Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service27 October 2013 (2013-10-27)
Current operator(s)Central Railway zone
Route
TerminiLokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
Karaikal (KIK)
Stops29
Distance travelled1,628 km (1,012 mi)
Average journey time30 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)11017/11018
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesLHB coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed53 km/h (33 mph)
Route map
(Mumbai LTT–Karaikal) Express route map

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Maharashtra and Karaikal of Union Territory of Puducherry, near Tamilnadu. It is currently being operated with 11017/11018 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]

Service

The 11017/Mumbai LTT–Karaikal Weekly Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 1628 km in 30 hrs 40 mins. 11018/Karaikal–Mumbai LTT Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 1628 km in 33 hrs 45 mins. This train was initially planned to operate between Mumbai LTT to Velankanni due to huge demand from devotees but later destination changed to Karaikal.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 5 AC III Tier
  • 1 AC III Tier Economy
  • 10 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General
  • 2 Luggage cum Generator car

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WDM-3D or WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Kurla to Guntakal & Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Guntakal to Chennai Egmore and Golden Rock based WDM-3D pulls to its end & vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 11011/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazur Sahib Nanded Express

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction 1 times:

Schedule

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
11018KIKKaraikal14:00MondayLokmanya Tilak Terminus20:30Tuesday
11017LTTLokmanya Tilak Terminus13:15SaturdayKaraikal18:55Sunday

Notes

  1. Runs one days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. Permanent Augmentation of 5 CR Trains with 17 General Second class coaches
  2. "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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