Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express
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The Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express (16101/16102, earlier known as the Quilon Mail) is a daily train that runs between Chennai Egmore and Kollam Junction in India. It is the successor of 115 years old Quilon Mail, which ran once upon a time in metre-gauge lines between Madras and Quilon.[1]
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
Locale | Kerala & Tamil Nadu | ||||
First service | 26 November 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-26) Re-introduced on 4 March 2019; 5 years ago (2019-03-04) | ||||
Current operator(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Kollam Junction (QLN) | ||||
Stops | 21 | ||||
Distance travelled | 761 km (473 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 15 hours 45 minutes (Up & Down) | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 16101/16102 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 3 tier, Sleeper 3 tier, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Couchette cars | ||||
Catering facilities | No | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Indian locomotive class WDM-3A in QLN⇋VPT section WAP-4 or WAP-7 in VPT⇋MS section | ||||
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge | ||||
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