Kanyakumari–Pune Express
Kanyakumari - Pune Junction Jayanthi Janatha Express | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Status | Operating under a different schedule | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | ||||
| First service | 26 January 1973 | ||||
| Last service | 2020( Then Replaced with Kanyakumari - Pune express) | ||||
| Current operator | Southern Railway | ||||
| Ridership | Southern railway, Thiruvananthapuram Division | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Kanniyakumari (CAPE) Pune Junction (PUNE) | ||||
| Stops | 61 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,135 km (1,327 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 44 hours (approx.) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 16381 / 16382 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved, AC 3 Tier Economy (3E) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 16381 / 16382 Kanniyakumari-Pune Express or Jayanti Janata Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Kanyakumari and Pune Junction, Pune in India. It was the first and oldest train service from Mumbai to South India. Initially the service was from Victoria Terminus, Bombay (modern day Mumbai CST) to Cochin Harbour Terminus, later it was extended to Trivandrum, 81/82 Bombay- Cochin Jayanti Janata Express has been extended up to Trivandrum with effect from 1-4-1978. Then to Nagercoil then to Kanyakumari.
From 2020 onwards, according to zero-based timetable, it runs only till Pune. The train made its first run to Pune on 31 March 2022, after services were halted during the pandemic. The train ran with the Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches instead of those built by the Integral Coach Factory.
It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Pune Junction and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.