Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express

The Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur Junction and Puducherry in India. It is currently being operated with 16573/16574 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 16573/Yesvantpur–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 456 km in 10h 15m. The 16574/Puducherry–Yesvantpur Weekly Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 456 km in 11h 30m. Although it does not have a stop at Karmelaram or Heelalige, it is often stopped at these stations to allow the passage or arrival of 12677 KSR Bengaluru-Intercity Express, which sometimes experiences delays of up to forty minutes.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Yesvantpur Junction
 * Banaswadi
 * Hosur
 * Dharmapuri
 * Salem Junction
 * Attur
 * Chinna Salem
 * Vriddhachalam Junction
 * Viluppuram Junction
 * Puducherry

Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:


 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 3 AC III Tier
 * 12 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 4 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Bangalore to Puducherry and vice versa.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 16505/16506 Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express, 16533/16534 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Guntakal), 16533/16534 Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express and 16507/16508 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi).

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 2 times:


 * Vriddhachalam Junction
 * Viluppuram Junction