Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express

Kollam Express
Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express at Kollam Junction
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusOperating
LocaleKerala & Tamil Nadu
First service26 November 1904 (1904-11-26)
Re-introduced on 4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Route
TerminiChennai Egmore (MS)
Kollam Junction (QLN)
Stops21
Distance travelled761 km (473 mi)
Average journey time15 hours 45 minutes (Up & Down)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)16101/16102
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper 3 tier, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette cars
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockIndian AC Electric locomotive WAP-4 in QLM⇋MS section
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Indian broad gauge
Route map

The Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express (16101/16102, earlier known as the Quilon Mail) is a daily train that runs between Chennai Egmore and Kollam Junction in India. It is the successor of 115-year-old Quilon Mail, which ran once upon a time in metre-gauge lines between Madras and Quilon.