16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express Time Table
- Departs
- 18:00
- Tirunelveli Jn TEN
- Arrives
- 10:45 day 4
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra SVDK
- Journey
- 64h 45m
- 3634 km · 60 stops
16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express leaves Tirunelveli Jn (TEN) at 18:00 and reaches Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) at 10:45 on day 4 of the run. The booked run is 3634 km in 64h 45m, with 60 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Tirunelveli Jn (TEN) through to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK).
16787 at a glance
| Runs on | Mon |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 56.1 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 16787 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN Tirunelveli Jn | start | 18:00 | — | 0 |
| MEJ Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn | 18:25 | 18:26 | 1m | 29 |
| CVP Kovilpatti | 18:53 | 18:55 | 2m | 65 |
| SRT Satur | 19:08 | 19:10 | 2m | 87 |
| VPT Virudunagar Jn | 19:33 | 19:35 | 2m | 113 |
| MDU Madurai Jn | 20:25 | 20:30 | 5m | 157 |
| KQN Kodaikanal Road | 21:13 | 21:15 | 2m | 198 |
| DG Dindigul Jn | 21:40 | 21:45 | 5m | 224 |
| TPJ Tiruchchirappalli Jn | 23:05 | 23:10 | 5m | 317 |
| KRR Karur Jn | 00:38 +1 | 00:40 +1 | 2m | 393 |
| ED Erode Jn | 02:55 +1 | 03:05 +1 | 10m | 458 |
| SA Salem Jn | 03:55 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 5m | 518 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 05:58 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 2m | 642 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 07:15 +1 | 07:20 +1 | 5m | 725 |
| CTO Chittoor | 08:03 +1 | 08:05 +1 | 2m | 758 |
| TPTY Tirupati | 09:05 +1 | 09:10 +1 | 5m | 829 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 09:30 +1 | 09:40 +1 | 10m | 839 |
| NLR Nellore | 11:23 +1 | 11:25 +1 | 2m | 960 |
| OGL Ongole | 12:59 +1 | 13:00 +1 | 1m | 1076 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 14:29 +1 | 14:30 +1 | 1m | 1183 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 15:05 +1 | 15:15 +1 | 10m | 1215 |
| KMT Khammam | 16:49 +1 | 16:50 +1 | 1m | 1316 |
| WL Warangal | 18:13 +1 | 18:15 +1 | 2m | 1421 |
| RDM Ramgundam | 20:04 +1 | 20:05 +1 | 1m | 1525 |
| BPQ Balharshah | 22:15 +1 | 22:20 +1 | 5m | 1667 |
| CD Chandrapur | 22:35 +1 | 22:37 +1 | 2m | 1681 |
| SEGM Sevagram | 00:23 +2 | 00:25 +2 | 2m | 1800 |
| NGP Nagpur Jn | 01:40 +2 | 01:45 +2 | 5m | 1876 |
| ET Itarsi Jn | 07:20 +2 | 07:30 +2 | 10m | 2171 |
| BPL Bhopal Jn | 09:05 +2 | 09:10 +2 | 5m | 2263 |
| VGLJ Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn | 13:25 +2 | 13:33 +2 | 8m | 2553 |
| GWL Gwalior Jn | 14:40 +2 | 14:42 +2 | 2m | 2651 |
| DHO Dhaulpur | 16:10 +2 | 16:12 +2 | 2m | 2717 |
| AGC Agra Cantt Jn | 16:50 +2 | 16:55 +2 | 5m | 2770 |
| FDB Faridabad | 19:33 +2 | 19:35 +2 | 2m | 2936 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 20:05 +2 | 20:10 +2 | 5m | 2956 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 20:55 +2 | 21:10 +2 | 15m | 2964 |
| SSB Shakurbasti | 21:39 +2 | 21:41 +2 | 2m | 2975 |
| BGZ Bahadurgarh | 21:57 +2 | 21:59 +2 | 2m | 2995 |
| ROK Rohtak Jn | 22:31 +2 | 22:33 +2 | 2m | 3035 |
| JIND Jind Jn | 23:15 +2 | 23:18 +2 | 3m | 3092 |
| NRW Narwana Jn | 23:47 +2 | 23:49 +2 | 2m | 3126 |
| TUN Tohana | 00:09 +3 | 00:11 +3 | 2m | 3152 |
| JHL Jakhal Jn | 00:40 +3 | 00:43 +3 | 3m | 3164 |
| LHA Lehra Gaga | 00:57 +3 | 00:59 +3 | 2m | 3180 |
| SFMU Sunam Udham Singh Wala | 01:16 +3 | 01:18 +3 | 2m | 3201 |
| SAG Sangrur | 01:30 +3 | 01:32 +3 | 2m | 3214 |
