Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express

The 16351 / 16352 Mumbai CSMT–Nagercoil Balaji Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai, and Nagercoil Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 16351/16352 train numbers on a bi-weekly basis.

Service

 * The 16352/Nagercoil–Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Balaji Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1947 km in 37h 15m.
 * The 16351/Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Nagercoil Balaji Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1947 km in 34h 55m.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
 * Dadar
 * Thane
 * Kalyan Junction
 * Karjat Junction
 * Lonavala
 * Pune Junction
 * Daund Junction
 * Solapur
 * Gulbarga
 * Wadi Junction
 * Guntakal Junction
 * Gooty Junction
 * Kadapa
 * Renigunta Junction
 * Tiruttani
 * Arakkonam Junction
 * Kanchipuram
 * Chengalpattu Junction
 * Viluppuram Junction
 * Tiruchirappalli Junction
 * Dindigul Junction
 * Madurai Junction
 * Kovilpatti
 * Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
 * Tirunelveli Junction
 * Vallioor
 * Nagercoil Junction
 * Vallioor
 * Nagercoil Junction

Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. Being an Express train its speed limit is 110 km/h.

This train is reversed in both the directions at Arakkonam Junction

The train consists of 20 coaches:


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 4 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 2 Generator cars at both end

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WCAM-3 electric locomotives from Mumbai to Daund. From Daund, train is hauled by a Golden Rock Loco Shed-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive until Viluppuram. From Viluppuram, train is hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 & WAP-1 electric locomotive uptil Nagercoil, and vice versa.After getting upgraded to LHB coach now the train is running from end-to-end with Royapuram-based WAP-7 locomotive.