Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

Kerala Sampark Kranti Super fast Express
Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Status	Bi weekly
Locale	Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala
First service	30 March 2005;19 years ago (2005-03-30) [1]
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Chandigarh (CDG) Thiruvananthapuram North (KCVL)
Stops	23
Distance travelled	3,090 km (1,920 mi)
Average journey time	48 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Bi-Weekly
Train number(s)	12217 / 12218
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	68 km/h (42 mph) average including halts.
Route map Kerala Sampark Kranti SF Express route map

The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Super Fast Express is a Superfast Express service among Sampark Kranti Express 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 express train which covers almost 3417 km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019. It is the only direct train from Kerala to punjab that runs on biweekly basis

Route and halts

• Thiruvananthapuram North
• Kollam Junction
• Alappuzha
• Ernakulam Junction
• Thrissur
• Shoranur Junction
• Kozhikode
• Kannur
• Kasaragod
• Mangaluru Junction
• Udupi
• Madgaon Junction
• Ratnagiri
• Panvel
• Vasai Road
• Surat
• 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 09.10 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 coach. It has 22 LHB coach.

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

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed / Ludhiana Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

See also

• Sampark Kranti Express

References

1. "New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow". Press Information Bureau . Retrieved 29 March 2005.