Pamani Express
Pamani Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways connecting Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh with Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu.
This is the only express train that Terminates and Originates from the Cauvery Delta Region and passes through Villupuram and does not go to Chennai. Similarly several other similar trains also originates and terminates in cauvery delta region which won't go to chennai but all of them passes through Tiruchirappalli.
In August 2024, there was a demand by the Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection and Environment Research Centre, Tiruvarur, to convert the train into a daily train.
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:- 4 Second Sitting
- 2 AC Three Tier
- 3 Sleeper-class
- 11 General
- 2 general + Disabled + Break
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| SLR | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B2 | B1 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR |
Schedule
PAMANI EXPRESS - Schedule and timing as below| Train Number | Station Code | Departure Station | Departure Time | Departure Day | Arrival Station | Arrival Time | Arrival Day |
| 17407 | TPTY | Tirupati | 11:55 AM | Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday | Mannargudi | 10:20 PM | Same Day |
| 17408 | MQ | Mannargudi | 5:10AM | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Tirupati | 3:28 PM | Same Day |
Route
This Train Has Following Stops- Pakala Junction
- Chittoor
- Katpadi Junction
- Vellore Cantt
- Tiruvannamalai
- Villupuram Junction
- Cuddalore Port Junction
- Chidambaram
- Sirkazhi
- Vaithisvaran Koil
- Mayiladuthurai Junction
- Peralam Junction
- Thiruvarur Junction
- Nidamangalam Junction