Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express

The Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Kanniyakumari in India. It is currently being operated with 16861/16862 train numbers on a weekly basis. It is the first express train that ran on the gauge converted route of Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line. Later Silambu Express extended from Karaikudi Junction via this route till Sengottai.

Service
The 16861/Puducherry–Kanniyakumari Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 700 km in 15h 30m. The 16862/Kanniyakumari–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 700 km in 15h 30m.

Routes and major halts

 * Puducherry
 * Viluppuram
 * Cuddalore
 * Chidambaram
 * Mayiladuthurai
 * Kumbakonam
 * Thanjavur
 * Tiruchirapalli
 * Pudukkottai
 * Karaikudi
 * Sivaganga
 * Manamadurai
 * Aruppukkottai
 * Virudhunagar
 * Sattur
 * Kovilpatti
 * Tirunelveli
 * Nagercoil
 * Kaniyakumari