Dibrugarh–Kanniyakumari Vivek Express

Dibrugarh – Kanniyakumari Vivek Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu
First service	19 November 2011;13 years ago (2011-11-19)
Current operator	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Dibrugarh (DBRG) Kanniyakumari (CAPE)
Stops	57
Distance travelled	4,154 km (2,581 mi)
Average journey time	75h 30m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	22503 / 22504
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.
Rake sharing	Rake sharing with 15903/15904 Dibrugarh–Chandigarh Express 15945/15946 Mumbai LTT–Dibrugarh Express
Route map Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Vivek Express Route map

The 22503 / 22504 Dibrugarh–Kanniyakumari Vivek Superfast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train of the Vivek Express series belonging to Indian Railways and operated by Northeast Frontier Railway which runs from Dibrugarh in India's north eastern state Assam to Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu the southernmost state of India via Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Kharagpur. In 74 hours 35 minutes the train covers a distance of 4,189 kilometres (2,603 mi) and traverses through eight states in India. ^[1] This train is currently the longest train route in India by both distance and time, ^[2] as well as the 28th-longest train service in the world. The train has 57 halts across its route.

History

Vivek Express is a series of four Express Trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Vivek express also holds another place in the history of Indian railways, as being the last train to halt its services, when the entire Indian railway passenger services came to standstill following the COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown in March 2020.

Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Vivek Express joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of India.

Schedule

The train no: 22504 starts from Dibrugarh at 7:55 PM and reaches Kanniyakumari at 9:55 PM on the fourth day of journey. In the return direction the train no: 22503 leaves Kanniyakumari at 5:25 PM and reaches Dibrugarh at 8:50 PM on the fourth day of the journey. This train runs through Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have any stoppages there.

Important Halts

Some important halts of this train are :

Guwahati , New Jalpaiguri , Malda Town , Rampurhat Junction , Kharagpur Junction , Bhubaneswar , Visakhapatnam Junction , Katpadi Junction etc.

Coach composition

The train runs with modern LHB rakes. The coach composition is :

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
ENG	EOG	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	A2	GEN	GEN	SLR

Locomotive

The train is hauled by WDP-4D Locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri from New Tinsukia to Guwahati. Then it is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam from Guwahati up to Visakhapatnam. Lastly from Visakhapatnam to Kanniyakumari it is hauled by WAP-7 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram.

See also

• Vivek Express
• Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station
• Dibrugarh railway station
• Himsagar Express
• Longest train services
• Longest train services of Indian Railways
• Tambaram–Guwahati Express
• Bangalore-Guwahati Express
• Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• New Tinsukia-Bengaluru Express
• Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express
• Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
• Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express

References

1. "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger Reservation Enquiry". www.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
2. "Life aboard the longest train ride through India". National Geographic. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.