Auroville Express

The Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chennai Egmore and Puducherry in India via Viluppuram Junction. The Express train between Madras and Pondicherry, introduced o n 15- 12-1970, was cancelled 1-.4-1988. It is currently being operated with 16115/16116 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service
The 16115/Chennai Egmore–Puducherry Auroville Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 196 km in 4h 15m. The 16116/Puducherry–Chennai Egmore Auroville Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 196 km in 3h 55m.

Coach composition
The train runs consists of 11 carriages:

Traction
Both trains are hauled by an electric locomotive from Chennai to Puducherry and vice versa.
 * Arakkonam Loco Shed, Erode Loco Shed -based WAP-4
 * Erode Loco Shed -based WAP-1