Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 27 October 2013 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Karaikal (KIK) | ||||
| Stops | 29 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,628 km (1,012 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 30 hours 40 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly [a] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 11017/11018 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No | ||||
| Observation facilities | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 53 km/h (33 mph) | ||||
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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Karaikal Weekly Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Maharashtra and Karaikal of Union Territory of Puducherry. It is currently being operated with 11017/11018 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]
Service
The 11017/Mumbai LTT - Karaikal Weekly Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 1628 km in 30 hrs 40 mins. 11018/Karaikal - Mumbai LTT Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 1628 km in 33 hrs 45 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Thane
- Kalyan Junction
- Karjat Junction
- Lonavala
- Pune Junction
- Solapur
- Gulbarga
- Wadi Junction
- Raichur Junction
- Guntakal Junction
- Renigunta Junction
- Arakkonam Junction
- Chennai Egmore
- Tambaram
- Villupuram Junction
- Chidambaram
- Thiruvarur Junction
- Nagore
- Karaikal
Coach composite
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 12 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 General
- 2 Luggage cum Generator car
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed based WDM 3D or WDP 4D diesel locomotive from Kurla to Karikal.
Rake Sharing
The train shares its rake with 11011/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Hazur Sahib Nanded Express
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 1 times:
Schedule
| Train Number | Station Code | Departure Station | Departure time | Departure Day | Arrival Station | Arrival Time | Arrival Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11018 | KIK | Karaikal | 2:00 PM | Monday | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 11:45 PM | Tuesday |
| 11017 | LTT | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 12:05 PM | Saturday | Karaikal | 6:35 PM | Sunday |
Notes
- ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.
External links
- 11017 Karaikal Express
- 11018 Karaikal Express
- 11017/Mumbai LTT - Karaikal Weekly Express
- 11018/Karaikal - Mumbai LTT Weekly Express
References
- ^ Permanent Augmentation of 5 CR Trains with 17 General Second class coaches
- ^ "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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