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12624/Thiruvananthapuram Central - MGR Chennai Central Mail (PT)
तिरूवनंतपुरम सेंट्रल - एम० जी० आर० चेन्नै सेन्ट्रल मेल

ED/Erode Junction --> MAS/MGR Chennai Central

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4 halts. 84 intermediate Stations between Erode Junction and MGR Chennai Central
#1
-523.8 km
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Zone: SR
PF# 1,3
Speed: 63
Elev: 7m

15:00
Day: 1
#1.1
-521.4 km
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Zone: SR
Speed: 63
Elev: 8m
15:02
15:02
Day: 1
#1.2
-516.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
Elev: 5m
15:07
15:07
Day: 1
#1.3
-514.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF#: 1
Speed: 63
15:09
15:09
Day: 1
#1.4
-510.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
15:13
15:13
Day: 1
#1.5
-506.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
15:17
15:17
Day: 1
#1.6
-502.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
15:20
15:20
Day: 1
#1.7
-499.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
15:23
15:23
Day: 1
#1.8
-495.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
Elev: 19m
15:27
15:27
Day: 1
#1.9
-492.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
Elev: 17m
15:30
15:30
Day: 1
#1.10
-489.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 63
Elev: 15m
15:33
15:33
Day: 1
#2
-483.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 65
Elev: 57m
15:39
15:40
Day: 1
#2.1
-479.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 38m
15:43
15:43
Day: 1
#2.2
-476.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 18m
15:46
15:46
Day: 1
#2.3
-471.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 18m
15:50
15:50
Day: 1
#2.4
-468.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 20m
15:54
15:54
Day: 1
#2.5
-463.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
15:58
15:58
Day: 1
#3
-459.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 79
Elev: 11m
16:02
16:05
Day: 1
Xing with 16345/Netravati Express | Daily
Xing with 17230/Sabari Express | Daily
#3.1
-450.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 79
Elev: 24m
16:12
16:12
Day: 1
#3.2
-444.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 79
Elev: 4m
16:16
16:16
Day: 1
#3.3
-439.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 79
Elev: 18m
16:20
16:20
Day: 1
Xing with 06769/Ernakulam - Kollam MEMU Express Special | Sun,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
#3.4
-432.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 79
Elev: 13m
16:26
16:26
Day: 1
#3.5
-424.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 79
Elev: 13m
16:31
16:31
Day: 1
Xing with 16649/Parasuram Express | Daily
#4
-418.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2,3
Speed: 52
Elev: 9m
16:36
16:38
Day: 1
#5
-410.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 67
16:47
16:48
Day: 1
#5.1
-404.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 67
16:54
16:54
Day: 1
Xing with 12660/Gurudev SF Express | Fri
#6
-398.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 3
Speed: 62
Elev: 9m
16:59
17:01
Day: 1
#7
-389.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 53
17:10
17:11
Day: 1
#8
-381.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 41
17:20
17:21
Day: 1
#8.1
-371.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
17:35
17:35
Day: 1
#9
-363.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 56
Elev: 4m
17:47
17:50
Day: 1
#9.1
-360.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
17:54
17:54
Day: 1
Xing with 12626/Kerala Express | Daily
#9.2
-352.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:01
18:01
Day: 1
#9.3
-345.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:10
18:10
Day: 1
Xing with 16301/Venad Express | Daily
#9.4
-341.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:13
18:13
Day: 1
#9.5
-338.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:17
18:17
Day: 1
#9.6
-332.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
Elev: 16m
18:24
18:24
Day: 1
#9.7
-325.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:30
18:30
Day: 1
#9.8
-320.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:36
18:36
Day: 1
#9.9
-317.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 56
18:40
18:40
Day: 1
#10
-313.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 20
18:44
18:45
Day: 1
#10.1
-306.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 20
19:07
19:07
Day: 1
#10.2
-304.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 20
19:12
19:12
Day: 1
#11
-303.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 41
Elev: 2m
19:15
19:20
Day: 1
Remote Location Quota Starting and Charting Station.
#11.1
-297.2 km
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Zone: SR
Speed: 41
19:29
19:29
Day: 1
#11.2
-292.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 7m
19:36
19:36
Day: 1
#12
-286.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 3
Speed: 55
Elev: 14m
19:45
19:47
Day: 1
#12.1
-283.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 55
Elev: 12m
19:51
19:51
Day: 1
#13
-277.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 65
19:57
19:58
Day: 1
#13.1
-272.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 22m
20:02
20:02
Day: 1
#13.2
-267.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 15m
20:07
20:07
Day: 1
#13.3
-264.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 12m
20:10
20:10
Day: 1
#13.4
-261.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 12m
20:12
20:12
Day: 1
#13.5
-255.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 18m
20:18
20:18
Day: 1
#13.6
-249.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 13m
20:24
20:24
Day: 1
#13.7
-245.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 13m
20:28
20:28
Day: 1
#13.8
