Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express

Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express is an express train connecting Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India with Mangalore in Karnataka, India. The main cities it passes through are Chennai Egmore, Villuppuram, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Tirur (Malappuram), Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargod and Mangalore

Overview
This train was introduced during the 2003–2004 Railway Budget as a new daily train between Chennai Egmore and Erode via Tiruchirappalli Junction in Tamil Nadu, India. Later in the 2005–2006 Railway Budget, the train (No.6607 / 6608) was extended up to Coimbatore, citing large number of Melmaruvathur bound pilgrims, leaving the people of Karur in despair, who were largely benefitted of this train fearing decrease in reservation quotas. The train was again extended to Mangalore in 2007, a move which forced the authorities to cancel the Tiruchirapalli–Mangalore Express (No.6867 / 6868), with revised timings. The number of train was changed from the initial 6607 / 6608 to 6107 / 6108, and from 6107 / 6108 to 16107 / 16108 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network. Again, the number of the train was changed to 16159 / 16160

Rakes
The train has 20 Compressing Three AC 3-Tier (3A), Eleven Second Class Sleepers, Two Second Seating (2S), Two General compartments (Unreserved) and Two Luggage rakes.

Schedule
Some of the prominent stoppages include Chengalpattu Junction, Viluppuram Junction, Vriddhachalam Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Karur Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Palakkad Junction, Shoranur Junction. This daily express train departs Chennai Egmore as Train No.16159, arrives at Tiruchirappalli Junction the next morning, reverses the loco and leaves for Mangalore Central and arrives the destination after dusk of same day. On the return journey, the train departs Mangalore Central as Train No.16160 just after dawn, arrives Tiruchirappalli Junction same night, reverses the loco and leaves for Chennai Egmore, and arrives the destination next morning.

Accident
On 04 September 2015, 5 coaches including 3 AC coaches and an Unreserved coach along with SLR of 16859 DOWN Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express derailed near Puvanur railway station, Villupuram - Vridhachalam section of Chord line. 39 passengers were reported injured.