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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express<br />
| image = File:Kreala SK exp.jpg<br />
| type = [[Sampark Kranti Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]] & [[Kerala]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Chandigarh}} (CDG)<br />
| stops = 20<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Kochuveli}} (KCVL) <br />
| first ={{start date and age|df=yes|2005|3|30}}<ref>{{cite web|title=New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=8202|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|accessdate=29 March 2005}}</ref><br />
| distance = {{convert|3090|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 48 hours 35 minutes as 12217 <br> 51 hours 05 minutes as 12218.<br />
| frequency = Bi-Weekly<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequency of 24 Trains Increased|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=92506|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref><br />
| class = AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| baggage facility = available<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| trainnumber = 12217 / 12218<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| speed = {{convert|62|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br />
| map = [[File:Kerala Samparkkranti Express Route map.jpg|250px|thumb|Kerala Sampark Kranti Express route map]]<br />
}}<br />
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The 12217 / 12218 '''Kerala Sampark Kranti Express''' is a Superfast service among [[Sampark Kranti]] 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, India|Punjab]]. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti train and [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|11th longest train service of Indian Railways]] which covers almost 3417&nbsp;km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019.<br />
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==Route and halts==<br />
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* '''{{stnlnk|Kochuveli}}'''<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kannur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Mangaluru Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Udupi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Madgaon Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ratnagiri}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Panvel}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vasai Road}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vadodara Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}<br />
* '''{{stnlnk|Chandigarh}}'''<br />
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==Timings==<br />
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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 09.15 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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During monsoon periods in Konkan route, timings will be changed.<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coaches. It has 21 LHB coaches.<br />
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* 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier<br />
* 2 AC Two Tier<br />
* 6 AC Three Tier<br />
* 6 Sleeper class<br />
* 4 General Unreserved<br />
* 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara|Vadodara Electric Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] / [[WAP-5]] locomotive from CDG to BRC and handing over to a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam|Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed]]-based [[WDP-4D]] locomotive from BRC to MAJN and [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Electric Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive from MAJN to KCVL.<br />
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Earlier, this train used to run with a GOC [[Indian locomotive class WDP-3A|WDP-3A]] from KCVL to BRC.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Longest non-stop run in Indian Railways]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerala Sampark Kranti Express}}<br />
[[Category:Sampark Kranti Express trains]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2005]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>->Cmr08