| Andaman Express | |
| Type: | Express |
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| Operator: | Southern Railways |
| Start: | (MAS) |
| Stops: | 79 |
| End: | (SVDK) |
| Distance: | 2877km (1,788miles) |
| Journeytime: | 55 hours 40 minutes |
| Frequency: | Tri-weekly |
| Class: | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | On-board catering, E-catering |
| Observation: | Rake sharing with 16093 / 16094 Gomtisagar Express |
| Otherfacilities: | Below the seats |
| Stock: | ICF coach |
| Trainnumber: | 16031 / 16032 |
| Speed: | 50km/h average with halts |
The 16031 / 16032 Andaman Express is a long-distance express train in India, connecting the cities of Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.
It is the slowest train between Delhi and Chennai.
The train is named after the Andaman Islands of the country situated off the Eastern coast.
It has been extended to of Jammu and Kashmir on 3 September 2015.[1] In 2013, an exclusive air-conditioned coach was added to the train for CAPF and other police forces for the first time in the Indian Railways.
It is hauled by an Arakkonam-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 or Royapuram based WAP-7.
Earlier when it was under Northern Railways, it was hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-1.
The train runs three times weekly, covering a distance of 2848km (1,770miles) at an average speed of 50 km/h with over 79 intermediate halts in between including important stations such as Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra, Mathura, New Delhi, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Jammu Tawi, Udhampur.
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The train goes via Sullurpeta - Nayudupeta - Gudur - Nellore - Kavali - Ongole - Chirala - Tenali – New Guntur – Vijayawada – Khammam – Warangal – – - - – Sewagram – Nagpur – Itarsi – Bhopal – Bina – Jhansi – Gwalior –Morena- Agra – Mathura – New Delhi – Rohtak – Jind – Narwana – Jakhal – Dhuri – Ludhiana – – – Jammu Tawi. The train makes 79 stops.