirur TIR | 20:48 | 20:50 | 2 min | 1 | 262 |
| 8 | Shoranur Jn SRR | 21:35 | 21:40 | 5 min | 1 | 307 |
| 9 | Palakkad PGT | 22:57 | 23:00 | 3 min | 1 | 351 |
| 10 | Coimbatore Jn CBE | 00:25 | 00:30 | 5 min | 2 | 406 |
| 11 | Tiruppur TUP | 01:18 | 01:20 | 2 min | 2 | 456 |
| 12 | Erode Jn ED | 02:15 | 02:20 | 5 min | 2 | 506 |
| 13 | Karur KRR | 03:23 | 03:25 | 2 min | 2 | 572 |
| 14 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 05:45 | 05:55 | 10 min | 2 | 647 |
| 15 | Srirangam SRGM | 06:13 | 06:15 | 2 min | 2 | 659 |
| 16 | Ariyalur ALU | 06:57 | 06:58 | 1 min | 2 | 717 |
| 17 | Vriddhachalam Jn VRI | 07:28 | 07:30 | 2 min | 2 | 770 |
| 18 | Villupuram Jn VM | 08:55 | 09:05 | 10 min | 2 | 825 |
| 19 | Pondicherry PDY | 10:15 | — | — | 2 | 863 |
Longest halts
Where 16858 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.
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ10 min · arrives 05:45, departs 05:55
- Villupuram Jn VM10 min · arrives 08:55, departs 09:05
- Kozhikkode (Calicut) CLT5 min · arrives 20:05, departs 20:10
- Shoranur Jn SRR5 min · arrives 21:35, departs 21:40
- Coimbatore Jn CBE5 min · arrives 00:25, departs 00:30
- Erode Jn ED5 min · arrives 02:15, departs 02:20
Stations on the 16858 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
- Kasaragod (KGQ)Day 1 · 46 km from Mangalore Central
- Thalassery (Tellicherry) (TLY)Day 1 · 153 km from Mangalore Central
- Kozhikkode (Calicut) (CLT)Day 1 · 221 km from Mangalore Central
- Shoranur Jn (SRR)Day 1 · 307 km from Mangalore Central
- Coimbatore Jn (CBE)Day 2 · 406 km from Mangalore Central
- Erode Jn (ED)Day 2 · 506 km from Mangalore Central
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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