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Trains from Kollam Jn to Madurai Jn

8 direct trains · 266 km · fastest 6 hr 30 min on the 16102 QLN MS EXPRESS

Check live seats and faresKollam Jn (QLN) to Madurai Jn (MDU)

Trains and seats

  • 16363ERS VLNK EXPRESS
    03:107 hr 50 min11:00

    QLNMDU · 266 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16128GUV CHENNAI EXP
    03:557 hr 30 min11:25

    QLNMDU · 365 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16102QLN MS EXPRESS
    12:006 hr 30 min18:30

    QLNMDU · 267 km · Mail/Express · fastest

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  • 16328GUV MDU EXP
    12:007 hr 10 min19:10

    QLNMDU · 266 km · Mail/Express

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  • 20636ANANTAPURI EXP
    14:556 hr 45 min21:40

    QLNMDU · 366 km · Superfast

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  • 06036KCVL TBM AC SPL
    16:357 hr 50 min00:25+1 arrives the next day

    QLNMDU · 266 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16730PUU MDU EXPRESS
    18:259 hr 10 min03:35+1 arrives the next day

    QLNMDU · 365 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16343AMRITHA EXP
    21:3511 hr 45 min09:20+1 arrives the next day

    QLNMDU · 552 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

5 ways to Madurai Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

  • One change at TirunelveliTEN
    14:557 hr 40 min22:35

    1 hr 10 min longer than the fastest direct

    20636ANANTAPURI EXP14:5519:20Superfast
    1 hr 2 min to change at TEN — comfortable

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 1,07,884 paired days.

    06090NCJ MAS SPL20:2222:35Mail/Express

    both trains usually run on time

    QLNTEN

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    TENMDU

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  • One change at TirunelveliTEN
    21:457 hr 45 min05:30+1 arrives the next day

    1 hr 15 min longer than the fastest direct

    20924TEN HUMSAFAR21:4502:05Superfast
    1 hr 10 min to change at TEN — comfortable

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 6,081 paired days.

    22606TEN PRR SF EXP03:1505:30Superfast

    QLNTEN

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    TENMDU

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  • One change at Thiruvananthapuram CentralTVC
    08:087 hr 47 min15:55

    1 hr 17 min longer than the fastest direct

    16341GUV TVC EXP08:0809:40Mail/Express
    1 hr to change at TVC — tight

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 65 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 50,335 paired days.

    16122TBM AMRIT BHARAT10:4015:55Mail/Express

    both trains usually run on time

    QLNTVC

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    TVCMDU

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  • One change at Thiruvananthapuram CentralTVC
    13:408 hr21:40

    1 hr 30 min longer than the fastest direct

    20631MAQ TVC VB EXP13:4015:05Shatabdi
    1 hr to change at TVC — comfortable

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 22,571 paired days.

    20636ANANTAPURI EXP16:0521:40Superfast

    both trains usually run on time

    QLNTVC

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  • One change at KovilpattiCVP
    14:558 hr 10 min23:05

    1 hr 40 min longer than the fastest direct

    20636ANANTAPURI EXP14:5520:13Superfast
    1 hr 27 min to change at CVP — comfortable

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 1,29,758 paired days.

    12632NELLAI SF EXP21:4023:05Superfast

    both trains usually run on time

    QLNCVP

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    CVPMDU

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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 Madurai Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 4 of 8 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.

  1. 16343 AMRITHA EXPMost punctual
    typically 3 min late at Madurai Jn
    94%
  2. typically 8 min late at Madurai Jn
    78%
  3. usually on time at Madurai Jn
    77%
  4. typically 21 min late at Madurai Jn
    36%
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Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 266 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 266 km between Kollam Jn and Madurai Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper200from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier520from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy536from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier793from observed fares
1A AC first class1,302from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 266 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 7 of the 8 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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