-238.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 65
Elev: 16m
20:34
20:34
Day: 1
#14
-231.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 48
Elev: 3m
20:40
20:43
Day: 1
#14.1
-229.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
20:46
20:46
Day: 1
#14.2
-222.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 26m
20:55
20:55
Day: 1
#14.3
-215.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 41m
21:04
21:04
Day: 1
#14.4
-206.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 49m
21:14
21:14
Day: 1
#14.5
-202.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 44m
21:19
21:19
Day: 1
#14.6
-200.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
21:23
21:23
Day: 1
#14.7
-199.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
21:24
21:24
Day: 1
#14.8
-199.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 27m
21:24
21:24
Day: 1
#14.9
-194.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 32m
21:29
21:29
Day: 1
Xing with 16344/Amritha Express | Daily
#14.10
-187.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 33m
21:38
21:38
Day: 1
#14.11
-184.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 42m
21:42
21:42
Day: 1
#14.12
-180.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 44m
21:47
21:47
Day: 1
#14.13
-172.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 56m
21:57
21:57
Day: 1
#14.14
-165.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 48
Elev: 63m
22:06
22:06
Day: 1
#15
-156.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 4
Speed: 41
22:17
22:20
Day: 1
#15.1
-149.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 98m
22:30
22:30
Day: 1
Xing with 22637/West Coast SF Express | Daily
#15.2
-142.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 118m
22:40
22:40
Day: 1
#15.3
-134.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 178m
22:52
22:52
Day: 1
#15.4
-130.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 214m
22:58
22:58
Day: 1
#15.5
-121.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 313m
23:11
23:11
Day: 1
#15.6
-116.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 344m
23:19
23:19
Day: 1
#15.7
-106.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 397m
23:33
23:33
Day: 1
#16
-100.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 3
Speed: 66
Elev: 412m
23:42
23:45
Day: 1
Remote Location Quota Starting and Charting Station
#16.1
-97.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 433m
23:48
23:48
Day: 1
#16.2
-91.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 420m
23:54
23:54
Day: 1
#16.3
-86.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 392m
23:58
23:58
Day: 1
#16.4
-82.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 377m
00:01
00:01
Day: 2
#16.5
-76.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 364m
00:07
00:07
Day: 2
#16.6
-67.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 345m
00:15
00:15
Day: 2
#16.7
-58.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 322m
00:24
00:24
Day: 2
#16.8
-50.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 306m
00:31
00:31
Day: 2
#16.9
-43.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 294m
00:38
00:38
Day: 2
#16.10
-36.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 300m
00:44
00:44
Day: 2
#16.11
-27.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 280m
00:52
00:52
Day: 2
#16.12
-19.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 282m
01:00
01:00
Day: 2
#16.13
-13.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 261m
01:05
01:05
Day: 2
#16.14
-6.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 213m
01:11
01:11
Day: 2
#16.15
-0.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 66
Elev: 178m
01:16
01:16
Day: 2
#17
0.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 69
Elev: 171m
01:17
01:20
Day: 2
#17.1
4.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 166m
01:24
01:24
Day: 2
#17.2
13.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 221m
01:32
01:32
Day: 2
#17.3
21.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 269m
01:38
01:38
Day: 2
#17.4
26.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 291m
01:43
01:43
Day: 2
#17.5
38.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 242m
01:54
01:54
Day: 2
#17.6
45.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 274m
01:59
01:59
Day: 2
Xing with 12671/Nilgiri SF Express | Daily
#17.7
49.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 270m
02:03
02:03
Day: 2
#17.8
52.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 69
Elev: 260m
02:06
02:06
Day: 2
#18
59.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 5
Speed: 71
Elev: 280m
02:12
02:15
Day: 2
#18.1
60.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
02:15
02:15
Day: 2
#18.2
63.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
02:18
02:18
Day: 2
#18.3
64.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
02:19
02:19
Day: 2
#18.4
66.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 312m
02:21
02:21
Day: 2
#18.5
76.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 331m
02:29
02:29
Day: 2
Xing with 12673/Cheran SF Express | Daily
#18.6
83.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 384m
02:35
02:35
Day: 2
#18.7
92.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 456m
02:43
02:43
Day: 2
#18.8
102.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 426m
02:51
02:51
Day: 2
#18.9
112.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 442m
03:00
03:00
Day: 2
#18.10
119.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF#: 1
Speed: 71
Elev: 434m
03:05
03:05
Day: 2
#18.11
125.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 401m
03:11
03:11
Day: 2
#18.12
132.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 374m
03:17
03:17
Day: 2
#18.13
140.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 405m
03:24
03:24
Day: 2
#18.14
