Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express

The Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express was an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that used to run between and in India. It was operated with 16185/16186 train numbers on a daily basis.Railways cancel 17 trains due to floods in ChennaiChennai rain: Southern Railway cancels 12 trains leaving EgmoreCANCELLATION OF TRAIN SERVICES ON 01.12.2015

Service

The 16185/Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express had an average speed of 42 km/h and covered 353 km in 8h 30m. The 16186/Velankanni–Chennai Egmore Link Express had an average speed of 42 km/h and covered 353 km in 8h 30m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train had standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:

1 AC II Tier 2 AC III Tier 10 Sleeper coaches 2 Slip coaches 6 General Unreserved 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake 1 Brake van

Traction

Both trains were hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from [Chennai to Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train was hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive uptil Karaikal and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 16187/16188 Tea Garden Express and 56385/56390 Ernakulam–Kottayam Passenger. The train was detached from Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express at Nagappattinam and runs as Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice:

Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express

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