The 17615 / 17616 Kacheguda–Tuticorin Express is an express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between the city Kacheguda of Telangana and Tuticorin of Tamil Nadu in India.
It operates as train number 17615 from Kacheguda to Tuticorin and as train number 17616 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Services • 17615/ Kacheguda–Tuticorin Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1446 km in 28h 15m.
• 17616/ Tuticorin–Kacheguda Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 1446 km in 29h 45m.
Routes and halts The Important Halts of the train are : Kacheguda Shadnagar Jadcherla Mahbubnagar Wanaparthy Gadwal Junction Kurnool City Dhone Junction Gooty Junction Anantapur Dharamavaram Junction Kadiri Madanpalle Road Pileru Pakala Junction Chittoor Katpadi Junction Vellore Cantonment Tiruvannamalai Villupuram Junction Panruti Cuddalore Port Junction Chidambaram Srikazhi Mayiladuthurai Junction Kumbakonam Papanasam Thanjavur Junction Tiruchchirappalli Junction Dindigul Junction Madurai Junction Virudhunagar Junction Satur Kovilpatti Tuticorin
Schedule • 17615 - 3:00 PM (Monday) [Kacheguda]
• 17616 - 07:40 AM (Wednesday) [Tuticorin]
Coach Composition
General Unreserved - 4 Sleeper Class - 6 AC 1st Class - 1 AC 2nd Class - 3 AC 3rd Class - 5
Traction As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kacheguda to Tuticorin and vice versa.
Rake share The train will rake sharing with Murdeshwar–Kacheguda Superfast Express (12789/12790).
See also Trains from Kacheguda :
Kacheguda–Madurai Weekly Express Ajanta Express Kacheguda–Yesvantpur Vande Bharat Express Guntur–Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express Kacheguda–Nagercoil Weekly Express
Trains from Tuticorin :
Mysuru–Tuticorin Express Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express Coimbatore–Tuticorin Link Express Chennai Egmore–Tuticorin Link Express Pearl City Express
Notes a. Runs a day in a week with both directions.
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