Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express

*Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express*
Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	4 November 2004; 20 years ago
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Bandra Terminus (BDTS); Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	4
Distance travelled	1,367 km (849 mi)
Average journey time	16 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12907 / 12908
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class; AC 2 Tier; AC 3 Tier; Sleeper class; General class;
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	82 km/h (51 mph) average speed 130 kmph (81 mph) Top operating speed
Route map
Route map

The 12907 / 12908 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly Sampark Kranti Express train which runs between Bandra Terminus in Mumbai and Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi, India.

Background

This train was introduced as one of the Sampark Kranti trains which were announced by the then railways minister Nitish Kumar in 2004/2005 rail budget. It is a bi-weekly train. Earlier on it would leave Bandra Terminus and after a halt at Borivali would go non stop until Hazrat Nizamuddin except for operational halts. Given the poor patronage to this train, the operational stops were changed to commercial stops. Thus, it now also halts at Vadodara Junction and Kota Junction (for crew change). It used to run with ICF coach, but now runs with LHB coach since 15 January 2017.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

1 AC I Tier
2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches + SLR
1 Pantry car
3 General
1 End-on Generator

Stoppage

Traction

As Western Railway has changed over to AC traction, Vadodara Junction is now an operational halt. It is now hauls by a Vadodara-based WAP-7 (HOG) equipped locomotive from end to end.