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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox rail service
| box_width =
| name = Himsagar Express
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| status =
| locale =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1984|10|03}}
| last =
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)
| stops = 69
| end = {{stnlnk|Kanniyakumari}} (CAPE)
| distance = {{convert|3789|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 71 hours 36 minutes
| frequency = Weekly
| trainnumber = 16317 / 16318
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| access =
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| speed =
{{convert|67|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts
| map = [[File:Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi - Kanyakumari) Route map.jpg|300px|Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari) route map]]
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The 16317 / 16318 '''Himsagar Express''' is a weekly [[Express trains in India|Express]] train of the [[Indian Railways]] running between [[Kanyakumari]] in India's southernmost state of [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]- the northernmost state of India. It is currently the third-longest-running train on the [[Indian Railways]] in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express]]. In 72 hours, the train covers a distance of 3787 km at a speed of 52 km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.<ref>{{cite web|last=India Rail Info|title=Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable|url=http://m.indiarailinfo.com/train/630/10091/1010?kkk=1442046032030|publisher=India Rail Info|accessdate=20 August 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament.<ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150</ref>

==Route & Frequency==
It runs weekly, starting every Friday at 14:05 hours from Kanyakumari, reaching Katra on Mondays at 15:20 hours.<ref name="table 13">Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 112 & Table No. 13,13A</ref> It starts from Katra on Mondays at 21:55 hours and reaches Kanyakumari on Thursdays at 21:30 hours.<ref name="table 13"/> Because of this schedule, it needs just one rake to complete its entire run. There is a Slip Route of this train, running from {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} & {{stnlnk|Chhindwara Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}. The train travels through the union territories and states of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Telangana]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].

Katra to Kanyakumari: There are several long halts for this train like [[New Delhi]] (150 min) and in {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}, {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Town}}, {{stnlnk|Kottayam}}, {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}, [[Nagpur]], {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}, [[Jhansi]], {{stnlnk|Gwalior Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}} (10-15 min each).

Kanyakumari to Katra: The fastest speed is achieved near Kila Raipur (108 km/h) and the slowest speeds on the Hazrat Nizamuddin to New Delhi (24 km/h) and {{stnlnk|Bhopal Habibganj}} to Bhopal Junction (19 km/h) . It takes around three hours for the train to clear the Delhi area.

==Traction==

Both trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam|Arakkonam]]-based [[WAP-4]] electric locomotive from CAPE to NDLS and handing over to a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad|Tughlakabad]]-based [[WDP-4B]] / [[WDP-4D]] diesel locomotive from NDLS to SVDK and vice versa.

== Coach composition==

The train has 19 coaches comprising one Second AC (2AC), two Third AC (3AC), ten [[Couchette car|Sleeper class]] (SL), three Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one [[Pantry car]] (PC).{{efn|The coach composition is subject to change.}}

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|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] || SLR || UR || UR || B2 || B1 || S1 || S2 || S3 || S4 || S5 || S6 || PC || S7 || S8 || S9 || S10 || A1 || UR ||SLR
|-
|}

==See also==

*[[Vivek Express]]
*[[Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express]]
*[[Navyug Express]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/himsagar-express-16318-jat-to-cape/630/81/1010 Himsagar Express Route]

{{Railways in Northern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}

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Himsagar Express - Revision history

WilliamsLin216: slightly adjusted details for consistency and corrected details

imported>Colonies Chris at 15:28, 6 July 2021