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Trains from Tiruchchirappalli Jn to Palakkad

4 direct trains · 296 km · fastest 6 hr 27 min on the 16159 MS MAQ EXPRESS

Check live seats and faresTiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ) to Palakkad (PGT)

Trains and seats

  • 16159MS MAQ EXPRESS
    04:506 hr 27 min11:17

    TPJPGT · 299 km · Mail/Express · fastest

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  • 16843TPJ PGTN EXP
    13:006 hr 35 min19:35

    TPJPGT · 296 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16187KIK ERS EXPRESS
    19:507 hr 7 min02:57+1 arrives the next day

    TPJPGT · 296 km · Mail/Express

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  • 16857PDY MAQ EXPRESS
    20:456 hr 37 min03:22+1 arrives the next day

    TPJPGT · 296 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

3 ways to Palakkad with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

  • One change at Dindigul JnDG
    14:455 hr 45 min20:30

    quicker than every direct train

    16847MAYILADUTURAI - SENGOTTAI EXPRESS14:4515:57Mail/Express
    1 hr 13 min to change at DG — comfortable

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 2,11,844 paired days.

    16344AMRITHA EXPRESS17:1020:30Mail/Express

    TPJDG

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    DGPGT

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  • One change at TiruppurTUP
    17:255 hr 52 min23:17

    quicker than every direct train

    12083CBE JANSHATABDI17:2520:08Shatabdi
    1 hr 12 min to change at TUP — comfortable

    Holds about 19 times in 20 here. Measured on 4,21,701 paired days.

    12777UBL TVCN SF EXP21:2023:17Superfast

    12083 often runs late

    TPJTUP

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    TUPPGT

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  • One change at Erode JnED
    17:255 hr 52 min23:17

    quicker than every direct train

    12083CBE JANSHATABDI17:2519:20Shatabdi
    1 hr 30 min to change at ED — comfortable

    Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 33,105 paired days.

    12697MAS TVC SF EXP20:5023:17Superfast

    12083 often runs late

    TPJED

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    EDPGT

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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 Palakkad within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to September 2026, from our delay history. 3 of 4 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. typically 8 min late at Palakkad
    68%
  2. typically 15 min late at Palakkad
    50%
  3. typically 15 min late at Palakkad
    50%
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Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 296 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 296 km between Tiruchchirappalli Jn and Palakkad, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
ClassFareBasis
SL Sleeper215from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier520from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy541from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier814from observed fares
1A AC first class1,334from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 296 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 4 of the 4 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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