Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express

Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 January 1996
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT); Nagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Stops	38
Distance travelled	1,948 km (1,210 mi)
Average journey time	34h 55m as 16351 / 37h 15m as 16352
Service frequency	Bi-weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	16351 / 16352
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car ; On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	53 km/h (33 mph) average including halts
Rake maintenance	Nagercoil Junction
Rake sharing	Rake sharing with 16339/16340 Mumbai–Nagercoil Express

The 16351 / 16352 Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai , and Nagercoil Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 16351/16352 train numbers on a bi-weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Service

The 16352/Nagercoil–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Balaji Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1947 km in 37h 15m.
The 16351/Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Nagercoil Balaji Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1947 km in 34h 55m.

The important halts of the train are:

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. Being an Express train its speed limit is 110 km/h.

This train is reversed in both the directions at Arakkonam Junction

The train consists of 20 coaches:

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WCAM-3 electric locomotives from Mumbai to Daund. From Daund, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive until Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train is hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 & WAP-1 electric locomotive uptil Nagercoil, and vice versa.After getting upgraded to LHB coach now the train is running from end-to-end with Royapuram-based WAP-7 locomotive.

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