# Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express

The Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Mangalore Central in India. It is currently being operated with 16855/16856 train numbers on a weekly basis.

## Service

The 16855/Puducherry–Mangaluru Central Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 798 km in 16h 55m. The 16856/Mangaluru Central–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 798 km in 16h 55m.

## Halts and schedule

The train 16855 leaves Puducherry (Pondicherry – PDY ) at 16:35 on Thursday and reaches Mangalore at 10:00 on Friday. It returns as 16856 which leaves Mangaluru (Mangalore Central) at 17:05 on Friday and reaches Puducherry (Pondicherry) at 10:00 on Saturday.

### 16856 MAQ–PDY WEEKLY EXP. (FRIDAY)

| Station name | Station code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Mangalore Central | MAQ | - | 17:05 | 1 |
| Kasaragod | KGQ | 17:43 | 17:45 | 1 |
| Kanhangad | KZE | 18:08 | 18:10 | 1 |
| Payyanur | PAY | 18:33 | 18:35 | 1 |
| Kannur | CAN | 19:07 | 19:10 | 1 |
| Thalassery | TLY | 19:28 | 19:30 | 1 |
| Mahe | MAHE | 19:39 | 19:40 | 1 |
| Vadakara | BDJ | 19:53 | 19:55 | 1 |
| Kozhikode | CLT | 20:27 | 20:30 | 1 |
| Tirur | TIR | 21:03 | 21:05 | 1 |
| Shoranur Junction | SRR | 22:05 | 22:15 | 1 |
| Palakkad Junction | PGT | 22:57 | 23:00 | 1 |
| Podanur Junction | PTJ | 00:14 | 00:15 | 2 |
| Coimbatore Junction | CBE | 00:25 | 00:30 | 2 |
| Tiruppur | TUP | 01:03 | 01:05 | 2 |
| Erode Junction | ED | 01:55 | 02:00 | 2 |
| Salem Junction | SA | 03:50 | 04:00 | 2 |
| Salem Town | SXT | 04:19 | 04:20 | 2 |
| Attur | ATU | 05:09 | 05:10 | 2 |
| Chinnasalem | CHSM | 05:34 | 05:35 | 2 |
| Vridhachalam Junction | VRI | 07:40 | 07:50 | 2 |
| Viluppuram Junction | VM | 08:40 | 08:50 | 2 |
| Pondicherry | PDY | 10:00 | - | 2 |

### 16855 PDY–MAQ WEEKLY EXP. (THURSDAY)

| Station name | Station code | Arrival | Departure | Day |
| Pondicherry | PDY | - | 16:35 | 1 |
| Viluppuram Junction | VM | 17:20 | 17:30 | 1 |
| Vridhachalam Junction | VRI | 18:40 | 18:50 | 1 |
| Chinnasalem | CHSM | 19:44 | 19:45 | 1 |
| Attur | ATU | 20:09 | 20:10 | 1 |
| Salem Town | SXT | 20:59 | 21:00 | 1 |
| Salem Junction | SA | 22:00 | 22:10 | 1 |
| Erode Junction | ED | 23:15 | 23:20 | 1 |
| Tiruppur | TUP | 00:03 | 00:05 | 2 |
| Coimbatore Junction | CBE | 01:12 | 01:15 | 2 |
| Podanur Junction | PTJ | 01:24 | 01:25 | 2 |
| Palakkad Junction | PGT | 02:27 | 02:30 | 2 |
| Shoranur Junction | SRR | 03:20 | 03:30 | 2 |
| Tirur | TIR | 04:18 | 04:20 | 2 |
| Kozhikode | CLT | 05:02 | 05:05 | 2 |
| Vadakara | BDJ | 05:43 | 05:45 | 2 |
| Mahe | MAHE | 05:53 | 05:55 | 2 |
| Thalassery | TLY | 06:08 | 06:10 | 2 |
| Kannur | CAN | 06:37 | 06:40 | 2 |
| Payyanur | PAY | 07:13 | 07:15 | 2 |
| Kanhangad | KZE | 07:48 | 07:50 | 2 |
| Kasaragod | KGQ | 08:13 | 08:15 | 2 |
| Mangalore Central | MAQ | 10:00 | - | 2 |

## Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 15 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

## Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Puducherry to Mangalore and vice versa.

## Rake sharing

| Train number | Train | Class | Source | Destination | Via |
| 16855 | Mangaluru Weekly Express | Express | Pondicherry (PDY) | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Salem |
| 16856 | Puducherry Weekly Express | Express | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Pondicherry (PDY) | Salem |
| 16857 | Mangaluru Express | Express | Pondicherry (PDY) | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Thiruchirapalli |
| 16858 | Puducherry Express | Express | Mangalore Cntl. (MAQ) | Pondicherry (PDY) | Thiruchirapalli |
| 22604 | Viluppuram–Kharagpur Express | Superfast | Viluppuram Junction (VM) | Kharagpur Junction (KGP) | - |
| 22603 | Kharagpur–Viluppuram Express | Superfast | Kharagpur Junction (KGP) | Viluppuram Junction (VM) | - |
| 22605 | Purulia–Viluppuram Express | Superfast | Purulia Junction (PRR) | Viluppuram Junction (VM) | - |
| 22606 | Viluppuram–Purulia Express | Superfast | Viluppuram Junction (VM) | Purulia Junction (PRR) | - |
22604–22603–22606–22605 – Empty to PDY – 16855–16856–16857–16858 – Empty to VM and repeat. PM @VM and SM @ MAQ. Total 2 standard blue ICF rakes

## Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:
* Salem Junction
* Vriddhachalam Junction
* Viluppuram Junction