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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.
16751/16752 Boat Mail Express. Route map. Sethu Superfast Express, is a Superfast train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Rameswaram via Chord line. It is a standard train consisting of 23 coaches. The train covers a distance of 603 km (375 mi) with an average speed of 69 km/h (43 mph).
The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through. The Pamban bridge was the only surface transport link that connected Rameswaram to the mainland India till 1988 when a road bridge was constructed parallel ...
Rameswaram railway terminus (station code: RMM [ 1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [ 2] It serves the town of Rameswaram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [ 3] The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the ...
1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in) Operating speed. 51 km/h (32 mph), including halts. Route map. The 22535 / 22536 Rameswaram–Manduadih Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Rameswaram and Banaras in India. It operates as train number 22535 from Rameswaram to Banaras and as train number ...
The 12852/Chennai Central-Bilaspur Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 61 km/h and covers 1415 km in 23h 5m. People are demanding this train to be extended to Rameswaram so it would be the first train to connect Chhattisgarh to Rameswaram. Route and halts. The important halts of the train are: Bilaspur Junction; Raipur Junction; Durg Junction
Top speed. 100 km/h (62 mph) Chennai Suburban Railway Network. The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in India.
The Boat Mail was a major service on the line, allowing passengers to board a ferry to Rameshwaram in India. Passengers could use the Boat Mail service to travel between Colombo and Chennai. The ferry service to connect the railheads at Talaimannar and Dhanushkodi lasted until the 1960s, when a cyclone destroyed the pier and rail line at ...