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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Thiruvananthapuram North-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
| first = <br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] (TVCN)<br />
| stops = 27<br />
| end = [[Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station|Yog Nagari Rishikesh]] (YNRK)<br />
| distance = {{convert|3111|km|0|abbr=on}} <br />
| journeytime = 52 hours 25 minutes <br />
| frequency = Weekly <br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering, <br/> E-catering <br />
| observation = Large windows <br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage = Available <br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats <br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 22659 / 22660<br />
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br/>{{convert|60|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br />
}}<br />
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The 22659 / 22660 '''Thiruvananthapuram North–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Southern Railway zone]] that runs between [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] and [[Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station|Yog Nagari Rishikesh]] in [[India]]. This train runs via [[Alappuzha]]. From April 2021, the service to Dehradun was discontinued permanently and was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and was renamed as Thiruvananthapuram North - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express. The slip coaches to Haridwar also discontinued and extended to Yog Nagari Rishikesh. Therefore, it won't go to Dehradun; instead it was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh.<br />
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It operates as train number 22659 from [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] to [[Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station|Yog Nagari Rishikesh]] and as train number 22660 in the reverse direction serving the nine states of [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]].<br />
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==Coaches==<br />
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The 22659 / 60 [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] - Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] Superfast Express runs with highly refurbished LHB coaches. It has 2 AC Two tier, 6 AC Three tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved, 1 Pantry Car and 2 EOG (End On Generator) coaches.<br />
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As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.<br />
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==Timings==<br />
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The 22659 [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] - Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] Superfast Express covers the distance of 3459 kilometres in 51 hours 35 mins (60&nbsp;km/h) and in 54 hours 15 mins as 22660 Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] -[[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] Superfast Express (60&nbsp;km/h).<br />
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As the average speed of the train is above {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.<br />
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==Route & halts==<br />
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# '''{{rws|Thiruvananthapuram North}}''' <br />
# {{rws|Kollam}}<br />
# {{rws|Alappuzha}}<br />
# {{rws|Ernakulam Junction}}<br />
# {{rws|Thrissur}}<br />
# {{rws|Shoranur Junction}}<br />
# {{rws|Kozhikode}}<br />
# {{rws|Kannur}}<br />
# {{rws|Kasaragod}}<br />
# {{rws|Mangalore}}<br />
# {{rws|Udupi}}<br />
# {{rws|Madgaon}}<br />
# {{rws|Ratnagiri}}<br />
# {{rws|Panvel}}<br />
# {{rws|Vasai Road}}<br />
# {{rws|Palghar}}<br />
# {{rws|Surat}}<br />
# {{rws|Vadodara Junction}}<br />
# {{rws|Kota Junction}}<br />
# {{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}<br />
# {{rws|Ghaziabad Junction}}<br />
# {{rws|Meerut City}}<br />
# {{rws|Muzaffarnagar}}<br />
# {{rws|Roorkee}}<br />
# {{rws|Haridwar}}<br />
# '''{{rws|Yog Nagari Rishikesh}}'''<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from Thiruvananthapuram North to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and vice versa.<br />
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==History==<br />
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It was introduced as a superfast express between [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] - [[Dehradun]] Superfast Express. The train used to run via [[Kottayam railway station|Kottayam]] and was rerouted to [[Alappuzha]] post covid lockdown. As Dehradun Railway doesn't hold 24 coaches in platform some slip coaches will be detached at Haridwar which ran as [[Haridwar]] - [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] Slip Superfast Express. Since Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] Railway Station was developed and reconstructed, the railway authority had decided to withdraw coaches running to Dehradun and slip coaches to Haridwar. Instead they decided to run it as a train without slip coaches. After Yog Nagari Rishikesh was developed it was extended to Rishikesh, instead of Dehradun and slip coaches were made to run as a full coach train to Rishikesh. Therefore, it runs as [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] - Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] Superfast Express.<br />
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After April 2021, the service to Dehradun and the slip coaches to Haridwar were permanently discontinued and was extended to Rishikesh instead of Dehradun and it will run as Yog Nagari [[Rishikesh]] - [[Thiruvananthapuram North railway station|Thiruvananthapuram North]] Superfast Express.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/regular-service-of-new-trains-to-begin-later/article360533.ece<br />
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGS52OTcrM<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate= 8 April 2014 }}<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=&#91;IRFCA&#93; Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}<br />
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