Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express

Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
महाराष्ट्र संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & Delhi
First service	4 November 2004
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin
Stops	5
Distance travelled	1,366 km (849 mi)
Average journey time	19 hours 57 minutes
Service frequency	bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12907 / 12908
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper,General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available, Pantry Car attached
Other facilities	LHB coaches
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	68.44 km/h (42.53 mph) average with halts
Route map

Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bandra Terminus in Mumbai and Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi, India. 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. It is the Fastest Sampark Kranti Express.

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 (for engine change) and Kota Junction (for crew change). It has only 3 halts either way (excluding starting and ending stations). It used to run with ICF coaches, but now runs with LHB coaches since 15 January 2017.

Traction

As Western Railway has changed over to AC traction, Vadodara is now an operational halt. It is now hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 4E engine.

12908 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express at Bandra Terminus

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Details

Timings

Train No.	Destinations	Frequency
12907	Bandra Terminus – H. Nizamuddin	S W
12908	H. Nizamuddin – Bandra Terminus	M T

Halts

Station code	Station name	Distance (km)
BDTS	Bandra Terminus	0
BVI	Borivali	19
BRC	Vadodara	381
KOTA	Kota	909
NZM	Hazrat Nizamuddin	1366