149.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 390m
03:31
03:31
Day: 2
Xing with 17230/Sabari Express | Daily
#18.15
155.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 372m
03:36
03:36
Day: 2
#18.16
161.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 379m
03:41
03:41
Day: 2
#18.17
167.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 377m
03:46
03:46
Day: 2
#18.18
172.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 392m
03:50
03:50
Day: 2
#18.19
175.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
03:53
03:53
Day: 2
#18.20
180.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 400m
03:57
03:57
Day: 2
#18.21
187.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 379m
04:03
04:03
Day: 2
#18.22
196.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 355m
04:10
04:10
Day: 2
#18.23
204.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 340m
04:17
04:17
Day: 2
#18.24
212.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 332m
04:24
04:24
Day: 2
#18.25
218.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 307m
04:29
04:29
Day: 2
#18.26
224.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 295m
04:34
04:34
Day: 2
#18.27
230.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 285m
04:39
04:39
Day: 2
#18.28
235.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 275m
04:43
04:43
Day: 2
#18.29
240.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 270m
04:47
04:47
Day: 2
#18.30
246.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 251m
04:52
04:52
Day: 2
#18.31
252.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 242m
04:58
04:58
Day: 2
#18.32
256.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 71
Elev: 237m
05:01
05:01
Day: 2
#19
264.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 2
Speed: 78
Elev: 215m
05:08
05:10
Day: 2
#19.1
270.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 203m
05:14
05:14
Day: 2
#19.2
276.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 195m
05:19
05:19
Day: 2
#19.3
281.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 197m
05:23
05:23
Day: 2
#19.4
289.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 176m
05:29
05:29
Day: 2
#19.5
294.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 153m
05:33
05:33
Day: 2
#19.6
297.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 143m
05:35
05:35
Day: 2
Xing with 16087/Arakkonam - Salem MEMU Express | Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
#19.7
304.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 129m
05:40
05:40
Day: 2
#19.8
307.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 126m
05:43
05:43
Day: 2
#19.9
313.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 109m
05:48
05:48
Day: 2
#19.10
317.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 108m
05:51
05:51
Day: 2
#19.11
322.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 98m
05:55
05:55
Day: 2
#19.12
325.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 85m
05:57
05:57
Day: 2
#19.13
326.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
05:58
05:58
Day: 2
#19.14
327.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
05:58
05:58
Day: 2
#19.15
330.4 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:00
06:00
Day: 2
#19.16
336.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:05
06:05
Day: 2
#19.17
340.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:08
06:08
Day: 2
#19.18
343.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:11
06:11
Day: 2
#19.19
346.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:13
06:13
Day: 2
#19.20
349.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:15
06:15
Day: 2
#19.21
352.6 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 47m
06:17
06:17
Day: 2
#19.22
355.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:19
06:19
Day: 2
#19.23
358.5 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:22
06:22
Day: 2
Xing with 12007/MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Shatabdi Express | Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat
#19.24
361.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
Elev: 45m
06:24
06:24
Day: 2
#19.25
365.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:27
06:27
Day: 2
#19.26
367.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:28
06:28
Day: 2
Xing with 12675/Kovai SF Express | Daily
#19.27
369.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:30
06:30
Day: 2
#19.28
370.3 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 78
06:31
06:31
Day: 2
#20
373.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 4
Speed: 41
06:33
06:35
Day: 2
#20.1
376.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
06:39
06:39
Day: 2
#20.2
377.0 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
06:41
06:41
Day: 2
#20.3
378.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 19m
06:43
06:43
Day: 2
#20.4
380.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 16m
06:45
06:45
Day: 2
#20.5
382.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 13m
06:48
06:48
Day: 2
#20.6
384.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 10m
06:52
06:52
Day: 2
#20.7
385.9 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
06:54
06:54
Day: 2
#20.8
386.7 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 10m
06:55
06:55
Day: 2
#20.9
388.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 41
Elev: 10m
06:57
06:57
Day: 2
#21
388.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 1
Speed: 7
Elev: 7m
06:58
07:00
Day: 2
#21.1
390.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 7
07:11
07:11
Day: 2
#21.2
390.8 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 7
07:17
07:17
Day: 2
#21.3
392.1 km
/==/
Zone: SR
Speed: 7
07:27
07:27
Day: 2
#22
394.2 km
/==/
Zone: SR
PF# 5,6,9

Elev: 3m
07:45

Day: 2
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