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{{Infobox Rail companies
| name = Sampark Kranti Express
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| franchise =
| nameforarea = Operation
| regions = Connects national capital / [[Chandigarh]] with state capitals / big cities
| secregions =
| fleet = '''22'''
| stations =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} <br> [[Broad Gauge]]
| stationsop =
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| website =
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum
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'''Sampark Kranti Express'''<ref name="sampark">{{cite web|title=Sampark Kranti Express trains|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=4151|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=1 October 2004}}</ref> trains are a series of [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast express]] trains operated by the [[Indian Railways]] providing quick connectivity to the national capital, [[New Delhi]].

== Overview ==
The words ''Sampark'' and ''Kranti'' are borrowed from [[Sanskrit]]. Sampark(''[[Devanagari]]'':-''सम्पर्क'') means Contact and Kranti(''[[Devanagari]]'':-क्रान्ति ) means Revolution. The combined name denotes the steps taken by Indian Railways to provide high speed train connections from cities around [[India]] with the National Capital through the provision of non-[[air conditioned]] [[express train]]s with few stops and operating at high speeds. A similar capability had been introduced earlier on the Rajdhani express. However, these trains were completely [[air-conditioned]] and hence quite [[expensive]].

The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India in terms of average journey speeds. The Sampark Kranti trains operate at slower average speeds than the Rajdhani and Shatabdi series yet still provide high speed options at normal prices due to their few stops and relatively faster speeds compared with other non-[[Rajdhani Express]] [[express train]]s and non-[[Shatabdi Express]] [[express train]]s although initially they ran non stop once they left their respective states.

The [[Railway Minister (India)]] at the time [[Nitish Kumar]] in the interim [[Railway Budget of India|Railway Budget]] of 2004-05 announced the launch of Sampark Kranti Express. The trains in the Sampark Kranti series connect the Indian states to the national capital city of [[New Delhi]]. Sampark Kranti trains charge the same fare as regular/superfast trains on the [[Indian Railways]] [[rail network]] and do not provide any special facilities not available in regular [[Express trains]]. The initial decision of non-stop run of this Express series of trains was cut short and was given way to commercial stopping outside the states.<ref name=SK>{{cite web|title=Sampark Kranti Express Train|url=http://www.irctconline.in/Sampark-Kranti-Express-Train|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The trains aim at reducing travel time without compromising on passenger comfort.<ref>{{cite news|title=18 Sampark Kranti trains mooted, first train from Feb 8|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040131/main2.htm|access-date=17 June 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=20 January 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiantrain.in/sampark-kranti-express|title=Sampark Kranti Express Trains List, Time Table and Route|publisher=indiantrain.in|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>

Initially eighteen trains were launched and the count was later increased. The Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express from Delhi [[Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] to [[Yesvantpur Junction railway station|Yesvantpur]] was the first train which was launched on 8 February 2004.<ref name=SK />
Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express link from Khajuraho got terminated with the introduction of [[Gita Jayanti Express]] and extension of the same to [[Khajuraho railway station|Khajuraho]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]].

[[File:12908 Maharashtra Sampark Express.jpg|thumb|12908 Maharashtra Sampark Express]]
[[File:12121 M.P. Sampark Kranti Express.jpg|thumb|12121 M.P. Sampark Kranti Express]]
[[File:12217 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express.JPG|thumb|12217 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express]]

==List of services==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:blue;"| [[Sr no.|{{color|white|Sr no.}}]]
! style="background:blue;"| [[Train Name|{{color|white|Train Name}}]]
! style="background:blue;"| [[Distance Km.|{{color|white|Distance Km.}}]]
|-
| valign="top" | 1
| valign="top" | [[Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 2302
|-
| valign="top" | 2
| valign="top" | [[Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express|Bihar Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1172
|-
| valign="top" | 3
| valign="top" | [[Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express|Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1281
|-
| valign="top" | 4
| valign="top" | [[Goa Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 2160
|-
| valign="top" | 5
| valign="top" | [[Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1085
|-
| valign="top" | 6
| valign="top" | [[Kevadiya Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1068
|-
| valign="top" | 7
| valign="top" | [[Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1306
|-
| valign="top" | 8
| valign="top" | [[Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 2276
|-
| valign="top" | 9
| valign="top" | [[Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (via Hubballi)|Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Hubballi)]]
| valign="top" | 2884
|-
| valign="top" | 10
| valign="top" | [[Yesvantpur - Chandigarh Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express|Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Yesvantpur)]]
| valign="top" | 2,865
|-
| valign="top" | 11
| valign="top" | [[Kerala Sampark Kranti Express]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=8202|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=29 March 2005}}</ref>
| valign="top" | 3465
|-
| valign="top" | 12
| valign="top" | [[Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 909
|-
| valign="top" | 13
| valign="top" | [[Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1366
|-
| valign="top" | 14
| valign="top" | [[Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1633
|-
| valign="top" | 15
| valign="top" | [[Odisha Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1799
|-
| valign="top" | 16
| valign="top" | [[Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1904
|-
| valign="top" | 17
| valign="top" | [[Silchar - New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express|Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express (Silchar)]]
| valign="top" | 2305
|-
| valign="top" | 18
| valign="top" | [[Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 685
|-
| valign="top" | 19
| valign="top" | [[Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 2677
|-
| valign="top" | 20
| valign="top" | [[Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 695
|-
| valign="top" | 21
| valign="top" | [[Uttar Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 655
|-
| valign="top" | 22
| valign="top" | [[Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 239/278
|-
| valign="top" | 23
| valign="top" | [[West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express]]
| valign="top" | 1448
|}

==See also==
* [[Express trains in India]]
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://indiarailinfo.com/trains/samparkkranti List of Sampark Kranti Expresses on India Rail Info website]
* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsdeb/ls13/ses14/300104.htm Announcement in the Interim Budget]
* [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/456069.cms Description in the Economic Times]
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=68879 Travel article about the Uttar Sampark Kranti Express and the Jammu Tawi - Udhampur section]

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