Kanyakumari–Pune Express

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Kanyakumari-Pune Junction Express
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Jayanthi Janatha Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
First service26 January 1973;51 years ago (1973-01-26) [1]
Last service2020(For Rescheduled Service )
Current operator(s) Southern Railway
Route
Termini Kanniyakumari (CAPE)
Pune Junction (PUNE)
Stops61
Distance travelled2,135 km (1,327 mi)
Average journey time44 hours (Approx.)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16381 / 16382
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved,Ac three tier Economy
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.
Route map
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The 16381 / 16382 Kanniyakumari-Pune Express or Jayanti Janata Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that used to run between Kanyakumari and Pune Junction, Pune in India. It was the first and oldest train service from Mumbai to South India. Initially the service was from Victoria terminus Bombay (Mumbai CST) to Cochin Harbour Terminus, later it was extended to Trivandrum, 81/82 Bombay- Cochin Jayanti Janata Express has been extended up to Trivandrum with effect from 1-4-1978. Then to Nagercoil then to Kanyakumari. [2]

Contents

From 2020 onwards, according to zero-based timetable, it runs only till Pune. The train made its first run to Pune on 31 March 2022, after services were halted during the pandemic. The train ran with the Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches instead of those built by the Integral Coach Factory. [3]

It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Pune and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, the train is hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed / Erode Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Service

The 16382 Kanyakumari -Pune Express covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05 mins (45.35 km/h) and in 44 hours 30 mins (47.98 km/h) as 16381 PUNE- Kanyakumari Express.

Routing

The service runs from Kanyakumari via Nagercoil Junction,Thiruvananthapuram Central, Kollam Junction, Kayamkulam Junction, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Thrissur, Palakkad Junction Coimbatore Junction, Erode Junction, Salem Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Pakala Junction, Tirupati,Renigunta Junction, Yerraguntla Junction, Gooty Junction, Guntakal Junction, Raichur Junction, Wadi Junction, Kalaburagi Junction, Kurduvadi Junction, Daund Junction, Pune Junction.

On the journey to Kanyakumari, the train will have additional stops at Chalakudy, Irinjalakuda, Wadakkanchery and Ottapalam. The trains will not stop in these stations on the return journey. On the return journey to Pune, the train will have additional stops at Tripunithura and Thiruvananthapuram Pettah. [3]

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