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{{Italic title}}{{Short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Dibrugarh – Kanniyakumari ''Vivek Express''
| logo =
| image = Dibrugarh Kanniyakumari Vivek Express.jpg
| image_width = 300
| caption =
| type = [[Vivek Express]]
| locale = [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Kerala]] & [[Tamil Nadu]]
| first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011|11|19}}
| status =
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|Dibrugarh}} (DBRG)
| stops = 57
| end = {{rws|Kanniyakumari}} (CAPE)
| distance = {{convert|4154|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 75h 30m
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| access = {{Access icon|20px}}
| seating = Yes
| autorack = Yes
| catering = Available
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment = Yes
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Large windows
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 22503 / 22504
| speed = {{convert|69|km/h|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| trainlength =
| sharing =
N/A (8 dedicated rakes)
| map = [[File:Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express Route map.jpg|thumb|250px|Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari '''Vivek Express''' Route map]]
| map_state =
}}
The ''' 22503 / 22504 Dibrugarh –Kanniyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express''' is a [[Express trains in India|Daily Superfast Express]] train of the [[Vivek Express]] series belonging to [[Indian Railways]] and operated by [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]] which runs from [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] in India's north eastern state [[Assam]] to [[Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station|Kanniyakumari]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] the southernmost state of [[India]] via [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]], [[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri]], [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]], [[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat]], [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur]]. In 74 hours 35 minutes the train covers a distance of {{convert|4189|km||abbr=}} and traverses through eight states in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger Reservation Enquiry |url=https://www.indianrail.gov.in/enquiry/SCHEDULE/TrainSchedule.html?locale=en |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.indianrail.gov.in}}</ref> This train is currently the [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|longest train route in India]] by both distance and time,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-17 |title=Life aboard the longest train ride through India |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/life-on-the-longest-train-ride-through-india |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309202859/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/life-on-the-longest-train-ride-through-india |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=National Geographic |language=en}}</ref> as well as the [[Longest train services|30th-longest train service in the world]]. The train has 57 halts across its route.

==History==
[[Vivek Express]] is a series of four Express Trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the [[Railway Budget]] of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister [[Mamata Banerjee]]. These trains were started to commemorate the [[150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda]].

Vivek express also holds another place in the history of Indian railways, as being the last train to halt its services, when the entire Indian railway passenger services came to standstill following the COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown in March 2020.

Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Vivek Express joins [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] in [[Assam]], [[North-East India]] to [[Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station|Kanniyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]] which is the southernmost tip of [[India]].

== Schedule ==
The train no: 22504 starts from [[Dibrugarh]] at 7:55 PM and reaches [[Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station|Kanniyakumari]] at 9:55 PM on the fourth day of journey. In the return direction the train no: 22503 leaves [[Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station|Kanniyakumari]] at 5:25 PM and reaches [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] at 8:50 PM on the fourth day of the journey. This train runs through [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. This train also passes through [[Sahibganj district]] and [[Pakur district]] of [[Jharkhand]] but it does not have any stoppages there.

== Important halts ==
Some important halts of this train are :

[[New Tinsukia Junction railway station|Tinsukia]], [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] , [[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]] , [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]] , [[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat]] , [[Dankuni Junction railway station|Dankuni (Kolkata)]], [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur]] , [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack]], [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]] , [[Vizianagaram Junction railway station|Vizianagaram]], [[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam]] , [[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]], [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada]], [[Renigunta Junction railway station|Renigunta]], [[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi]], [[Salem Junction railway station|Salem]], [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode]], [[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore]], [[Ernakulam Junction railway station|Ernakulam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Thiruvananthapuram ]], [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil]] etc.

==Coach composition==
The train runs with [[LHB coach]]es. The coach composition is :
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|-
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== Locomotive ==
The train is hauled by [[WDP-4D]] Locomotive of [[Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri]] from {{rws|New Tinsukia}} to {{rws|Guwahati}}. Then it is hauled by [[WAP-7]] Locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam]] from {{rws|Guwahati}} up to {{rws|Visakhapatnam}}. Lastly from {{rws|Visakhapatnam}} to {{rws|Kanniyakumari}} it is hauled by [[WAP-7]] locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram]] even it can hauled by [[Ludhiana]] and [[Andal]]-based [[WDG-3A]].

==See also==
* [[Vivek Express]]
* [[Kanniyakumari Terminus railway station]]
* [[Dibrugarh railway station]]
* [[Himsagar Express]]
* [[Longest train services]]
* [[Longest train services of Indian Railways]]
*[[Tambaram–Guwahati Express]]
*[[Guwahati Express|Bangalore-Guwahati Express]]
*[[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express]]
*[[New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express|New Tinsukia-Bengaluru Express]]
*[[Bangalore Cantonment - Agartala Humsafar Express|Bangalore-Agartala Humsafar Express]]
*[[Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express]]
*[[Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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