Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Super Fast 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

Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Status	Bi weekly
Locale	Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala
First service	30 March 2005; 20 years ago (2005-03-30)[1]
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Chandigarh (CDG) Thiruvananthapuram North (KCVL)
Stops	23
Distance travelled	3,090 km (1,920 mi)
Average journey time	48 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Bi-Weekly
Train number(s)	12217 / 12218
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	68 km/h (42 mph) average including halts.
Route map Kerala Sampark Kranti SF Express route map

Route and halts

• Chandigarh Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• New Delhi
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• Kota Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Surat
• Vasai Road
• Panvel
• Ratnagiri
• Madgaon Junction
• Udupi
• Mangaluru Junction
• Kasaragod
• Kannur
• Kozhikode
• Shoranur Junction
• Thrissur
• Ernakulam Junction
• Alappuzha
• Kayamkulam Junction
• Kollam Junction
• Thiruvananthapuram

Coach composition

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

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

• Sampark Kranti Express