Trains from Ernakulam Jn to Tiruchchirappalli Jn

3 direct trains · 448 km · fastest 9 hr 40 min on the 16188 ERS KIK EXPRESS

Check live seats and faresErnakulam Jn (ERS) to Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ)

Trains and seats

16128GUV CHENNAI EXP
01:2012 hr 35 min13:55
ERS — TPJ · 667 km · Mail/Express
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16188ERS KIK EXPRESS
22:259 hr 40 min08:05+1 arrives the next day
ERS — TPJ · 448 km · Mail/Express · fastest
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16363ERS VLNK EXPRESS
23:5013 hr 45 min13:35+1 arrives the next day
ERS — TPJ · 582 km · Mail/Express
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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.

If the direct trains are full

4 ways to Tiruchchirappalli Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

One change at Erode JnED
22:359 hr 30 min08:05+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
12698TVC MAS SF EXP22:35 — 03:55Superfast
1 hr to change at ED — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 43,830 paired days.
16188ERS KIK EXPRESS04:55 — 08:05Mail/Express
12698 often runs late
ERS — ED
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ED — TPJ
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One change at TiruppurTUP
19:109 hr 40 min04:50+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
12645MILLENNIUM EXP19:10 — 23:50Superfast
1 hr 25 min to change at TUP — comfortable
Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 4,21,701 paired days.
16616CHEMMOZHI EXP01:15 — 04:50Mail/Express
12645 often runs late
ERS — TUP
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TUP — TPJ
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One change at TiruppurTUP
14:209 hr 45 min00:05+1 arrives the next day
about as quick as the fastest direct
26652SBC VANDE BHARAT14:20 — 17:58Shatabdi
2 hr 27 min to change at TUP — comfortable
Almost always holds here. Measured on 1,96,466 paired days.
16618CBE RMM EXPRESS20:25 — 00:05Mail/Express
26652 often runs late
ERS — TUP
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TUP — TPJ
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One change at Salem JnSA
09:0510 hr 10 min19:15
30 min longer than the fastest direct
12678SBC INTERCITY09:05 — 15:32Superfast
1 hr 3 min to change at SA — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 29,256 paired days.
20672MDU VANDE BHARAT16:35 — 19:15Shatabdi
ERS — SA
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SA — TPJ
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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.

Which of these arrives on time

The share of days each train has reached Tiruchchirappalli Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 2 of 3 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.

16188 ERS KIK EXPRESSMost punctual
typically 15 min late at Tiruchchirappalli Jn
50%
16128 GUV CHENNAI EXP
typically 32 min late at Tiruchchirappalli Jn
23%

How we grade this

Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 448 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 448 km between Ernakulam Jn and Tiruchchirappalli Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
Class	Fare	Basis
SL Sleeper	₹290	from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy	₹709	from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier	₹772	from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier	₹1,092	from observed fares
1A AC first class	₹1,796	from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 448 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 3 of the 3 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.

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