| Color: | ffba01 |
| Uzhavan Express | |
| Status: | Active |
| Locale: | Tamil Nadu |
| First: | Sun Sep 01,2013 |
| Website: | www.indianrailways.gov.in |
| Operator: | Indian Railways |
| Ridership: | Mail/Express |
| Start: | Chennai Egmore (MS) |
| Stops: | 12 |
| End: | Thanjavur Junction (TJ) |
| Distance: | 351km (218miles) |
| Journeytime: | 07 Hr 05min |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: |
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| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | No |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Stock: | WAP-4 from Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed |
| El: | 25 kV AC 50 Hz Overhead Electric Traction |
| Trainnumber: | 16865 / 16866 |
| Speed: | 54km/h average with halts 110kmph |
| Trainlength: | 23 Coaches |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Routenumber: | 21/21A |
| Maintenance: | Tiruchchirappalli Junction coaching depot |
| Sharing: | Ananthapuri Express |
The Uzhavan Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction.[1] The express was introduced on 1 September 2013. It operates daily and covers a distance of 351 km.[2] [3] The train is must to be converted from ICF coaches to LHB coaches before March 31, 2024 (100°/. Compulsory).
| 16865 ~ Chennai Egmore → Thanjavur Junction ~ Uzhavan Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Name | Station Code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Chennai Egmore | MS | SOURCE | 22:15 | 1 |
| Mambalam | MBM | 22:26 | 22:27 | |
| Tambaram | TBM | 22:48 | 22:50 | |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 23:18 | 23:20 | |
| Villupuram Junction | VM | 00:35 | 00:40 | 2 |
| Cuddalore Port Junction | CUPJ | 01:21 | 01:22 | |
| Chidambaram | CDM | 02:43 | 02:45 | |
| Sirkazhi | SY | 03:00 | 03:01 | |
| Mayiladuthurai Junction | MV | 03:25 | 03:27 | |
| Kutaalam | KTM | 03:39 | 03:40 | |
| Aduthurai | ADT | 03:51 | 03:52 | |
| Kumbakonam | KMU | 04:03 | 04:05 | |
| Papanasam | PML | 04:17 | 04:18 | |
| Thanjavur Junction | TJ | 05:10 | DEST | |
| 16866 ~ Thanjavur Junction → Chennai Egmore ~ Uzhavan Express | ||||
| Thanjavur Junction | TJ | SOURCE | 21:50 | 1 |
| Papanasam | PML | 22:11 | 22:12 | |
| Kumbakonam | KMU | 22:24 | 22:26 | |
| Aduthurai | ADT | 22:37 | 22:38 | |
| Kutaalam | KTM | 22:50 | 22:51 | |
| Mayiladuthurai Junction | MV | 23:05 | 23:10 | |
| Vaitheeswaran Koil | VDL | 23:25 | 23:26 | |
| Sirkazhi | SY | 23:34 | 23:35 | |
| Chidambaram | CDM | 23:50 | 23:52 | |
| Cuddalore Port Junction | CUPJ | 00:21 | 00:22 | |
| Villupuram Junction | VM | 01:35 | 01:40 | 2 |
| Chengalpattu Junction | CGL | 02:58 | 03:00 | |
| Tambaram | TBM | 03:28 | 03:30 | |
| Mambalam | MBM | 03:48 | 03:50 | |
| Chennai Egmore | MS | 04:25 | DEST | |
Uzhavan Express runs end to end with WAP-4 Loco From Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed, WAP-7 from Royapuram Electric Loco Shed.
The Uzhavan Express between Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur has a rake sharing agreement (RSA) with Ananthapuri Express between Chennai and Kollam. The primary maintenance of four rakes of the express trains is being carried out at the Trichy coaching depot.[4]