Andaman Express

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Andaman Express

| image = Ministry of Railways India.svg

| image_width =

| caption =

| type = Express

| locale =

| first = * {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|05|01}} (Inaugural)

{{start date and age|df=yes|2015|09|03}}{{cite web|title=Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|work=Government of India|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date= 4 September 2015}} (extended upto {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}})

| last =

| operator = Southern Railway

| ridership =

| start = {{stnlnk|MGR Chennai Central}} (MAS)

| stops = 69

| end = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)

| distance = {{convert|2877|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 55 hours 40 minutes

| frequency = Tri-weekly

| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = On-board catering,
E-catering

| observation = Large windows

| sharing = Rake sharing with 16093/16094 Gomtisagar Express

| entertainment =

| baggage = No

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = ICF coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}

| el =

| trainnumber = 16031 / 16032

| speed = {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map = 250px

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The 16031 / 16032 Andaman Express is a long-distance express train in India, connecting the cities of Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.

It is the slowest train between Delhi and Chennai.

History

The train is named after the Andaman Islands of the country situated off the Eastern coast.

It has been extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} of Jammu and Kashmir on 3 September 2015.

File:16032 Andaman Express.jpg

In 2013, an exclusive air-conditioned coach was added to the train for CAPF and other police forces for the first time in the Indian Railways.

Traction

It is hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or Royapuram Loco Shed- based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Service

The train runs three times weekly, covering a distance of {{convert|2848|km|mi}} at an average speed of 50 km/h with over 79 intermediate halts in between including important stations such as Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra, Mathura, New Delhi, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Jammu Tawi, Udhampur.

Number and nomenclature

The number provided for the train is:

16031 – Chennai Central to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
16032 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Chennai Central

Route and halts

The train goes via Sullurpeta - Nayudupeta - Gudur - Nellore - Kavali - Ongole - Chirala - Tenali – New Guntur – Vijayawada - Madhira– Khammam – Warangal – {{stnlnk|Ramagundam}} – {{stnlnk|Mancherial}} - {{stnlnk|Bellampalli}} - {{stnlnk|Balharshah Junction}} – Sewagram – Nagpur – Itarsi – Bhopal – Bina – Jhansi – Gwalior –Morena- Agra – Mathura – New Delhi – Rohtak – Jind – Narwana – Jakhal – Dhuri – Ludhiana – {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}} – {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}} – Jammu Tawi. The train makes 69 stops.