Boat Mail Express

Boat Mail Express
Boat Mail Express is at Chennai Egmore Railway Station Platform No : 9
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Status	Active
Locale	Tamil Nadu
First service	24 February 1914; 110 years ago (1914-02-24)
Last service	Operation till now
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Ridership	Mail/Express
Website	www.indianrailways.gov.in
Route
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS) Mandapam (MMM)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	665 km (413 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 30min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	16751/16752
On-board services
Class(es)	1 1st A/C I Tire (H) 1 2nd A/C II Tire (A) 3 3rd A/C III Tire (B) 13 Sleeper (SL) 3 Unreserved (GS) 2 GSLRD
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes (Un-Reserved Compartment)
Sleeping arrangements	Yes (Berth)
Catering facilities	E-Catering 16751 : (Chennai Egmore ➡ Villupuram Junction) 16752 : (MANDAPAM ➡ Tiruchchirappalli Junction)
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	AVAILABLE
Other facilities	BIO TOILET
Technical
Rolling stock	MMM ↔ TPJ → WDM-3A, WDG-3A Loco from Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock TPJ ↔ MS → WAP-4 Loco from Arakkonam, Erode Electric Shed
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz (High Voltage traction)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph)
Average length	23 Coaches
Rake maintenance	Ramanathapuram
Rake sharing	Sethu Superfast Express&[AMRITHA EXPRESS ]
Route map

The Rameswaram (Boat Mail) Express, previously known as the Boat Mail or Indo-Ceylon Express, is an express train that connects Rameswaram with the state capital Chennai via Tambaram, Chengalpet, Melmaruvattur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi and Ramanathapuram. During the 1900s, it was a combined train - steamer ferry- Train service between India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Connecting Chennai and Colombo, the system initially utilised a rail-to-sea operation, but changed to a rail-sea-rail operation.^[1] Passengers could buy a single ticket for the journey from Chennai to Colombo full stretch over sea journey.^[2] After Indian Independence, the ferry service was stopped and Train was running in the name Dhanushkodi Express from Chennai Egmore to Dhanushkodi. After the Cyclones ruined Dhanushkodi, the train service was stopped. Now, it runs from Chennai Egmore to Rameswaram via Villuppuram, Kumbakonam, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi, Devakottai, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram, Mandapam, and Pamban.

This train shared its rake with Sethu Express&AMRITHA EXPRESS (FROM DECEMBER 31).