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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&nbsp;km at a speed of 52&nbsp;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>
The 16317 / 16318 '''Himsagar Express''' is a weekly [[Express trains in India|Express]] train of the [[Indian Railways]] running between India's southern most operational railway station of [[Kanyakumari]] to India's Northern Most Operational and connected railway station(as of March 2024) of [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently the [[Longest train services|35th longest-distance train service of world]] and  [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|third-longest-distance train]] on the [[Indian Railways]] in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express|22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express|12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express]] . In 73 hours, the train covers a distance of 3790&nbsp;km at a speed of 52&nbsp;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=https://www.confirmtkt.com/train-schedule/16318 |accessdate=20 August 2013 |publisher=India Rail Info}}</ref>


==History==
==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>
Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari 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> The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Thiruvananthapuram and 125/126 Karnataka Kerala Express to and from Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi have been earlier examined at length and not found feasible. However, possibility of extending 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Kanyakumari in the South and to Jammu Tawi in the North on once-a-week basis is under examination; and if found feasible would provide a direct train between Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari interalia serving Thiruvananthapuram with Delhi by this service.<ref>. https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf </ref>


==Route & Frequency==
==Route==
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]].
16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:


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).
'''TAMIL NADU'''
# '''{{rws|Kanniyakumari}}''' (Starts)
# {{rws|Nagercoil}}
# [[Kuzhithura, Kanyakumari|Kulitturai]]
# '''{{rws|Coimbatore Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Tiruppur}}
# {{rws|Erode Junction}}
# {{rws|Salem Junction}}
# {{rws|Jolarpettai Junction}}
# {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}


Kanyakumari to Katra: The fastest speed is achieved near Kila Raipur (108&nbsp;km/h) and the slowest speeds on the Hazrat Nizamuddin to New Delhi (24&nbsp;km/h) and {{stnlnk|Bhopal Habibganj}} to Bhopal Junction (19&nbsp;km/h) . It takes around three hours for the train to clear the Delhi area.
'''KERALA'''
# '''{{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}'''
# {{rws|Kollam Junction}}
# [[Kayamkulam]]
# {{rws|Chengannur}}
# {{rws|Tiruvalla}}
# {{rws|Kottayam}}
# '''{{rws|Ernakulam Town}}'''
# {{rws|Aluva}}
# {{rws|Thrissur}}
# [[Ottappalam]]
# {{rws|Palakkad Junction}}
 
'''ANDHRA PRADESH'''
# {{rws|Chittoor}}
# '''{{rws|Tirupati}}'''
# '''{{rws|Renigunta Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Gudur Junction}}
# {{rws|Nellore}}
# {{rws|Ongole}}
# {{rws|Tenali}}
# '''{{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}'''
 
'''TELANGANA'''
# '''{{rws|Khammam}}'''
# '''{{rws|Warangal}}'''
# {{rws|Ramagundam}}
 
'''MAHARASHTRA'''
# '''{{rws|Balharshah Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Chandrapur}}
# '''{{rws|Sewagram Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Nagpur Junction}}'''
 
'''MADHYA PRADESH'''
# '''{{rws|Itarsi Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Bhopal Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Gwalior}}'''
 
'''RAJASTHAN'''
# {{rws|Dholpur}}
 
'''UTTAR PRADESH'''
# {{rws|Jhansi Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Agra Cantonment}}'''
# {{rws|Faridabad}} Haryana
 
'''DELHI'''
# '''{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}'''
# '''{{rws|New Delhi}}'''
# {{rws|Shakurbasti}}
 
'''HARYANA'''
 
# [[Bahadurgarh]]
# '''{{rws|Rohtak Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Jind Junction}}
# [[Narwana]]
# [[Tohana]]
# {{rws|Jakhal Junction}}
 
'''PUNJAB'''
# [[Lehragaga]]
# [[Sunam]]
# [[Sangrur]]
# {{rws|Dhuri Junction}}
# [[Malerkotla]]
# [[Ahmedgarh]]
# [[Kila Raipur]]
# '''{{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Phillaur Junction}}
# {{rws|Phagwara Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}'''
# [[Urmar Tanda]]
# [[Dasuya]]
# [[Mukerian]]
# '''{{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}'''
 
'''JAMMU KASHMIR'''
# [[Kathua]]
# [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]]
# '''{{rws|Jammu Tawi}}'''
# [[Udhampur]]
# '''{{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}''' (Ends)


