Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL (TVC)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 806 km, covering 119 stations between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL (TVC). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 117 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between CHENNAI CENTRAL and TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL?

Accepted Answer

41 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including BBQ, VJM, PER, MS, STM, PV, CGL, OV, MMK, MLMR, OLA, TMV, MTL, PEI, VM, VRI, PMB, LLI, VLDE, GOC, TPJ, KLS, MPA, VPJ, AYR, VDM, DG, ABI, KQN, SDN, KON, MDU, TMQ, KGD, VPT, SRT, CVP, KDU, MEJ, TEN, NCJ.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between CHENNAI CENTRAL and TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL?

Accepted Answer

Indian Railways generally permits a break journey on long-distance journeys beyond a prescribed distance, allowing you to pause at an intermediate station and continue later. Use the RailKM route mapper to add via stations and check the cumulative kilometres at every stop before planning a break.

Question 4

What is the shortest rail route from CHENNAI CENTRAL to TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 806 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

Question 5

How much does a train ticket from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL (TVC) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 806 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹715, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹2,025, with AC 2-Tier and AC First Class proportionally higher. These are standard-slab estimates only — actual fares differ by train type, dynamic pricing and GST.

#	Station	Code	Km
1	CHENNAI CENTRAL	MAS	0
2	BASIN BRIDGE JNJn	BBQ	2
3	VYASARPADI JEEVAJn	VJM	4
4	PERAMBURJn	PER	5
5	CHENNAI EGMOREJn	MS	9
6	CHENNAI CHETPAT	MSC	11
7	NUNGAMBAKKAM	NBK	13
8	KODAMBAKAM	MKK	14
9	MAMBALAM	MBM	16
10	SAIDAPET	SP	18
11	GUINDY	GDY	20
12	ST THOMAS MOUNTJn	STM	22
13	PALLAVARAMJn	PV	28
14	CHROMEPET	CMP	30
15	TAMBARAM SANATORIUM	TBMS	32
16	TAMBARAM	TBM	34
17	PERUNGULATTUR	PRGL	38
18	VANDALUR	VDR	40
19	URAPPAKKAM	UPM	43
20	GUDUVANCHERI	GI	46
21	POTHERI HALT	POTI	50
22	KATTANGULATTUR	CTM	52
23	MARAIMALAM NAGAR	MMNK	53
24	SINGAPERUMAL KOIL	SKL	57
25	PARANUR	PWU	61
26	CHENGALPATTUJn	CGL	65
27	OTIVAKKAMJn	OV	73
28	PADALAM	PTM	78
29	KARUNGUZHI	KGZ	86
30	MADURANTAKAMJn	MMK	90
31	MELMARUVATTURJn	MLMR	101
32	ACHARAPAKKAM	ACK	104
33	TOZHUPPEDU	TZD	110
34	KARASANGAL	KSGL	115
35	OLAKURJn	OLA	119
36	TINDIVANAMJn	TMV	131
37	MAILAMJn	MTL	141
38	PERANIJn	PEI	149
39	VIKRAVANDI	VVN	157
40	MUNDILYAMPAKKAM	MYP	163
41	VILLUPURAM JNJn	VM	169
42	KANDAMBAKKAM	KDMD	189
43	TIRVNLNLUR ROAD	TVNL	191
44	PARIKKAL	PRKL	194
45	ULUNDURPET	ULU	205
46	MEPPULIYUR	MPLY	208
47	PAVUNUR	PVN	217
48	VRIDHACHALAM JNJn	VRI	225
49	VRIDDHACHALM TN	VRT	232
50	TALANALLUR	TLNR	239
51	PENNADAM	PNDM	244
52	ICHCHANGADU	ICG	247
53	MATHUR	MTUR	253
54	SENDURAI	SNDI	261
55	VELLUR HALT	VER	265
56	OTTAKOVIL	OTK	269
57	ARIYALUR	ALU	279
58	SILLAKKUDI	SLTH	286
59	KALLAGAM	KLGM	295
60	KALLAKKUDI PLGH	KKPM	304
61	PULLAMBADIJn	PMB	309
62	LALGUDIJn	LLI	323
63	VALADIJn	VLDE	329
64	PICHCHANDARKOVL	BXS	333
65	UTTAMARKOVIL	UKV	335
66	SRIRANGAM	SRGM	337
67	TIRUCHIRAPALI TOWN	TPTN	340
68	PONMALAI GOLDEN ROCKJn	GOC	344
69	TIRUCHIRAPPALLIJn	TPJ	347
70	PUNGGUDI	PUG	356
71	KOLATURJn	KLS	366
72	SAMUDRAM	SMDM	374
73	MANAPARAIJn	MPA	384
74	VALYAMPATTIJn	VPJ	398
75	AYYALURJn	AYR	417
76	VADAMADURAJn	VDM	425
77	DINDIGUL JNJn	DG	441
78	AMBATURAIJn	ABI	453
79	KODAIKANAL ROADJn	KQN	464
80	SHOLAVANDANJn	SDN	483
81	SAMAYANALLUR	SER	492
82	KUDALNAGARJn	KON	501
83	MADURAI JNJn	MDU	504
84	TIRUPARANKNDRM	TDN	511
85	TIRUMANGALAMJn	TMQ	522
86	KALLIGUDIJn	KGD	537
87	VIRUDUNAGAR JNJn	VPT	549
88	TULUKAPATI	TY	564
89	SATURJn	SRT	577
90	KOVILPATTIJn	CVP	598
91	KADAMBURJn	KDU	619
92	ILAVELANGAL	IVL	626
93	VANCHIMANIYACHIJn	MEJ	633
94	NARAIKKINAR	NRK	639
95	GANGAIKONDAN	GDN	646
96	TALAIYUTHU	TAY	654
97	TIRUNELVELIJn	TEN	660
98	MELAPPALAIYAM	MP	663
99	SENGULAM	SGLM	675
100	NANGUNERI	NNN	689
101	DALAPATHY SAMUDRAM	DYS	696
102	VALLIYUR	VLY	703
103	NORTH PANAKUDI	NPK	711
104	ARALVAYMOZHI	AAY	721
105	TOVALAI	THX	725
106	NAGERCOIL JNJn	NCJ	735
107	NAGERCOIL TOWN	NJT	739
108	VIRANI ALUR	VRLR	745
109	ERANIEL	ERL	752
110	PALLIYADI	PYD	760
111	KULITTHURAI	KZT	766
112	KULITTURAI WEST	KZTW	769
113	PARASHSHALA	PASA	774
114	DHANUVACHAPURAM	DAVM	781
115	AMARAVILA HALT	AMVA	785
116	NEYYATTINKARA	NYY	788
117	BALARAMAPURAM	BRAM	792
118	NEMEM	NEM	798
119	TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL	TVC	806

Exact Railway Distance from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL (TVC)

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Major junctions on route

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