| Station | Scheduled Arr/Actual Arr | Arrived | Scheduled Dep/Actual Dep | Departed | Sch Arr Date/Act Arr Date | Day | Dist. | Delay Status |
| [MAQ]MANGALORE | Source/00:00 | Yes | 17:05/17:05 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 mins late |
| [KGQ]KASARAGOD | 17:43/17:56 | Yes | 17:45/17:58 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 46 | 13 mins late |
| [KZE]KANHANGAD | 18:08/18:19 | Yes | 18:10/18:21 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 69 | 11 mins late |
| [PAY]PAYYANUR | 18:33/18:45 | Yes | 18:35/18:46 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 98 | 12 mins late |
| [CAN]KANNUR | 19:07/19:17 | Yes | 19:10/19:28 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 131 | 10 mins late |
| [TLY]THALASSERY | 19:28/19:45 | Yes | 19:30/19:46 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 152 | 17 mins late |
| [MAHE]MAHE | 19:39/19:54 | Yes | 19:40/19:56 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 161 | 15 mins late |
| [BDJ]VADAKARA | 19:53/20:07 | Yes | 19:55/20:09 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 174 | 14 mins late |
| [CLT]KOZHIKKODE | 20:27/20:45 | Yes | 20:30/20:49 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 221 | 18 mins late |
| [TIR]TIRUR | 21:03/21:26 | Yes | 21:05/21:28 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 262 | 23 mins late |
| [SRR]SHORANUR JN | 22:05/22:07 | Yes | 22:15/22:18 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 307 | 2 mins late |
| [PGT]PALAKKAD | 22:57/23:15 | Yes | 23:00/23:22 | Yes | 31 Aug 2018/31 Aug 2018 | 1 | 346 | 18 mins late |
| [PTJ]PODANUR JN | 00:24/00:35 | Yes | 00:25/00:37 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 395 | 11 mins late |
| [CBE]COIMBATORE JN | 00:35/00:53 | Yes | 00:40/00:58 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 401 | 18 mins late |
| [TUP]TIRUPPUR | 01:23/01:47 | Yes | 01:25/01:49 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 451 | 24 mins late |
| [ED]ERODE JN | 02:15/02:39 | Yes | 02:20/02:47 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 501 | 24 mins late |
| [SA]SALEM JN | 03:50/03:40 | Yes | 04:00/04:14 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 564 | -10 mins late |
| [SXT]SALEM TOWN | 04:19/04:31 | Yes | 04:20/04:33 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 570 | 12 mins late |
| [ATU]ATTUR | 05:09/05:59 | Yes | 05:10/06:01 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 620 | 50 mins late |
| [CHSM]CHINNA SALEM | 05:34/06:25 | Yes | 05:35/06:26 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 652 | 51 mins late |
| [VRI]VRIDHACHALAM JN | 07:40/07:35 | Yes | 07:50/07:50 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 703 | -5 mins late |
| [VM]VILLUPURAM JN | 08:40/08:45 | Yes | 08:50/09:12 | Yes | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 757 | 5 mins late |
| [PDY]PONDICHERRY | 10:00/10:00 | Yes | Destination/00:00 | No | 1 Sep 2018/1 Sep 2018 | 2 | 795 | 0 mins late |
Live Train Status of 16856 - MAQ PDY EXPRESS: This train runs between MANGALORE (MAQ) and PONDICHERRY (PDY). It covers total distance of 795 kilometers and arrives its destination on day 2. It departs from its source station MANGALORE (MAQ) at 17:05 and reaches its destination PONDICHERRY (PDY) at 10:00 on 2 day. There are 23 halts in its route.