The 16621 / 16622 Rameswaram–Mangaluru Weekly Express is an express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between the city Rameswaram of Tamil Nadu and Mangaluru Central of Karnataka in India.
It operates as train number 16621 from Rameswaram to Mangaluru Central and as train number 16622 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Services • 16621/ Rameswaram–Mangaluru Weekly Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 753 km in 15h 25m.
• 16622/ Mangaluru–Rameswaram Weekly Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 753 km in 15h 20m.
Route and halts The Important Halts of the train are : Rameswaram Ramanathapuram Paramakudi Manamadurai Junction Madurai Junction Dindigul Junction Oddanchatram Pollachi Junction Palakkad Junction Shoranur Junction Tirur Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod Mangaluru Central
Schedule • 16621 - 3:30 PM (Sunday) [Rameswaram]
• 16622 - 7:30 PM (Saturday) [Mangaluru Central]
Coach composition
General Unreserved - 4 Sleeper Class - 6 AC 3rd Class - 6 AC 2nd Class - 2
Traction As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Erode Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Rameswaram to Mangaluru Central and vice versa.
Rake reversal The train will reverse 1 time :
Palakkad Junction
See also Trains from Rameswaram:
Firozpur–Rameswaram Humsafar Express Sethu Express Rameswaram–Faizabad Shraddha Sethu Express Rameswaram–Okha Express Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express
Trains from Mangaluru Central:
Ernad Express Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central Superfast Express Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express
Notes a. Runs one day in a week with both directions.
There are huge public demand to grant stoppage at Thalassery,Ottapalam,Palakkad Town,Kollengode, Kodaikanal road and Mandapam for this train in both directions and also to increase periodicity of operation.
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