Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express തിരുവനന്തപുരം രാജധാനി എക്സ്പ്രസ്

Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Delhi
First service	1 April 1998
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Start	Thiruvananthapuram Central
Stops	17
End	Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled	3,131 km (1,946 mi)
Average journey time	41 hours, 46 hrs during Monsoon season (1 June to 31 Oct)
Service frequency	3 times a week
Train number(s)	12431/ 12432
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes, Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities	LHB Coaches
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	69.42 km/h (43.14 mph) average with halts

The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (12431/32) is a superfast express train service in India,^[1] connecting the national capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of state Kerala.

It runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin. It is the longest running Rajdhani Express train, which covers about 3,131 km (1,946 mi).^[2] It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road (225 km or 140 mi in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) between Udupi and Karwar (267 km). It moves at an average speed of 69.43 km/h (43.14 mph) between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. It runs the longest non stop run between Kota Junction - Vadodara Junction section (528 km).

Time Table

The 12431 Rajdhani Express leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central in the evening at 19:15 and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12:40 in the afternoon of the third day. While on the return journey, the 12432 Rajdhani Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:55 in the morning and reaches Thiruvananthapuram Central at 4:55 in the morning of the third day of its journey.

Traction

Its hauled by a WAP 5 of Vadodara Shed or a WAP 5/WAP 7 of Ghaziabad Shed between Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vadodara Junction After which a Golden Rock WDP 3A took the train from Vadodara Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station.

Coach composition

The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has 1 AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 1 pantry car, 2 luggage cum generator coaches & 9 AC 3 tier coaches taking the total of 18 LHB Coaches.

It shares its rake with Chennai Rajdhani Express and Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express

Connecting cities

Thiruvananthapuram → Kollam → Alappuzha → Kochi → Thrissur → Kozhikode → Kannur → Mangaluru→ Udupi → Karwar → Madgaon → Panvel → Vadodara → Kota → New Delhi

Gallery

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  LHB Rake of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express at Panvel
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  LHB rake of Thiruvananthapuram Rajadhani Express at Thiruvananthapuram Central
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  An old ICF rake of Thiruvananthapuram Rajadhani Express

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express.

• Rmedia India Pages- Rajadhani Stop at Kollam Jn

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