| Kanniyakumari-Pune Express | |
| Type: | Express |
| Locale: | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala |
| First: | [1] |
| Operator: | Southern Railway |
| Start: | (CAPE) |
| Stops: | 61 |
| End: | (PUNE) |
| Distance: | 2135km (1,327miles) |
| Journeytime: | 44 hours (Approx.) |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | Available |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Baggage: | No |
| Otherfacilities: | Below the seats |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| Trainnumber: | 16381 / 16382 |
| Speed: | 47km/h average including halts. |
The 16381 / 16382 Kanniyakumari-Pune Express or Jayanti Janata Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that used to run between Kanyakumari and Pune Junction, Pune in India. It was the first and oldest train service from Mumbai to South India. Initially the service was from Victoria terminus Bombay (Mumbai CST) to Cochin Harbour Terminus, later it was extended to Trivandrum, 81/82 Bombay-Cochin Jayanti Janata Express has been extended up to Trivandrum with effect from 1-4-1978. Then to Nagercoil then to Kanyakumari.[2]
From 2020 onwards, according to zero-based timetable, it runs only till Pune. The train made its first run to Pune on 31 March 2022, after services were halted during the pandemic. The train ran with the Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches instead of those built by the Integral Coach Factory. [3]
It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Pune and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.
As the entire route is fully electrified, the train is hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed / Erode Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
The 16382 Kanyakumari -Pune Express covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05 mins (45.35 km/h) and in 44 hours 30 mins (47.98 km/h) as 16381 PUNE- Kanyakumari Express.
The service runs from via,Thiruvananthapuram Central,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .
On the journey to Kanyakumari, the train will have additional stops at Chalakudy, Irinjalakuda, Wadakkanchery and Ottapalam. The trains will not stop in these stations on the return journey. On the return journey to Pune, the train will have additional stops at Tripunithura and Thiruvananthapuram Pettah.