Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Kochuveli (KCVL) Amritsar Junction (ASR) | ||||
| Stops | 25 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 3,597 km (2,235 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 58 hours 25 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly[a] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12483/12483 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 63 km/h (39 mph) | ||||
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Kochuveli - Amritsar Weekly Express is a superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Kochuveli in Kerala and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12483/12483 train numbers on weekly basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 12483/Kochuveli - Amritsar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 62 km/hr and covers 3597 km in 58 hrs 25 mins. 12484/Amritsar - Kochuveli Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 63 km/hr and covers 3597 km in 57 hrs 20 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Kochuveli
- Kollam Junction
- Kayamkulam Junction
- Alappuzha
- Ernakulam Junction
- Thrissur
- Shoranur Junction
- Kozhikode
- Kannur
- Kasaragod
- Mangaluru Junction
- Udupi
- Madgaon Junction
- Ratnagiri
- Chiplun
- Panvel Junction
- Vasai Road
- Surat
- Vadodara Junction
- Kota Junction
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- New Delhi
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar City Junction
- Beas Junction
- Amritsar Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier Coach
- 3 AC III Tier Coach
- 11 Sleeper Coaches
- 1 Pantry Car
- 4 General Coaches
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
.
Notes
- ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.