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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Andaman Express<br />
| image= Andaman exp.jpg<br />
| image_width = <br />
| caption =<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = <br />
| first = * {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|5|1}} (initial service) <br />
* {{start date and age|df=yes|2015|9|3}}<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date= 4 September 2015}}</ref> (extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}})<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} (MAS)<br />
| stops = 79<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2877|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 55 hours 40 minutes<br />
| frequency = Tri-weekly <br />
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering, <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = Rake sharing with 16093 / 16094 [[Gomtisagar Express]]<br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage =<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 16031 / 16032<br />
| speed = {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts<br />
| map = [[File:Andaman Express (JAT-MAS) Route map 01.jpg|300px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 16031 / 16032 '''Andaman Express''' is a long-distance express train in India, connecting the cities of [[Chennai Central|Chennai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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The train runs three times weekly, covering a distance of {{convert|2848|km|mi}} at an average speed of 50&nbsp;km/h with over 79 intermediate halts in between including important stations such as [[Vijayawada]], [[Warangal]], [[Balharshah]], [[Nagpur]], [[Betul, Madhya Pradesh|Betul]], [[Itarsi]], [[Bhopal]], [[Jhansi]], [[Agra]], [[Mathura]], [[New Delhi]], [[Ambala Cantonment]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Udhampur]].<br />
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The train is named after the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Andaman Islands]] of the country situated off the Eastern coast. It has been extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on 3 September 2015.<ref name="profile"/><br />
[[File:16032 Andaman Express.jpg|thumb|16032 Andaman Express]]<br />
In 2013, an exclusive air-conditioned coach was added to the train for CAPF and other police forces for the first time in the Indian Railways.<br />
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==Number and nomenclature==<br />
The number provided for the train is:<br />
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* 16031 – [[Chennai Central]] to [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]]<br />
* 16032 – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Chennai Central<br />
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==Route & Halts==<br />
The train goes via [[Gudur]] – [[Tenali]] – [[New Guntur]] – [[Vijayawada]] – [[Khammam]] – [[Warangal]] – [[Ramagundam]] – {{stnlnk|Balharshah Junction}} – [[Sewagram]] – [[Nagapur]] – [[Itarsi]] – [[Bhopal]] – [[Bina Etawa|Bina]] – [[Jhansi]] – [[Gwalior]] – [[Agra]] – [[Mathura]] – [[New Delhi]] – [[Rohtak]] – [[Jind]] – [[Narwana]] – [[Jakhal]] – [[Dhuri]] – [[Ludhiana]] – {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}} – {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}} – [[Jammu Tawi]]. The train makes 79 stops.<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
* 1 AC Two Tier<br />
* 2 AC Three Tier<br />
* 8 Sleeper class<br />
* 5 General Unreserved<br />
* 2 SLR coaches<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Navyug Express]]<br />
* [[Himsagar Express]]<br />
* [[Gomtisagar Express]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16032-ndls-to-mas/70/664/35 India Rail Info]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
{{Railways in Northern India}}<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16031-mas-to-jat/69/35/81]<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/andaman-express-16032-jat-to-mas/70/81/35]<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
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