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