Karaikal railwaystation

14/03/2026

Commencing of Regular Trains service in New Karaikal - Peralam Jn line from May 20, 2026.

List of New Trains between Karaikal-Peralam Jn :

*TRAIN NO. 56008 VELANKANNI-MAYILADUTHURAI PASSENGER (w.e.f date 21-5-2026)

Velankanni-06:30a.m (depart)
Nagapattinam Jn-06:50a.m
Vellipalayam-07:00a.m
Nagore-07:10a.m
Tirumalairayanpattinam-07:19a.m
KARAIKAL-07:30a.m
Karai-Kovilpathu-07:36a.m
Tirunallaru-07:44a.m
Pattakudi-07:53a.m
Ambagarattur-08:02a.m
Peralam Jn-08:18a.m
Mayiladuthurai Jn-08:40a.m (arrival)

*TRAIN NO.56007 MAYILADUTHURAI-VELANKANNI PASSENGER (w.e.f date 20-5-2026)

Mayiladuthurai Jn-04:40p.m (depart)
Peralam Jn-05:00p.m
Ambagarattur-05:15p.m
Pattakudi-05:24p.m
Tirunallaru-05:34p.m
Karai-Kovilpathu-05:42p.m
KARAIKAL-05:50p.m
Tirumalairayanpattinam-06:00p.m
Nagore-06:20p.m
Vellipalayam-06:29p.m
Nagapattinam Jn-06:38p.m
Velankanni-07:20p.m (arrival)

*TRAIN NO.56010 KARAIKAL-MAYILADUTHURAI PASSENGER (w.e.f date 20-05-2026)

KARAIKAL-12:45p.m (depart)
Karai-Kovilpathu-12:51p.m
Tirunallaru-01:02p.m
Pattakudi-01:10p.m
Ambagarattur-01:18p.m
Peralam Jn-01:42p.m
Mayiladuthurai Jn-02:15p.m (arrival)

*TRAIN NO.56009 MAYILADUTHURAI-KARAIKAL PASSENGER (w.e.f date 21-05-2026)

Mayiladuthurai Jn-09:35a.m (depart)
Peralam Jn-09:55a.m
Ambagarattur-10:07a.m
Pattakudi-10:16a.m
Tirunallaru-10:27a.m
Karai-Kovilpathu-10:33a.m
KARAIKAL-11:05a.m (arrival)

Re-Routing of Train no.16175/16176 TAMBARAM-KARAIKAL-TAMBARAM EXPRESS via Peralam-Karaikal section and extension to Velankanni From MAY 20, 2026.

*TRAIN NO.16175 TAMBARAM-VELANKANNI EXPRESS (w.e.f date 20-05-2026)

Tambaram-09:30p.m (depart)
Peralam Jn-02:25a.m
Tirunallaru-02:52a.m
KARAIKAL-03:08a.m
Nagore-03:28a.m
Nagapattinam Jn-03:46a.m
Velankanni-04:30a.m

*TRAIN NO.16176 VELAMKANNI-TAMBARAM EXPRESS (w.e.f date 20-05-2026)

Velankanni-09:50p.m (depart)
Nagapattinam Jn-10:08p.m
Nagore-10:22p.m
KARAIKAL-10:40p.m
Tirunallaru-10:54p.m
Peralam Jn-11:18p.m
Tambaram-04:35a.m (arrival)

12/03/2018

Thanks Sathish Kumar for his contribution.

11/03/2018

Happy news for karaikal.
New summer special train to/from Chennai will be run as weekly express.

Train no: 06087 - Chennai Egmore Karaikal Summer Special
Starts at every Monday at 11.45pm from and reaches at 8.30am.

Train no: 06088 - Karaikal Chennai Egmore Summer Special
Starts at every Tuesday at 10.30pm from and reaches at 8.00am.

Happy summer vacation.

Karaikal Railway Station (KIK) is a intermediate station in Puducherry UT, managed by the Tiruchirappalli division of Southern Railway. It features three platforms and connects to major cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ernakulam.

02/03/2018

Train no. 16179/16180 Chennai EgmoreMannargudi Express will be running via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thiruvarur, Nidamangalam without touching Thanjavur wef 1/3/18

03/02/2018