{{short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox rail service | name = Andaman Express | image = Ministry of Railways India.svg | logo = Andaman Express TB.png | image_width = | caption = | type = Express | locale = | first = * {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|05|01}} (Inaugural) * {{start date and age|df=yes|2015|09|03}}<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|work=Government of India|publisher=Press Information Bureau|date= 4 September 2015}}</ref> (extended upto {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}) | last = | operator = Southern Railway | ridership = | start = {{stnlnk|MGR Chennai Central}} (MAS) | stops = 69 | end = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK) | distance = {{convert|2877|km|0|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 55 hours 40 minutes | frequency = Tri-weekly | class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes | autorack = | catering = On-board catering, <br/> E-catering | observation = Large windows | sharing = Rake sharing with 16093/16094 Gomtisagar Express | entertainment = | baggage = No | otherfacilities = Below the seats | stock = LHB coach | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} | el = | trainnumber = 16031 / 16032 | speed = {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts. | map = 250px | map_state = }}
The 16031 / 16032 '''Andaman Express''' is a long-distance express train in India, connecting the cities of Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the slowest train between New Delhi and Chennai.
==History== The train is named after the Andaman Islands of the country situated off the Eastern coast.
It has been extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} of Jammu and Kashmir on 3 September 2015.<ref name="profile"/> thumb|16032 Andaman Express In 2013, an exclusive air-conditioned coach was added to the train for CAPF and other police forces for the first time in the Indian Railways.
==Traction== It is hauled by an Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
==Service==
The train runs three times weekly, covering a distance of {{convert|2848|km|mi}} at an average speed of 50 km/h with over 79 intermediate halts in between including important stations such as Vijayawada, Warangal, Balharshah, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra, Mathura, New Delhi, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Jammu Tawi, Udhampur.
==Number and nomenclature== The number provided for the train is:
* 16031 – Chennai Central to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra * 16032 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Chennai Central
==Route and halts== The train runs via Sullurpeta - Nayudupeta - Gudur - Nellore - Kavali - Ongole - Chirala - Tenali – New Guntur – Vijayawada - Madhira– Khammam – Warangal – {{stnlnk|Ramagundam}} – {{stnlnk|Mancherial}} - {{stnlnk|Bellampalli}} - {{stnlnk|Balharshah Junction}} – Sewagram – Nagpur – Itarsi – Bhopal – Bina – Jhansi – Gwalior –Morena- Agra – Mathura – New Delhi – Rohtak – Jind – Narwana – Jakhal – Dhuri – Ludhiana – {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}} – {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}} – Jammu Tawi. The train stops at 69 stations.
==Coach composition== * 1 AC Two Tier * 2 AC Three Tier * 8 Sleeper class * 5 General Unreserved * 2 SLR coaches *Rocket Tracks
==See also== * Navyug Express * Himsagar Express * Gomtisagar Express
==External links== * [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16032-ndls-to-mas/70/664/35 India Rail Info]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Railways in Southern India}} {{Railways in Northern India}} * [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16031-mas-to-jat/69/35/81] * [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16032-jat-to-mas/70/81/35]
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