Boat Mail Express
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The Rameswaram (Boat Mail) Express, previously known as the Boat Mail or Indo-Ceylon Express, is an express train that connects Mandapam with the state capital Chennai via Tambaram, Chengalpet, Melmaruvattur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Sivagangai, Manamadurai and Ramanathapuram. During the 1900s, it was a combined train and steamer ferry service between India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Connecting Chennai and Colombo, the system initially utilised a rail-to-sea operation, but changed to a rail-to-sea-to-rail operation.[1] Passengers could buy a single ticket for the journey.[2] Now, it runs from Chennai Egmore to Rameswaram via Villuppuram, Kumbakonam, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi, Devakottai, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, and Pamban.
Boat Mail Express | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
Status | Active | ||||
Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||||
First service | 24 February 1914; 110 years ago (1914-02-24) | ||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Ridership | Mail/Express | ||||
Website | www.indianrailways.gov.in | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Chennai Egmore (MS) Mandapam (MMM) | ||||
Stops | 21 | ||||
Distance travelled | 665 km (413 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 12 hours 30min | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 16751/16752 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) |
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Disabled access | |||||
Seating arrangements | Yes (Un-Reserved Compartment) | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes (Berth) | ||||
Catering facilities | E-Catering
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Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage traction) | ||||
Operating speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) | ||||
Average length | 23 Coaches | ||||
Rake maintenance | Ramanathapuram | ||||
Rake sharing | Sethu Superfast Express&[AMRITHA EXPRESS ] | ||||
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This train shares its rake with Sethu Express.