Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express
train service in India
The 16159 / 16160 Chennai Egmore–Mangaluru Central Express is an express train belonging to the Southern Railway zone that runs between the city Chennai Egmore of Tamil Nadu and Mangaluru Central of Karnataka in India.
Overview
This train was introduced during the 2003–2004 Railway Budget as a new daily train between Chennai Egmore and Erode via Tiruchirappalli Junction in Tamil Nadu, India. Later in the 2005–2006 Railway Budget, the train (No.6607 / 6608) was extended up to Coimbatore, citing large number of Melmaruvathur bound pilgrims, leaving the people of Karur in despair, who were largely benefitted of this train fearing decrease in reservation quotas. The train was again extended to Mangaluru in 2007, a move which forced the authorities to cancel the Tiruchirapalli–Mangaluru Express (No.6867 / 6868), with revised timings. The number of train was changed from the initial 6607 / 6608 to 6107 / 6108, and from 6107 / 6108 to 16107 / 16108 since December 2010 onwards as a part of train management system over the entire Indian Railways network. Again, the number of the train was changed to 16159 / 16160. From 9 September 2024, this train is short terminated at Tambaram and now running as Tambaram–Mangaluru Central-Tambaram Express. From 9 September 2024, this train was short-terminated at Tambaram and operated as the Tambaram–Mangaluru Central–Tambaram Express due to operational adjustments in the Salem division. Subsequently, effective from 18 September 2025, the train was re-extended to Chennai Egmore, restoring its original terminal. With this extension, it is now officially running as the Mangalore Express between Chennai Egmore and Mangaluru Central, bearing train numbers 16159/16160, thereby improving long-distance connectivity between Tamil Nadu and coastal Karnataka.
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