Andaman Express

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Andaman Express
Overview
Service type Express
First service
Current operator(s) Southern Railway
Route
Termini MGR Chennai Central (MAS)
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
Stops69
Distance travelled2,877 km (1,788 mi)
Average journey time55 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)16031 / 16032
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesRake sharing with 16093/16094 Gomtisagar Express
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Andaman Express (JAT-MAS) Route map 01.jpg

The 16031 / 16032 Andaman Express is a long-distance express train in India, connecting the cities of Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.

Contents

It is the slowest train between Delhi and Chennai.

History

The train is named after the Andaman Islands of the country situated off the Eastern coast.

It has been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir on 3 September 2015. [1]

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16032 Andaman Express

In 2013, an exclusive air-conditioned coach was added to the train for CAPF and other police forces for the first time in the Indian Railways.

Traction

It is hauled by an Arakkonam-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 or Royapuram based WAP-7.

Earlier when it was under Northern Railways, it was hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-1.

Service

The train runs three times weekly, covering a distance of 2,848 kilometres (1,770 mi) at an average speed of 50 km/h with over 79 intermediate halts in between including important stations such as Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra, Mathura, New Delhi, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Jammu Tawi, Udhampur.

Number and nomenclature

The number provided for the train is:

Route and halts

The train goes via Sullurpeta - Nayudupeta - Gudur - Nellore - Kavali - Ongole - Chirala - TenaliNew GunturVijayawadaKhammamWarangalRamagundamMancherial - Bellampalli - Balharshah JunctionSewagramNagpurItarsiBhopalBinaJhansiGwaliorMorena- AgraMathuraNew DelhiRohtakJindNarwanaJakhalDhuriLudhianaJalandhar Cantonment JunctionPathankot CantonmentJammu Tawi. The train makes 69 stops.

Coach composition

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra". Government of India . Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.