| Color: | ffba01 |
| Auroville Express | |
| Type: | Mail/Express |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Ridership: | Mail/Express |
| Start: | (MS) |
| Stops: | 12 |
| End: | (PDY) |
| Distance: | 197km (122miles) |
| Journeytime: | 4hrs 05min |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: |
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| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On-board catering E-catering |
| Observation: | Large Windows |
| Entertainment: | No |
| Baggage: | No |
| Otherfacilities: | No |
| Stock: |
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| Electrification: | 25kV AC 50 Hz |
| Trainnumber: |
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| Speed: | 49km/h, including halts |
| Trainlength: | 11 Coaches |
| Routenumber: | 12 |
The Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India via . The Express train between Madras and Pondicherry, introduced o n 15- 12-1970, was cancelled 1-.4-1988. [1] It is currently being operated with 16115/16116 train numbers on a daily basis.[2] [3] [4]
The 16115/Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 196 km in 4h 15m. The 16116/Puducherry–Chennai Egmore Auroville Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 196 km in 3h 55m.
| 16115 - Chennai Egmore → Puducherry ~ Auroville Express | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station/Junction Name | Station Code | Arrival | Departure | Day | |
| Chennai Egmore | SOURCE | MS | 18:10 | 1 | |
| Tirusulam | TLM | 18:29 | 18:30 | 1 | |
| Tambaram | TBM | 18:43 | 18:45 | 1 | |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 19:13 | 19:15 | 1 | |
| Madurantakam | MMK | 19:38 | 19:40 | 1 | |
| Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 20:48 | 20:50 | 1 | |
| Tindivanam | TMV | 20:13 | 20:15 | 1 | |
| Mailam | MTL | 20:28 | 20:30 | 1 | |
| Villupuram Junction | VM | 21:15 | 21:20 | 1 | |
| Chinna Babu Samudram | CBU | 21:39 | 21:40 | 1 | |
| Villianur | VI | 21:49 | 21:50 | 1 | |
| Puducherry | PDY | 22:15 | DEST | 2 | |
| 16116 - Puducherry → Chennai Egmore ~ Auroville Express | |||||
| Puducherry | PDY | 05:35 | 1 | ||
| Villianur | VI | 05:45 | 05:46 | 1 | |
| Chinna Babu Samudram | CBU | 05:55 | 05:56 | 1 | |
| VM | 06:23 | 06:25 | 2 | ||
| Mailam | MTL | 06:49 | 06:50 | 1 | |
| Tindivanam | TMV | 06:53 | 06:55 | 1 | |
| Melmaruvathur | MLMR | 07:18 | 07:20 | 2 | |
| Madurantakam | MMK | 07:30 | 07:32 | 1 | |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 08:08 | 08:10 | 2 | |
| Tambaram | TBM | 08:43 | 08:45 | 2 | |
| Tirusulam | TLM | 08:53 | 08:54 | 2 | |
| Chennai Egmore | MS | 09:25 | DEST | 2 | |
The train runs consists of 11 carriages:
Both trains are hauled by an
electric locomotive from Chennai to Puducherry and vice versa.