Train in India
Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express|
Service type | Express |
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First service | 1 January 1996; 28 years ago (1996-01-01) |
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Current operator(s) | Southern Railway |
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Termini | Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) |
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Stops | 38 |
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Distance travelled | 1,948 km (1,210 mi) |
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Average journey time | 34hrs 55mins |
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Service frequency | Bi-weekly [a] |
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Train number(s) | 16351 / 16352 |
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Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
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Seating arrangements | Yes |
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Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
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Catering facilities | Available |
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Observation facilities | Large windows |
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Baggage facilities | Available |
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Other facilities | Below the seats |
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Rolling stock | LHB coach |
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Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Operating speed | 53 km/h (33 mph) average including halts. |
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Rake maintenance | Nagercoil Junction |
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Rake sharing | Rake sharing with 16339/16340 Mumbai–Nagercoil Express |
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The 16351 / 16352 Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai , and Nagercoil Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 16351/16352 train numbers on a bi-weekly basis.[1][2][3]
Service
- The 16352/Nagercoil–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Balaji Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1947 km in 37h 15m.
- The 16351/Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Nagercoil Balaji Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1947 km in 34h 55m.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. Being an Express train its speed limit is 110 km/h.
This train is reversed in both the directions at Arakkonam Junction
The train consists of 20 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper coaches
- 1 Pantry car
- 2 General Unreserved
- 2 Generator cars at both end
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WCAM-3 electric locomotives from Mumbai to Daund. From Daund, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive until Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train is hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 & WAP-1 electric locomotive uptil Nagercoil, and vice versa.After getting upgraded to LHB coach now the train is running from end-to-end with Royapuram-based WAP-7 locomotive.
See also
Notes
- ^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.
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