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{{Short description|Train in India}}
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{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
| color              = 800000
| image = File:Kreala SK exp.jpg
| name               = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
| type = [[Sampark Kranti Express]]
| logo              =
| locale = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]],  [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]] & [[Kerala]]
| image             = Kerala sampark Kranti.jpg
| operator = [[Northern Railways]]
| caption            = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express At Ratlam Junction
| ridership =
| type               = [[Sampark Kranti Express]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Chandigarh}} (CDG)
| status            =
| stops = 20
| locale             = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]],  [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]] & [[Kerala]]
| end = {{stnlnk|Kochuveli}} (KCVL)  
| operator           = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| 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>
| ridership         =  
| distance = {{convert|3090|km|0|abbr=on}}
| start             = {{stnlnk|Chandigarh}} (CDG)
| journeytime = 48 hours 35 minutes as 12217 <br> 51 hours 05 minutes as 12218.
| stops             = 23
| 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>
| end               = {{stnlnk| Thiruvananthapuram North}} (KCVL)
| class = AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| first             = {{start date and age|df=yes|2005|03|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>
| seating = Yes
| distance           = {{convert|3090|km|0|abbr=on}}
| sleeping = Yes
| journeytime       = 48 hrs 40 mins
| catering = Available
| frequency         = Bi-Weekly
| observation = Large windows
| class             = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| baggage facility = available
| seating           = Yes
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| sleeping           = Yes
| trainnumber = 12217 / 12218
| autorack          =
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| catering           = Available
| speed = {{convert|62|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| observation       = Large windows
| map = [[File:Kerala Samparkkranti Express Route map.jpg|250px|thumb|Kerala Sampark Kranti Express route map]]
| baggage           = Available
| otherfacilities    = Below the seats
| stock             = [[LHB coach]]
| trainnumber       = 12217 / 12218
| gauge             = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| speed             = {{convert|68|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map               = [[File:Kerala Samparkkranti Express Route map.jpg|250px|thumb|Kerala Sampark Kranti SF Express route map]]
}}
}}


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.
The 12217 / 12218 '''Kerala Sampark Kranti Express''' is a Superfast Express service among [[Sampark Kranti Express]] 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 express train which covers almost 3417&nbsp;km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019. It is the only direct train from Kerala to punjab that runs on biweekly basis


==Route and halts==
==Route and halts==


* '''{{stnlnk|Kochuveli}}'''
* '''{{stnlnk|Chandigarh Junction}}'''
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}
* {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Vadodara Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Surat}}
* {{stnlnk|Vasai Road}}
* {{stnlnk|Panvel}}
* {{stnlnk|Ratnagiri}}
* {{stnlnk|Madgaon Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Udupi}}
* {{stnlnk|Mangaluru Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}
* {{stnlnk|Kannur}}
* {{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}
* {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}
* {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}
* {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}
* '''{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram}}'''
* {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}
* {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}
* {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}
* {{stnlnk|Kannur}}
* {{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}
* {{stnlnk|Mangaluru Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Udupi}}
* {{stnlnk|Madgaon Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ratnagiri}}
* {{stnlnk|Panvel}}
* {{stnlnk|Vasai Road}}
* {{stnlnk|Vadodara Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}
* '''{{stnlnk|Chandigarh}}'''
 
==Timings==
 
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.
 
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.
 
During monsoon periods in Konkan route, timings will be changed.


==Coach composition==
==Coach composition==


12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coaches. It has 21 LHB coaches.
12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coach. It has 24 LHB coach.


* 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
* 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
* 2 AC Two Tier
* 1 AC Two Tier
* 6 AC Three Tier
* 4 AC Three Tier
* 6 Sleeper class
* 2 AC Three Tier Economy
* 1 Pantry Car
* 9 Sleeper class
* 4 General Unreserved
* 4 General Unreserved
* 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)
* 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)
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|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| Loco
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:violet;"| 1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightblue;"| 13
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:blue;"| 14
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:blue;"| 15
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 17
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 18
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 19
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 20
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:orange;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 22
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 23
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:violet;"| 24
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]]||EOG||UR||UR||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||PC||M2||M1||B1||B2||B3||B4||A1||HA1||UR||UR||EOG
|}
(Coach Position of 12218 Chandigarh Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Sampark kranthi Superfast Express)
No rake sharing. Two dedicated LHB rakes.


==Traction==
==Traction==


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.
As the route is fully electrified,  both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.
 
Earlier, this train used to run with a GOC [[Indian locomotive class WDP-3A|WDP-3A]] from KCVL to BRC.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Longest non-stop run in Indian Railways]]
*[[Sampark Kranti Express]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 1 March 2026


Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
Kerala Sampark Kranti Express At Ratlam Junction
Overview
Service typeSampark Kranti Express
LocalePunjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala
First service30 March 2005; 21 years ago (2005-03-30)[1]
Current operator(s)Northern Railway
Route
StartChandigarh (CDG)
Stops23
End Thiruvananthapuram North (KCVL)
Distance travelled3,090 km (1,920 mi)
Average journey time48 hrs 40 mins
Service frequencyBi-Weekly
Train number(s)12217 / 12218
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed68 km/h (42 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Kerala Sampark Kranti SF Express route map

The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is a Superfast Express service among Sampark Kranti Express 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. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti express train which covers almost 3417 km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019. It is the only direct train from Kerala to punjab that runs on biweekly basis

Route and halts[edit | edit source]

Coach composition[edit | edit source]

12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coach. It has 24 LHB coach.

  • 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
  • 1 AC Two Tier
  • 4 AC Three Tier
  • 2 AC Three Tier Economy
  • 1 Pantry Car
  • 9 Sleeper class
  • 4 General Unreserved
  • 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
EOG UR UR S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 PC M2 M1 B1 B2 B3 B4 A1 HA1 UR UR EOG

(Coach Position of 12218 Chandigarh Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Sampark kranthi Superfast Express)

No rake sharing. Two dedicated LHB rakes.

Traction[edit | edit source]

As the route is fully electrified, both trains are hauled by a Erode Loco Shed / Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2005.


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