Kanyakumari–Pune Express
Jayanthi Janatha Express | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | ||||
| First service | 26 January 1973 | ||||
| Last service | 2020(For Rescheduled Service ) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| 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(s) | 16381 / 16382 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved,Ac three tier Economy | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| 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 used to run 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 (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. In Future, train Will be run Upto CSMT
It operates as train number 16382 from Kanyakumari to Pune and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.