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Trains from Madurai Jn to Kollam Jn

8 direct trains · 266 km · fastest 6 hr 45 min on the 16364 VLNK ERS EXPRESS

Check live seats and faresMadurai Jn (MDU) to Kollam Jn (QLN)

Trains and seats

  • 16101MS QLN EXPRESS
    00:156 hr 55 min07:10

    MDUQLN · 266 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16364VLNK ERS EXPRESS
    01:256 hr 45 min08:10

    MDUQLN · 266 km · Mail/Express · fastest

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  • 06035TBM KCVL AC SPL
    02:307 hr 30 min10:00

    MDUQLN · 267 km · Mail/Express

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  • 20635ANANTAPURI EXP
    03:207 hr 55 min11:15

    MDUQLN · 365 km · Superfast

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  • 16327MDU GUV EXP
    11:358 hr19:35

    MDUQLN · 267 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16344AMRITHA EXPRESS
    16:1010 hr 37 min02:47+1 arrives the next day

    MDUQLN · 552 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16127MS GURUVAYUR EXP
    18:456 hr 47 min01:32+1 arrives the next day

    MDUQLN · 365 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16729MDU PUU EXP
    23:159 hr 15 min08:30+1 arrives the next day

    MDUQLN · 366 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 Kollam Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

  • One change at TirunelveliTEN
    02:006 hr 55 min08:55

    about as quick as the fastest direct

    20605MS TCN SF EXP02:0004:10Superfast
    Holds 9 in 101 hr to change at TEN

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 6,081 paired days.

    19577TEN JAM EXPRESS05:1008:55Mail/Express

    20923 GIMB HUMSAFAR 05:1008:55 on Thu

    19577 often runs late

    MDUTEN

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    TENQLN

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  • One change at KulitthuraiKZT
    09:307 hr 42 min17:12

    57 min longer than the fastest direct

    22627TPJ TVC SF EXP09:3014:04Superfast
    Holds 10 in 101 hr 11 min to change at KZT

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 25,676 paired days.

    16317HIMSAGAR EXPRESS15:1517:12Mail/Express

    16317 often runs late

    MDUKZT

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    KZTQLN

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  • One change at Nagercoil TownNJT
    01:107 hr 45 min08:55

    1 hr longer than the fastest direct

    16121TVC AMRIT BHARAT01:1005:04Mail/Express
    Almost always holds1 hr 11 min to change at NJT

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 5,832 paired days.

    20923GIMB HUMSAFAR06:1508:55Superfast

    20923 often runs late

    MDUNJT

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    NJTQLN

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  • One change at SengottaiSCT
    00:157 hr 55 min08:10

    1 hr 10 min longer than the fastest direct

    16101MS QLN EXPRESS00:1503:25Mail/Express
    Almost always holds1 hr 5 min to change at SCT

    Almost always holds here. Measured on 5,475 paired days.

    16362VLNK ERS EXP04:3008:10Mail/Express

    16362 often runs late

    MDUSCT

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    SCTQLN

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  • One change at Nagarcoil JnNCJ
    10:408 hr18:40

    1 hr 15 min longer than the fastest direct

    20627MS NCJ VB EXP10:4013:50Shatabdi
    Holds 9 in 101 hr 42 min to change at NCJ

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 8,567 paired days.

    06640TVC-PUU EXP SPL15:3218:40Mail/Express

    20627 often runs late

    MDUNCJ

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    NCJQLN

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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 Kollam 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. 16327 MDU GUV EXPMost punctual
    usually on time at Kollam Jn
    95%
  2. typically 9 min late at Kollam Jn
    76%
  3. typically 46 min late at Kollam Jn
    16%
  4. typically 48 min late at Kollam Jn
    16%
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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 Madurai Jn and Kollam 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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