16861 PDY CAPE EXP
16861 PDY CAPE EXP is a mail/express service from Pondicherry (PDY) to Kanniyakumari (CAPE). It covers 699 km in 14 hr 5 min, calling at 22 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Sun.
Mail/Express · 699 km · 14 hr 5 min · 22 stops · Sun
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Pondicherry (PDY) to Kanniyakumari (CAPE). 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 | — | 13:10 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villupuram Jn VM | 13:55 | 14:05 | 10 min | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Tiruppadirippuliyur TDPR | 14:44 | 14:45 | 1 min | 1 | 81 |
| 4 | Cuddalore Port Jn CUPJ | 14:53 | 14:54 | 1 min | 1 | 85 |
| 5 | Chidambaram CDM | 15:26 | 15:28 | 2 min | 1 | 123 |
| 6 | Sirkazhi SY | 15:43 | 15:44 | 1 min | 1 | 140 |
| 7 | Mayiladuturai Jn MV | 16:23 | 16:25 | 2 min | 1 | 160 |
| 8 | Kumbakonam KMU | 16:52 | 16:54 | 2 min | 1 | 191 |
| 9 | Thanjavur TJ | 17:42 | 17:44 | 2 min | 1 | 230 |
| 10 | Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ | 19:00 | 19:05 | 5 min | 1 | 280 |
| 11 | Pudukkotai PDKT | 19:43 | 19:45 | 2 min | 1 | 333 |
| 12 | Karaikkudi Jn KKDI | 20:43 | 20:45 | 2 min | 1 | 370 |
| 13 | Sivaganga SVGA | 21:28 | 21:30 | 2 min | 1 | 410 |
| 14 | Manamadurai Jn MNM | 21:55 | 22:00 | 5 min | 1 | 431 |
| 15 | Aruppukkottai APK | 22:38 | 22:40 | 2 min | 1 | 475 |
| 16 | Virudunagar Jn VPT | 23:13 | 23:15 | 2 min | 1 | 497 |
| 17 | Satur SRT | 23:33 | 23:35 | 2 min | 1 | 524 |
| 18 | Kovilpatti CVP | 23:53 | 23:55 | 2 min | 1 | 545 |
| 19 | Tirunelveli TEN | 01:05 | 01:10 | 5 min | 2 | 610 |
| 20 | Valliyur VLY | 01:43 | 01:44 | 1 min | 2 | 653 |
| 21 | Nagarcoil Jn NCJ | 02:30 | 02:35 | 5 min | 2 | 684 |
| 22 | Kanniyakumari CAPE | 03:15 | — | — | 2 | 699 |
Longest halts
Where 16861 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 13:55, departs 14:05
- Tiruchchirappalli Jn TPJ5 min · arrives 19:00, departs 19:05
- Manamadurai Jn MNM5 min · arrives 21:55, departs 22:00
- Tirunelveli TEN5 min · arrives 01:05, departs 01:10
- Nagarcoil Jn NCJ5 min · arrives 02:30, departs 02:35
Stations on the 16861 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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