16093 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Lucknow Express Time Table
- Departs
- 05:10
- Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL MAS
- Arrives
- 20:20 day 2
- Lucknow LJN
- Journey
- 39h 10m
- 2086 km · 46 stops
16093 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Lucknow Express leaves Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) at 05:10 and reaches Lucknow (LJN) at 20:20 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 2086 km in 39h 10m, with 46 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) through to Lucknow (LJN).
16093 at a glance
| Runs on | Tue, Sat |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 53.3 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 16093 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL | start | 05:10 | — | 0 |
| SPE Sullurupeta | 06:28 | 06:30 | 2m | 80 |
| NYP Nayudupeta | 06:53 | 06:55 | 2m | 108 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 07:28 | 07:30 | 2m | 135 |
| NLR Nellore | 07:59 | 08:00 | 1m | 174 |
| BTTR Bitragunta | 08:28 | 08:30 | 2m | 208 |
| KVZ Kavali | 08:44 | 08:45 | 1m | 224 |
| SKM Singarayakonda | 09:29 | 09:30 | 1m | 262 |
| OGL Ongole | 10:04 | 10:05 | 1m | 290 |
| CLX Chirala | 10:43 | 10:45 | 2m | 339 |
| BPP Bapatla | 10:59 | 11:00 | 1m | 354 |
| NDO Nidubrolu | 11:28 | 11:30 | 2m | 375 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 11:54 | 11:55 | 1m | 397 |
| NGNT New Guntur | 12:40 | 12:41 | 1m | 421 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 14:05 | 14:20 | 15m | 455 |
| YP Errupalem | 15:09 | 15:10 | 1m | 496 |
| KMT Khammam | 16:14 | 16:15 | 1m | 556 |
| DKJ Dornakal Jn | 16:34 | 16:35 | 1m | 577 |
| MABD Mahbubabad | 16:54 | 16:55 | 1m | 601 |
| KDM Kesamudram | 17:14 | 17:15 | 1m | 616 |
| WL Warangal | 17:58 | 18:00 | 2m | 661 |
| JMKT Jamikunta | 18:49 | 18:50 | 1m | 709 |
| PDPL Peddapalli | 19:24 | 19:25 | 1m | 747 |
| RDM Ramgundam | 19:54 | 19:55 | 1m | 765 |
| MCI Mancheral | 20:09 | 20:10 | 1m | 779 |
| BPA Belampalli | 20:29 | 20:30 | 1m | 799 |
| SKZR Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 21:09 | 21:10 | 1m | 837 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 22:35 | 22:40 | 5m | 907 |
| CD Chandrapur | 22:58 | 23:00 | 2m | 921 |
| HGT Hinganghat | 00:04 +1 | 00:05 +1 | 1m | 1006 |
| SEGM Sevagram | 01:03 +1 | 01:05 +1 | 2m | 1040 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 02:10 +1 | 02:15 +1 | 5m | 1116 |
| KATL Katol | 03:04 +1 | 03:05 +1 | 1m | 1175 |
| MTY Multai | 04:14 +1 | 04:15 +1 | 1m | 1259 |
| AMLA Amla Jn | 04:30 +1 | 04:32 +1 | 2m | 1282 |
| BZU Betul | 04:50 +1 | 04:52 +1 | 2m | 1305 |
| GDYA Ghoradongri | 05:34 +1 | 05:35 +1 | 1m | 1341 |
| ET Itarsi Jn | 07:45 +1 | 07:50 +1 | 5m | 1411 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 09:30 +1 | 09:40 +1 | 10m | 1503 |
| BINA Bina Jn | 11:45 +1 | 11:50 +1 | 5m | 1642 |
| LAR Lalitpur | 12:38 +1 | 12:40 +1 | 2m | 1704 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 14:05 +1 | 14:13 +1 | 8m | 1793 |
| ORAI Orai | 15:28 +1 | 15:30 +1 | 2m | 1907 |
| PHN Pokhrayan | 16:05 +1 | 16:07 +1 | 2m | 1954 |
| CNB Kanpur Central | 18:25 +1 | 18:30 +1 | 5m | 2013 |
| LJN Lucknow | 20:20 +1 | end | — | 2086 |
What 16093’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 139 km and 2h 05m from Bhopal Jn (BPL) to Bina Jn (BINA). The next longest is 114 km and 1h 15m from Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ) to Orai (ORAI).
At 22:00 it is between Sirpur Kaghaznagar (SKZR) and Balharshah (BPQ), and at 06:00 it is between Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL (MAS) and Sullurupeta (SPE).
8 of its 44 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Bhopal Jn (BPL), 8 minutes at Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), 5 minutes at Balharshah (BPQ), 5 minutes at Nagpur Jn (NGP). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Nellore (NLR).
The run crosses midnight before Hinganghat (HGT); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1043 km at Nagpur Jn (NGP), stop number 32 of 46, and is booked to stand at its stops for 108 minutes in all, 5% of the 39h 10m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Multai (MTY) to Amla Jn (AMLA), 23 km at an average of 92 km/h.
After Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL it calls first at Sullurupeta (SPE), Nayudupeta (NYP), Gudur Jn (GDR), Nellore (NLR) and Bitragunta (BTTR).
Its last stops before Lucknow are Lalitpur (LAR), Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ), Orai (ORAI), Pokhrayan (PHN) and Kanpur Central (CNB).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 30 of the 44 fall in the first half of the distance and 14 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Kanpur Central (CNB), where 429 trains call, Itarsi Jn (ET), where 417 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 14:05 and away again at 14:20, 455 km into the run.
Other trains that share 16093’s route
From 16093’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 16031 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Andaman Express — MAS to SVDK, 39 stations in common with 16093
- 12511 Gorakhpur Jn - Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express — GKP to TVCN, 27 stations in common with 16093
- 12521 Barauni Jn - Ernakulam Jn Rapti Sagar Express — BJU to ERS, 26 stations in common with 16093
- 12615 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - New Delhi Grand Trunk Express — MAS to NDLS, 24 stations in common with 16093
Reservation chart and seat availability
16093 is booked out of Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL at 05:10, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-A: its first reservation chart is expected at about 20:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 16093 is charted at Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 16093 — Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL to Lucknow, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.