The Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express is an express train belonging to the Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India via . The Express train between Madras and Pondicherry, introduced on 15- 12-1970, was cancelled 1-.4-1988. https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/261258/1/PQ_152_22121989_S7_p35_p35.pdf It is currently being operated with 16115/16116 train numbers on a daily basis.PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF COACHES IN TRAINS
Service
The 16115/Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 196 km in 4h 15m. The 16116/Puducherry–Chennai Egmore Auroville Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 196 km in 3h 55m.
Coach composition
The train runs consists of 11 carriages: Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SLRDURURURURURURD1D2URSLRD
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed, Erode Loco Shed -based WAP-4 Erode Loco Shed -based WAP-1 electric locomotive from Chennai to Puducherry and vice versa.
See also
Chennai Egmore railway station Puducherry railway station
Notes
References
External links
16115/Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Express India Rail Info 16116/Puducherry–Chennai Egmore Express India Rail Info