Sampoorna Kranti Express

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Sampoorna Kranti Express
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Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service17 February 2002;22 years ago (2002-02-17)
Current operator(s) East Central Railways
Route
Termini Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops5
Distance travelled1,001 km (622 mi)
Average journey time12 hours 10 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12393 / 12394
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph) average including halts.

The 12393 / 12394 Sampoorna Kranti Express is an Indian Railways Superfast passenger train service, which runs between Rajendra Nagar, Patna and New Delhi. The service began running on 16 February 2002 and is one of the fastest train services in India, traversing the 1001-kilometre distance in under 12 hours, which puts it with likes of Patna Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Agartala Rajdhani Express, Howrah Rajdhani Express. It is faster than the Shramjeevi Superfast Express, Magadh Express and Vikramshila Express on the same route. This train is also known as "Aam Janta ki Rajdhani" as its fare is less than that of Rajdhani Express but matches it in speed and punctuality (although Patna Rajdhani Express travels ten minutes faster than this train between New Delhi and Patna). It is quicker than few Premier Rajdhani Express Trains on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–New Delhi section.

Contents

The train is named in memory of the Sampoorna Kranti, that began in Bihar.

Service

The train makes only FOUR stops between Patna and New Delhi: at Kanpur Central, Mirzapur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Ara Junction.The train is hauled by WAP-7. It has LHB coach. It is now operated on HOG system in which the power to coaches is provided directly from locomotive instead of EOGs (power cars). It is the first Superfast train in India to have a LHB rake. During its run with ICF coach it ran with the maximum length permitted in Indian Railway of 24 coaches. It is among the top priority trains of Indian Railways and does speeds of 130 km/hour [1] from 8 August 2015.

This train has many firsts to its name-

Schedule

As per latest schedule,

Route and halts

Coaches

This train has 22 LHB coach and carries a High Capacity Parcel Van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.

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References

  1. Kumod Verma,TNN (11 June 2014). "Sampoorna Kranti Exp to run at 130 kmph". The Times of India, Patna. Retrieved 11 June 2014.