17656 PDY COA EXP
17656 PDY COA EXP is a mail/express service from Pondicherry (PDY) to Kakinada Port (COA). It covers 896 km in 19 hr 55 min, calling at 37 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Mon, Thu, Sat.
Mail/Express · 896 km · 19 hr 55 min · 37 stops · Mon, Thu, Sat
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Pondicherry (PDY) to Kakinada Port (COA). 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 | — | 13:30 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Villupuram Jn VM | 14:10 | 14:15 | 5 min | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Melmaruvathur MLMR | 15:08 | 15:10 | 2 min | 1 | 106 |
| 4 | Chengalpattu Jn CGL | 15:48 | 15:50 | 2 min | 1 | 141 |
| 5 | Tambaram TBM | 16:18 | 16:20 | 2 min | 1 | 172 |
| 6 | Chennai Egmore MS | 16:55 | 17:05 | 10 min | 1 | 197 |
| 7 | Gummidipundi GPD | 18:38 | 18:40 | 2 min | 1 | 248 |
| 8 | Sullurupeta SPE | 19:08 | 19:10 | 2 min | 1 | 283 |
| 9 | Nayudupeta NYP | 19:33 | 19:35 | 2 min | 1 | 311 |
| 10 | Gudur Jn GDR | 20:03 | 20:05 | 2 min | 1 | 338 |
| 11 | Nellore NLR | 20:33 | 20:35 | 2 min | 1 | 377 |
| 12 | Bitragunta BTTR | 20:58 | 21:00 | 2 min | 1 | 410 |
| 13 | Kavali KVZ | 21:14 | 21:15 | 1 min | 1 | 427 |
| 14 | Singarayakonda SKM | 21:53 | 21:55 | 2 min | 1 | 465 |
| 15 | Ongole OGL | 22:18 | 22:20 | 2 min | 1 | 493 |
| 16 | Vetapalem VTM | 22:53 | 22:55 | 2 min | 1 | 534 |
| 17 | Chirala CLX | 23:03 | 23:05 | 2 min | 1 | 542 |
| 18 | Bapatla BPP | 23:18 | 23:20 | 2 min | 1 | 557 |
| 19 | Nidubrolu NDO | 00:03 | 00:05 | 2 min | 2 | 578 |
| 20 | Tenali Jn TEL | 00:23 | 00:25 | 2 min | 2 | 599 |
| 21 | New Guntur NGNT | 00:59 | 01:00 | 1 min | 2 | 624 |
| 22 | Mangalagiri MAG | 01:29 | 01:30 | 1 min | 2 | 643 |
| 23 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 02:10 | 02:20 | 10 min | 2 | 654 |
| 24 | Gudivada Jn GDV | 03:08 | 03:10 | 2 min | 2 | 698 |
| 25 | Kaikolur KKLR | 03:39 | 03:40 | 1 min | 2 | 727 |
| 26 | Akividu AKVD | 03:58 | 04:00 | 2 min | 2 | 744 |
| 27 | Bhimavaram Town BVRT | 04:18 | 04:20 | 2 min | 2 | 762 |
| 28 | Attili AL | 04:38 | 04:40 | 2 min | 2 | 782 |
| 29 | Tanuku TNKU | 04:53 | 04:55 | 2 min | 2 | 792 |
| 30 | Nidadavolu Jn NDD | 05:28 | 05:30 | 2 min | 2 | 809 |
| 31 | Godavari GVN | 06:04 | 06:05 | 1 min | 2 | 829 |
| 32 | Rajamundry RJY | 06:48 | 06:50 | 2 min | 2 | 832 |
| 33 | Dwarapudi DWP | 07:23 | 07:25 | 2 min | 2 | 852 |
| 34 | Anaparti APT | 07:33 | 07:35 | 2 min | 2 | 855 |
| 35 | Samalkot Jn SLO | 07:58 | 08:00 | 2 min | 2 | 882 |
| 36 | Kakinada Town CCT | 08:28 | 08:30 | 2 min | 2 | 894 |
| 37 | Kakinada Port COA | 09:25 | — | — | 2 | 896 |
Longest halts
Where 17656 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.
- Chennai Egmore MS10 min · arrives 16:55, departs 17:05
- Vijayawada Jn BZA10 min · arrives 02:10, departs 02:20
- Villupuram Jn VM5 min · arrives 14:10, departs 14:15
Stations on the 17656 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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