Raptisagar Express

Raptisagar Express /Ernakulam-Barauni Express
Overview
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Ernakulam Junction ; Barauni
Stops	63
Distance travelled	3,436 km (2,135 mi)
Average journey time	47 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12521 / 12522
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier economy, Sleeper class, General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	Loco: WAP-7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Raptisagar Express /Kochuveli-Gorakhpur Express
Overview
First service	January 1, 1991;34 years ago(extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central)
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram ; Gorakhpur
Stops	60
Distance travelled	3,248 km (2,018 mi)
Average journey time	57 hours 05 minutes
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number(s)	12511 / 12512
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, 2 Tier AC, 3 Tier AC, Sleeper Class, General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	Loco: WAP-4/WAP-7
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	Average: 55 km/h Maximum speed: 110 km/h
Route map
Route map

Last updated March 11, 2025

The Raptisagar Express trains are currently two sets of Express trains which run tri-weekly/weekly between Kochuveli/Ernakulam Junction and Gorakhpur/Barauni in India. It was inaugurated as 5012/5011 Gorakhpur - Cochin Harbour Terminus - Gorakhpur RaptiSagar Express running on 4 days while a Bi-weekly service was going to Hyderabad as 5090/5089 Gorakhpur - Hyderabad Express(now 12590/12589 Secunderabad - Gorakhpur - Secunderabad). Later, one day run of 5011/12 was extended to Barauni as 5222/5221(now 12522/12521 Ernakulam - Barauni - Ernakulam RaptiSagar Express)and one day run of 5090/89 was extended to Bangalore(Bengaluru) as 5092/5091(now 12592/12591 Yesvantpur - Gorakhpur - Yesvantpur Express). The train numbers were swapped when these trains were upgraded as Superfast and 12511/12512 was extended to Trivandrum is early 2000's. This train goes via the cities of Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Chennai Central, Vijayawada, Khammam, Warangal, Ramagundam, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Gonda and Basti. The current operator of the train is North Eastern Railway zone/East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is the 10th longest train service of Indian Railways.

Name of the train

The name "Raptisagar" is given to the train as the train connects the cities Thiruvananthapuram/Cochin which is situated near the Arabian Sea and Gorakhpur/Barauni from where Rapti river flows.

Coach composition

Both sets of trains have 22 coach cars which includes First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier economy (only on 12521/12522), Sleeper, General Sitting (Unreserved), and Pantry Car.

Schedule

12511 – Starts from Gorakhpur Junction every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday at 6:35 hrs and reaches Kochuveli on Day 3 at 17:20 hrs.

12512 – Starts from Kochuveli every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:15 hrs and reaches Gorakhpur Junction on Day 3 at 15:20 hrs

12521 - Starts from Barauni every Monday at 22:51 hrs and reaches Ernakulam Junction on Day 3 at 11:30 hrs.

12522- Starts from Ernakulam Junction every Friday at 10:50 hrs and reaches Barauni on Day 3 at 00:05 hrs.

Both sets of trains reverse at MGR Chennai Central.

The trains have an average speed of about 58 km/h during its journey.

Rake composition of 12511^[2]
LOCO	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
LOCO	SLR	GEN	GEN	S4	S3	S2	S1	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	A3	A2	A1	H1	EOG

Rake composition of 12521^[3]
LOCO	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
LOCO	SLR	H1	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	M1	PC	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	GEN	GEN	GEN	EOG

References

↑ "Netravati and Raptisagar Express trains extended to capital". The Hindu . 18 January 2001.^{[ dead link ‍]}
↑ "12511/Gorakhpur - Kochuveli Rapti Sagar SF Express (PT) - Gorakhpur to Kochuveli NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
↑ Shandilya, Tushar. "12521/Barauni - Ernakulam Rapti Sagar Express (PT) - Barauni to MGR Chennai ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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[TVC-1] "Netravati and Raptisagar Express trains extended to capital". The Hindu . 18 January 2001.^{[ dead link ‍]}

[2] "12511/Gorakhpur - Kochuveli Rapti Sagar SF Express (PT) - Gorakhpur to Kochuveli NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[3] Shandilya, Tushar. "12521/Barauni - Ernakulam Rapti Sagar Express (PT) - Barauni to MGR Chennai ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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Raptisagar Express

Contents

Name of the train

Coach composition

Schedule

References