| DUI Dhuri Jn | 01:54 +3 | 01:57 +3 | 3m | 3230 |
| MET Malerkotla | 02:12 +3 | 02:14 +3 | 2m | 3247 |
| AHH Ahmadgarh | 02:29 +3 | 02:31 +3 | 2m | 3266 |
| LDH Ludhiana Jn | 03:10 +3 | 03:20 +3 | 10m | 3292 |
| PGW Phagwara Jn | 03:49 +3 | 03:51 +3 | 2m | 3328 |
| JRC Jalandhar Cantt | 04:08 +3 | 04:13 +3 | 5m | 3344 |
| MEX Mukerian | 05:22 +3 | 05:24 +3 | 2m | 3417 |
| PTKC Pathankot Cantt | 06:00 +3 | 06:05 +3 | 5m | 3457 |
| MSKT MSKT Kathua | 06:36 +3 | 06:38 +3 | 2m | 3480 |
| SMBX Samba | 07:18 +3 | 07:20 +3 | 2m | 3524 |
| JAT Jammutavi | 08:25 +3 | 08:30 +3 | 5m | 3557 |
| MCTM Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan | 09:43 +3 | 09:45 +3 | 2m | 3610 |
| SVDK Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | 10:45 +3 | end | — | 3634 |
What 16787’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 295 km and 5h 35m from Nagpur Jn (NGP) to Itarsi Jn (ET). The next longest is 290 km and 4h 15m from Bhopal Jn (BPL) to Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn (VGLJ).
At 22:00 it is between Dindigul Jn (DG) and Tiruchchirappalli Jn (TPJ), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is standing at Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ).
21 of its 58 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at New Delhi (NDLS), 10 minutes at Erode Jn (ED), 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Itarsi Jn (ET). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn (MEJ).
The run crosses midnight before Karur Jn (KRR); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1817 km at Nagpur Jn (NGP), stop number 28 of 60, and is booked to stand at its stops for 215 minutes in all, 6% of the 64h 45m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Kovilpatti (CVP) to Satur (SRT), 22 km at an average of 102 km/h.
After Tirunelveli Jn it calls first at Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn (MEJ), Kovilpatti (CVP), Satur (SRT), Virudunagar Jn (VPT) and Madurai Jn (MDU).
Its last stops before Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra are Pathankot Cantt (PTKC), MSKT Kathua (MSKT), Samba (SMBX), Jammutavi (JAT) and Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan (MCTM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 26 of the 58 fall in the first half of the distance and 32 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Itarsi Jn (ET), where 417 trains call, New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 15:05 and away again at 15:15, 1215 km into the run.
Other trains that share 16787’s route
From 16787’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 16317 Kanniyakumari - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express — CAPE to SVDK, 50 stations in common with 16787
- 16031 Puratchi Thalaivar DR. MGR CTL - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Andaman Express — MAS to SVDK, 42 stations in common with 16787
- 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central - New Delhi Kerala Superfast Express — TVC to NDLS, 23 stations in common with 16787
- 11449 Jabalpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express — JBP to SVDK, 21 stations in common with 16787
Reservation chart and seat availability
16787 is booked out of Tirunelveli Jn at 18:00, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 08:00 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 16787 is charted at Tirunelveli Jn. 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 16787 — Tirunelveli Jn to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, 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 08:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.