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Mysore–Cuddalore Port Express
Mysuru - Cuddalore Port (Thanjavur) Express at Thanjavur Junction Railway Station with WAP-7 Locomotive
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Status	Active
Locale	Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
First service	1989 (35 years ago) (1989)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Former operator(s)	Indian Railways
Ridership	Mail/Express
Daily ridership	1550
Annual ridership	Mail/Express
Website	www.indianrailways.gov.in
Route
Termini	Mysore Junction (MYS) Cuddalore Port Junction (CUPJ)
Stops	24
Distance travelled	753 km (468 mi)
Average journey time	16 Hours 20 Minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16231 (UP) 16232 (DOWN)
Line(s) used	MS - MV : Chennai Egmore - Myiladuthurai (Mayavaram) via Cuddalore Port Junction (CUPJ) Main Line MV - TPJ : Trichy - Thanjavur Main Line TPJ - ED : Trichy - Coimbatore Main Line ED - SA : Coimbatore - Jolarpettai - Katpadi Main Line SA - MYS : Salem - Bangalore - Mysore Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)	1 2nd A/C II Tire (A) 5 3rd A/C III Tire (B) 11 Sleeper (SL) 2 Unreserved (GS) 2 End On Generator (EOG)
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach (unreserved)
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks Baggage carriage
Other facilities	CCTV Camera's In All Coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	CUPJ - TPJ : WAP-7 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram, Erode / WAP-4 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Erode, Arakkonam TPJ - ED : WAP-7 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram, Erode / WAP-4 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Erode, Arakkonam ED - MYS : WAP-7 Locomotive From Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram, Erode, Krishnarajapuram
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz (Overhead Electric Traction)
Operating speed	65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)
Average length	21 Coaches
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Timetable number(s)	69 / 69A
Rake maintenance	Mysore Junction
Rake sharing	16235/16236 Mysuru–Tuticorin Express

Mysore–Cuddalore Port Express is a overnight regional rail service connecting Cuddalore Port Junction in Tamil Nadu with Mysore Junction in Karnataka via Bangalore City, Erode Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction and Thanjavur Junction. From July 19 2024, this train was extended and run between Cuddalore Port Junction and Mysore Junction.

History

Initially, numbered as 31 / 32, this service had 4 slip coaches linked with Island Express at Erode. Later, C. K. Jaffer Sharief, the then Minister of Railways, introduced an exclusive full service between Bengaluru and Trichy as Train No.6531 / 6532 operated by Bengaluru railway division of Southern Railway zone, (before the formation of South Western Railway zone).

Extensions

Few coaches of the train were amalgamated and bifurcated at Karur for Madurai, numbered as 6531A / 6532A. After changing the train number from 6531 / 6532 to 6231 / 6232, it was first extended to Mysore, then to Thanjavur and to Nagore. On 29 June 2002, the train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 6831 / 6832 as the service was transferred from Mysore railway division to Tiruchirappalli Railway Division with stoppage at Maddur was cancelled. The Tiruchi–Nagore service was trimmed for the execution of gauge conversion in the Tiruchi–Nagore section, sanctioned in 1995–1996 Railway Budget. As the Tiruchi–Thanjavur part was completed in 1998, the service again extended back to Thanjavur. After the completion of gauge conversion Thanjavur–Kumbakonam section in Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the then Railway Minister extended the service up to Kumbakonam, which was effected since 9 January 2006 along with change in train number from 6831 / 6832 to 6231 / 6232. Further, the service was extended up to Mayiladuthurai Junction, and was effected since 17 June 2006. The train number was changed from 6231 / 6232 to 16231 / 16232 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network. There is a constant demand from delta people to divert this train through Salem-Namakkal-Karur line for reduce the travel time and also the fare. With effect from July 19 2024, this train's service has been extended to Cuddalore Port Junction (CUPJ)

Coach composition

The train runs consists of 21 carriages:

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	UR	UR	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	A1	EOG

Schedule

Some of the prominent stoppages include Dharmapuri, Thanjavur Junction, Tiruchchirappalli Junction, Erode Junction, Salem Junction, Hosur , Bangalore City and Kengeri. This daily train numbered 16231 departs, Cuddalore Port Junction every evening as "Mysore Express", reverses loco twice at Tiruchirappalli Junction and Erode Junction arrives Mysore Junction next morning. In the return journey, the train departs Mysore Junction as "Cuddalore Express", numbered 16232 during late noon, follows the same route and reverses loco twice at Erode Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction arrives Cuddalore Port Junction next morning.

See also

• Mysore - Thoothukudi Express
• Karnataka Express
• Wodeyar Express

Notes

1. The schedule and route are subject to change.

References

1. ^ "Mysore-Mayiladuthurai Express extended to Cuddalore Port Junction". The Hindu. 18 July 2024.
2. Aravind (29 October 1990). "Trichy - Madras Central via Erode". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
3. "Contribution to Karnataka". ckjaffersharief.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
4. ^ Syed Muthahar, Saqaf (5 June 2008). "No change in train origin". The Hindu. Tiruchi. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
5. "Four new trains from Bengaluru soon". The Hindu. Bengaluru. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
6. "Railway Budget : 1995–1996" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 11. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
7. "Speech: Railway Budget 2005-06". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 26 February 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
8. "28 trains extended". The Hindu. New Delhi. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
9. "Revised Train Timings of South Western Railways". Deccan Herald. Hubli. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
10. "Express train to be extended up to Kumbakonam". The Hindu. Tiruchi. 6 January 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
11. "Railway Budget : 2006–2007" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 11. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
12. "Extension of routes of 37 trains". The Hindu. New Delhi. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
13. "'Track-doubling work ignored in rail budget'". The Hindu. Mysore. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
14. "Express train extended to Mayiladuthurai". The Hindu. Bengaluru. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
15. "Train to be extended to Mayiladuturai". The Hindu. Mayiladuthurai. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
16. "Four new trains to be introduced, some others to be extended". The Hindu. Hubli. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
17. "Railways to Switch to 'Five' – Digit System for Numbering all its Passenger Carrying Trains from December 2010". Press Information Bureau. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
18. "Railways migrate to 5-digit number scheme to monitor trains". The Times of India. New Delhi. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
19. "Train Time Table for CUPJ-MYS (Mysore Exp.)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
20. "Train Time Table for MYS-CUPJ (Cuddalore Exp.)" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 2. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

External links

• South Western Railway - Official website

• Railway services introduced in 1989
• Rail transport in Karnataka
• Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
• Transport in Mysore