==Traction==
==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.
Both trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMK_HNpqZw&t=31s | title=🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari &#124; Naveen Kumar | via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>


== Coach composition==
== 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.}}
The train has 20 [[LHB coach]]es comprising two Second AC (2AC), Six Third AC (3AC), six [[Couchette car|Sleeper class]] (SL), two 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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==See also==
==See also==


*[[Vivek Express]]
* [[Vivek Express]]
*[[Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express]]
* [[Navyug Express]]
*[[Navyug Express]]
* [[Longest train services]]
* [[Longest train services of Indian Railways]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Express trains running through Kerala}}


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Latest revision as of 10:18, 16 March 2026


Himsagar Express
Himsagar Express At Mathura Junction railway station
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service3 October 1984; 41 years ago (1984-10-03)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway
Route
StartShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
Stops63
EndKanyakumari (CAPE)
Distance travelled3,790 km (2,355 mi)
Average journey time68 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)16317 / 16318
On-board services
Class(es)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 speed66 km/h (41 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari) route map

The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly Express train of the Indian Railways running between India's southern most operational railway station of Kanyakumari to India's Northern Most Operational and connected railway station(as of March 2024) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently the 35th longest-distance train service of world and third-longest-distance train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the 22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express and 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express . In 73 hours, the train covers a distance of 3790 km at a speed of 52 km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament.[2] The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Thiruvananthapuram and 125/126 Karnataka Kerala Express to and from Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi have been earlier examined at length and not found feasible. However, possibility of extending 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Kanyakumari in the South and to Jammu Tawi in the North on once-a-week basis is under examination; and if found feasible would provide a direct train between Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari interalia serving Thiruvananthapuram with Delhi by this service.[3]

Route[edit | edit source]

16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:

TAMIL NADU

  1. Kanniyakumari (Starts)
  2. Nagercoil
  3. Kulitturai
  4. Coimbatore Junction
  5. Tiruppur
  6. Erode Junction
  7. Salem Junction
  8. Jolarpettai Junction
  9. Katpadi Junction

KERALA

  1. Thiruvananthapuram Central
  2. Kollam Junction
  3. Kayamkulam
  4. Chengannur
  5. Tiruvalla
  6. Kottayam
  7. Ernakulam Town
  8. Aluva
  9. Thrissur
  10. Ottappalam
  11. Palakkad Junction

ANDHRA PRADESH

  1. Chittoor
  2. Tirupati
  3. Renigunta Junction
  4. Gudur Junction
  5. Nellore
  6. Ongole
  7. Tenali
  8. Vijayawada Junction

TELANGANA

  1. Khammam
  2. Warangal
  3. Ramagundam

MAHARASHTRA

  1. Balharshah Junction
  2. Chandrapur
  3. Sewagram Junction
  4. Nagpur Junction

MADHYA PRADESH

  1. Itarsi Junction
  2. Bhopal Junction
  3. Gwalior

RAJASTHAN

  1. Dholpur

UTTAR PRADESH

  1. Jhansi Junction
  2. Agra Cantonment
  3. Faridabad Haryana

DELHI

  1. Hazrat Nizamuddin
  2. New Delhi
  3. Shakurbasti

HARYANA

  1. Bahadurgarh
  2. Rohtak Junction
  3. Jind Junction
  4. Narwana
  5. Tohana
  6. Jakhal Junction

PUNJAB

  1. Lehragaga
  2. Sunam
  3. Sangrur
  4. Dhuri Junction
  5. Malerkotla
  6. Ahmedgarh
  7. Kila Raipur
  8. Ludhiana Junction
  9. Phillaur Junction
  10. Phagwara Junction
  11. Jalandhar Cantonment
  12. Urmar Tanda
  13. Dasuya
  14. Mukerian
  15. Pathankot Cantonment

JAMMU KASHMIR

  1. Kathua
  2. Samba
  3. Jammu Tawi
  4. Udhampur
  5. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (Ends)

Traction[edit | edit source]

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.[4]

Coach composition[edit | edit source]

The train has 20 LHB coaches comprising two Second AC (2AC), Six Third AC (3AC), six Sleeper class (SL), two Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one Pantry car (PC).[lower-alpha 1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
EOG UR A1 A2 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 M1 PC S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 UR GSLRD

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The coach composition is subject to change.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ India Rail Info. "Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ↑ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150
  3. ↑ . https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf
  4. ↑ "🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari | Naveen Kumar" – via YouTube.

External links[edit | edit source]

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