Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

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Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala
First service	30 March 2005; 16 years ago (2005-03-30)[1]
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Chandigarh (CDG)
Stops	20
End	Kochuveli (KCVL)
Distance travelled	3,090 km (1,920 mi)
Average journey time	48 hours 35 minutes as 12217 51 hours 05 minutes as 12218.
Service frequency	Bi-Weekly[2]
Train number(s)	12217 / 12218
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) average including halts
Route map Kerala Sampark Kranti Express route map

The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is a Superfast service among Sampark Kranti category that runs between Kochuveli railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Chandigarh the capital city of Haryana & Punjab. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti train and 11th longest train service of Indian Railways which covers almost 3417 km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019.

Route and halts[]

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

Timings[]

From 7 July 2021 it runs with new timings in both the directions. Accordingly, 12217 Kochuveli–Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express departs Kochuveli on every Saturday & Monday at 09.15 hrs and reaches Chandigarh at 09:50 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday. During monsoon periods it leaves Kochuveli at 04.40 hrs on every Saturday & Monday and reaches Chandigarh at 09.50 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday.

In the return direction 12218 Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express departs Chandigarh on every Wednesday & Friday at 09:20 at reaches Kochuveli at 12:25 on every Friday & Sunday. During Monsoon Timings it departs Chandigarh at 09.20 hrs on every Wednesdays & Fridays and reaches Kochuveli at 14.30 hrs on every Friday & Sunday.

During monsoon periods in Konkan route, timings will be changed.

Coach composition[]

12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coaches. It has 21 LHB coaches.

• 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
• 2 AC Two Tier
• 6 AC Three Tier
• 6 Sleeper class
• 4 General Unreserved
• 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 locomotive from CDG to BRC and handing over to a Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed-based WDP-4D locomotive from BRC to MAJN and Erode Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 locomotive from MAJN to KCVL.

Earlier, this train used to run with a GOC WDP-3A from KCVL to BRC.

See also[]

• Longest non-stop run in Indian Railways

References[]

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