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Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

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Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
Overview
Service typeSampark Kranti Express
LocalePunjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala
First service30 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-30)[1]
Current operator(s)Indian Railway
Route
TerminiChandigarh (CDG)
Kochuveli (KCVL)
Stops20
Distance travelled3,415 km (2,122 mi)
Average journey time54 hours 30 minutes as 12217 and 53 hours 45 minutes as 12218.
Service frequencyBi-Weekly[2]
Train number(s)12217/12218
On-board services
Class(es)First AC, 2Tier-AC, 3Tier-AC, 3Tier-Sleeper, General
Technical
Operating speed62 km/h (39 mph)
Route map
Kerala Sampark kranti Express Route map

Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is a superfast express train that runs between Kochuveli Railway Station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Chandigarh. It is the longest running Sampark Kranti train which covers almost 3415 km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 08th February, 2019.

Route & Halts

  • Kochuveli
  • Kollam Junction
  • Kayamkulam Junction
  • Alappuzha
  • Ernakulam Junction
  • Thrissur
  • Shoranur Junction
  • Kozhikode Main
  • Kannur Main
  • Kasaragod
  • Mangaluru Junction
  • Udupi
  • Madgaon Junction
  • Ratnagiri
  • Panvel Junction
  • Vasai Road
  • Vadodara Junction
  • Kota Junction
  • Hazrat Nizamuddin
  • New Delhi
  • Ambala Cantt. Junction
  • Chandigarh Junction

Traction

Both trains hauls by a Vadodara(BRC) Electric Loco Shed based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive from CDG to BRC and handing over to a Golden Rock (GOC) or Ernakulam (ERS) Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4D and Kalyan based WDM 3D twins locomotive from BRC to KCVL and vice versa.

Earlier this train used to run with a GOC WDP-3A

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2005.
  2. ^ "Frequency of 24 Trains Increased". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 26 February 2013.