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The Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Egmore and Velankanni in India. It is currently being operated with 16185/16186 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22 July 2013; 8 years ago (2013-07-22)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS) Velankanni (VLNK)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	353 km (219 mi)
Average journey time	8h 30m
Service frequency	Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	16185/16186
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	42 km/h (26 mph), including halts

Service

The 16185/Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express has an average speed of 42 km/hr and covers 353 km in 8h 30m. The 16186/Velankanni–Chennai Egmore Link Express has an average speed of 42 km/hr and covers 353 km in 8h 30m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Chennai Egmore
• Tambaram
• Viluppuram Junction
• Cuddalore Port Junction
• Chidambaram
• Peralam Junction
• Thiruvarur Junction
• Nagapattinam Junction
• Velankanni

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper coaches
• 2 Slip coaches
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 Brake van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from [Chennai to Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive uptil Karaikal and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 16187/16188 Tea Garden Express and 56385/56386 Ernakulam–Kottayam Passenger. The train is detached from Chennai Egmore–Karaikal Kamban Express at Nagappattinam and runs as Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

• Thiruvarur Junction
• Nagapattinam Junction

See also

• Chennai Egmore railway station
• Karaikal railway station
• Tea Garden Express

Notes

References

External links

• 16185/Chennai Egmore–Velankanni Link Express India Rail Info
• 16186/Velankanni–Chennai Egmore Link Express India Rail Info

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