Goa Sampark Kranti Express

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Goa Sampark Kranti Express
Overview
Service type Sampark Kranti Express
Locale Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Chandigarh
First service23 November 2004;19 years ago (2004-11-23)
Current operator(s) Northern Railways
Route
Termini Chandigarh (CDG)
Madgaon (MAO)
Stops9
Distance travelled2,163 km (1,344 mi)
Average journey time36 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number(s)12449 / 12450
On-board services
Class(es)
  • AC 1 Tier
  • AC 2 Tier
  • AC 3 Tier
  • Sleeper class
  • General class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph) for 12449 (Madgaon to Chandigarh); 65 km/h (40 mph) for 12450 (Chandigarh to Madgaon)
Route map
Goa Samparkkranti Express (CDG-MAO) route map Goa Samparkkranti Express (CDG - MAO) Route map.jpg
Goa Samparkkranti Express (CDG–MAO) route map

The 12449 / 12450 Goa Sampark Kranti Express is one of the most important trains among the Sampark Kranti Express trains series operated on Indian Railways by the Northern Railway Delhi Division between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Madgaon Junction, a town in the Indian state of Goa The train is extended to Chandigarh similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently.

Contents

As of 2015, this train is running on a bi-weekly basis and holds Superfast status.

Train details

In 2008 Indian Railway Budget, the train announced to run bi-weekly as the frequency increased from weekly to bi-weekly.

Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital

  1. 12779/12780 Vasco-Da-Gama H.Nizamuddin Goa Express – daily via, Madgaon, Belgaum, Miraj, Bhusawal, Bhopal
  2. 12617/12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Express – via Konkan Railways, Panvel, Bhusawal, Bhopal
  3. 12431/12432 Trivandrum–H.Nizamuddin Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express via, Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  4. 22413/22414 Madgaon–H.Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  5. 12217/12218 Kochuveli–Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  6. 12483/12484 Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  7. 22659/22660 Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  8. 22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  9. 12283/12284 Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  10. 22653/22654 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Kottayam), Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  11. 22655/22656 Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express, Vadodara, Konkan Railway

Traction

Earlier, a Sabarmati-based WDP-4D would haul this train between Madgaon and Vadodara Junction, and a Vadodara-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive for its journey between Vadodara and Chandigarh.

Now that the electrification of Konkan Railways has been completed, since 17/10/2022 a Ludhiana based WAP-7 loco hauls this train for the entire journey. [1] [2]

Route and halts

This train halts at the following stations

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Ambala Cantt Junction
  3. Panipat Junction
  4. New Delhi
  5. Hazrat Nizamuddin
  6. Kota Junction
  7. Vadodara Junction
  8. Surat
  9. Vasai Road
  10. Panvel
  11. Ratnagiri
  12. Pernem
  13. Thivim
  14. Karmali
  15. Madgaon

See also

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References

  1. "Konkan Railway". konkanrailway.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. IGNATIOUS, JIBIN. "12449/Goa Sampark Kranti Express - Madgaon to Chandigarh NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.