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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Kanyakumari-Pune Junction Jayanthi Janata Express<br />
| image = 16381 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Express - Train Board 1.jpg<br />
| caption = Kanyakumari - Pune Junction Jayanthi Janatha Express<br />
| type = [[Express train|Express]]<br />
| status = Operating under a different schedule<br />
| locale = [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]] & [[Kerala]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1973|01|26}}<ref name="24 coaches">{{cite web|url=https://24coaches.com/tamil-nadu-andhra-pradesh-kk-express-history/|title=The Story of the Legendary Big Four of the South|publisher=24 Coaches|date=23 December 2014|accessdate=23 August 2017}}</ref><br />
| last = 2020( Then Replaced with Kanyakumari - Pune express)<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]<br />
| ridership = Southern railway, Thiruvananthapuram Division<br />
| start = {{rws|Kanniyakumari}} (CAPE)<br />
| stops = 61<br />
| end = {{rws|Pune Junction}} (PUNE)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2135|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 44 hours (approx.)<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved, AC 3 Tier Economy (3E)<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = Yes<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = No<br />
| baggage = No<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 16381 / 16382<br />
| speed = {{convert|47|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br />
| map = [[File:(Mumbai - Kanyakumari) Express route map.png|250px|(Mumbai - Kanyakumari) Express route map]]<br />
| map_state = <br />
}}<br />
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The 16381 / 16382 '''Kanniyakumari-Pune Express''' or '''Jayanti Janata Express''' is an [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Kanyakumari railway station|Kanyakumari]] and [[Pune Junction]], [[Pune]] in India. It was the first and oldest train service from [[Mumbai]] to [[South India]]. Initially the service was from Victoria Terminus, Bombay (modern day Mumbai CST) to [[Cochin Harbour Terminus]], later it was extended to Trivandrum, 81/82 Bombay-<br />
Cochin Jayanti Janata Express has been extended up to Trivandrum with effect from 1-4-1978. Then to Nagercoil then to Kanyakumari.<ref>https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/420755/1/PQ_105_24041978_U31_p68_p68.pdf{{Dead link | date=December 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><br />
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From 2020 onwards, according to zero-based timetable, it runs only till Pune. The train made its first run to Pune on 31 March 2022, after services were halted during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|pandemic]]. The train ran with the Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB) coaches instead of those built by the [[Integral Coach Factory]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=After 2 years, Jayanti Janata Express resumes operation, to terminate at Pune |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/jayanti-janata-express-resumes-operation-after-covid-break-and-revamp-but-short-terminates-at-pune-1.7395855 |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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It operates as train number 16382 from [[Kanyakumari Terminus railway station|Kanyakumari]] to Pune Junction and as train number 16381 in the reverse direction.<br />
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==Traction==<br />
As the entire route is fully electrified, the train is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive on its entire journey.<br />
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==Service==<br />
The 16382 '''Kanyakumari -Pune Express''' covers the distance of 2135 kilometres in 47 hours 05&nbsp;mins (45.35&nbsp;km/h) and in 44 hours 30&nbsp;mins (47.98&nbsp;km/h) as 16381 '''PUNE- Kanyakumari Express'''.<br />
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==Routing==<br />
The service runs from {{rws|Kanyakumari}} via {{rws|Nagercoil Junction}},Thiruvananthapuram Central, {{rws|Kollam Junction}}, {{rws|Kayamkulam Junction}},<br />
{{rws|Tiruvalla}},<br />
{{stnlnk|Kottayam}},<br />
{{rws|Ernakulam Town}},<br />
{{rws|Thrissur}},<br />
{{rws|Palakkad Junction}}, {{rws|Coimbatore Junction}}, {{rws|Erode Junction}}, {{rws|Salem Junction}}, {{rws|Jolarpettai Junction}}, {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}, {{rws|Pakala Junction}}, {{rws|Tirupati}}, {{rws|Renigunta Junction}}, {{rws|Yerraguntla Junction}}, {{rws|Gooty Junction}}, {{rws|Guntakal Junction}}, {{rws|Raichur Junction}}, {{rws|Wadi Junction}}, {{rws|Kalaburagi Junction}}, {{rws|Kurduvadi Junction}}, {{rws|Daund Junction}}, {{rws|Pune Junction}}.<br />
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On the journey to Kanyakumari, the train will have additional stops at [[Chalakudi railway station|Chalakudy]], [[Irinjalakuda railway station|Irinjalakuda]], [[Wadakkanchery railway station|Wadakkanchery]] and [[Ottapalam railway station|Ottapalam]]. The trains will not stop in these stations on the return journey. On the return journey to Pune, the train will have additional stops at [[Tripunithura railway station|Tripunithura]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station|Thiruvananthapuram Pettah]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.indianrail.gov.in}}<br />
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{{Express trains running through Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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