Nagercoil – Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
| Nagercoil – Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Amrit Bharat Express, Superfast | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu and Telangana | ||||
| First service | 11 March 2026 (Inaugural) | ||||
| Current operator | Southern Railways (SR) | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) Charlapalli (CHZ) | ||||
| Stops | (TBC) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,412 km (877 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 28 hrs 30 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number | 16357/16358 | ||||
| Line used | (TBC) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class | Sleeper Class Coach (SL) General Unreserved Coach (GS) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | Upper | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board Catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Saffron-Grey | ||||
| Entertainment facilities |
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| Other facilities | |||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Modified LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line | ||||
| Operating speed | 50 km (31 mi) (Avg.) | ||||
| Track owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Rake maintenance | Nagercoil Jn (NCJ) | ||||
| Rake sharing | Nagercoil Junction–Mangaluru Junction Amrit Bharat Express | ||||
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The 16357/16358 Nagercoil–Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express is India's upcoming Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which will run across the states of Tamil Nadu and Telangana by connecting the Nagas city of Nagercoil to the south central capital city of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The express train is expected to be inaugurated on 11 March 2026 by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference. [1]
Overview
The train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Nagercoil Jn and Charlapalli. It will be operated with train numbers 16357/16358 on weekly basis. [2][3]
Rakes
It is the upcoming Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
Schedule
| Train No. | Station Code | Departure Station | Departure Time | Departure Day | Arrival Station | Arrival Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16357 | NCJ | Nagercoil Junction | 11:45 PM | Charlapalli | 04:20 AM | 28h 30m |
| 16358 | CHZ | Charlapalli | 08:15 AM | Nagercoil Junction | 03:35 PM | 31h 20m |
Routes & halts
The tentative halts for this 16357/16358 Nagercoil – Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express are as follows:-
See also
- Amrit Bharat Express
- Vande Bharat Express
- Rajdhani Express
- Nagercoil Junction–Mangaluru Junction Amrit Bharat Express
- Nagercoil Junction railway station
- Charlapalli railway station
Notes
a. Runs a day in a week with both directions.
References
- ^ India, News18 (9 March 2026). "New Amrit Bharat Express To Link Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Tamil Nadu | Check Route, Stations". News18. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bureau, The Hindu (10 March 2026). "New Amrit Bharat Express trains to link Cherlapalli with Nagercoil, Kamakhya". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "PM Modi to flag off Podanur–Dhanbad and Nagercoil–Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express trains on This date; Check route details and stoppages". www.india.com. Retrieved 11 March 2026.