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Entry# 3603207-0
Medium; Side View; Large TB; EOG/SLR; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
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16865⇒16187/Karaikkal - Ernakulam Express (PT)
Other Names: Tea Garden Express
कारैक्काल - एरणाकुलम एक्सप्रेस

KIK/Karaikal --> ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South)

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Train No. 16187 Karaikal - Ernakulam Express leaving Karaikal at 16.30 hrs on 18th November, 2023 will be partially cancelled between Palakkad and Emakulam. The train will be short terminated at Palakkad
Tue Nov 14, 2023 (01:33PM)
News History
Temporary augmentation of Extra Coach SE1 till 01/06/2022 to Clear Summar Rush
Tue May 03, 2022 (10:21PM)
◉ JCF 16.05.21 to 01.06.21 is cancelled due to poor occupancy.
Fri May 14, 2021 (01:03PM)
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✕ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
E-Catering Available at TVR,TJ,TPJ,ED,CBE.
Updated: Mar 06 (10:12) by Siddharth98^~
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Rating: 4.2/5 (57 votes)
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Nov 25 2013 (17:24)   16187/Karaikkal - Ernakulam Express (PT)
Prabu Rajkumar~
Prabu Rajkumar~   409 blog posts
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Tea Garden Express is mostly occupied by Velankanni Church pilgrims and sad to see people buying worst food from platform vendors....Better buy Breakfast/Dinner from Vasantha Bavan / Ananada Bhavan in PF1 in TPJ(Tiruchirappalli)......These Platform vendors sell worst quality food on board.......for heaven sake dont buy food from these platform vendors.....
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Nov 25 2013 (18:07)
SubawaranaKohilan^~
SubawaranaKohilan^~   7822 blog posts
Re# 916670-1              
Tea Garden Usually Runs Packed
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Mar 05 2014 (07:01)   16187/Karaikkal - Ernakulam Express (PT)
varghese_78
varghese_78   28 blog posts
Entry# 1014184            Tags  
Runs full always.Keep your ticket in your pockets till TPJ.Ticket checking is very rampant and TTE rude if you take time to take out your ticket and ID proof.
Reaches TPJ before time and very punctual till ERS.Dinner can be had from TPJ.If travelling in higher classes the Coach Attendent goes outside the station premises for food parcel for himself.Try getting it through them to savour a good vegetarian dinner.
If de boarding at intermediate stations in Kerala before time arrival is a high possibility.
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Mar 11 2014 (18:51)
Jay Pacific*   7359 blog posts
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If you experienced one rude TTE doesn't mean all are like that. You can't generalize it like a tip. I have seen drunk TTE and smoking TTE doesn't mean every TTE is like that.
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Jun 07 2015 (18:23)
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Re# 1014184-2              
Why should I keep my ticket ready in fear of getting rude replies by the TTE? Ticket checking is what he's paid for. And he ought to wait for me to reach to it. Suggesting people to be ready with tickets is not the way to handle the problem of rude TTEs, putting up a complaint against them is.
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Jul 26 2014 (13:13)   16187/Karaikkal - Ernakulam Express (PT)
varghese_78
varghese_78   28 blog posts
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From TPJ First class gets crowded with un authorised travellers and the passage ways leading to washrooms gets occupied by passengers who do not have reservation,especially on weekends.
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