Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karaikal Weekly Express

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.

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 1634 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:


 * Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
 * Thane
 * Kalyan Junction
 * Karjat Junction
 * Lonavala
 * Pune Junction
 * Solapur
 * Gulbarga
 * Wadi Junction
 * Raichur Junction
 * Guntakal Junction
 * Renigunta Junction
 * Arakkonam Junction
 * Chennai Egmore
 * Tambaram
 * Viluppuram Junction
 * Chidambaram
 * Mayiladuthurai Junction
 * Thiruvarur Junction
 * Nagore
 * Karaikal

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:


 * Thiruvarur Junction