Goa Sampark Kranti Express

The 12449 / 12450 Goa Sampark Kranti Express is one of the most important trains among the Sampark Kranti Express Trains series operated on Indian Railways by the Northern Railway Delhi Division between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Madgaon, a town in the Indian state of Goa The train is extended to Chandigarh similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently.

Goa Sampark Kranti Express
Overview
Service typeSampark Kranti Express
LocaleGoa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Chandigarh
First service23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
StartChandigarh (CDG)
Stops9
EndMadgaon (MAO)
Distance travelled2,163 km (1,344 mi)
Average journey time36 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number(s)12449 / 12450
On-board services
Class(es)
  • AC 2 Tier
  • AC 3 Tier
  • Sleeper class
  • General class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph) average including halts
Route map
Goa Samparkkranti Express (CDG - MAO) Route map

As of 2015, this train is running on a bi-weekly basis and holds Super Fast status.

Train details

Both electric and diesel power is used to haul the train on its way. H. Nizamuddin to Vadodara, Gujarat and Vadodara to H. Nizamuddin by WAP-4-E or WAP-5 of Vadodara (IR code: BRC-Baroda Capital) Electric shed is used. Vadodara to Madgaon and Madgaon to Vadodara by WDM2A or WDM 3A of Ratlam (IR Code: -RTM) Diesel Loco shed is used.

In 2008 Indian Railway Budget, the train announced to run bi-weekly as the frequency increased from weekly to bi-weekly.

Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital
  1. 12779/12780 Vasco-Da-Gama H.Nizamuddin Goa Express - daily via, Madgaon, Belgaum, Miraj, Bhusawal, Bhopal
  2. 12617/12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Express - via Konkan Railways, Panvel, Bhusawal, Bhopal
  3. 12431/12432 Trivandrum H.Nizamuddin Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express via, Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  4. 22413/22414 Madgaon H.Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  5. 12217/12218 Kochuveli Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  6. 12483/12484 Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  7. 22659/22660 Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  8. 22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  9. 12283/12284 Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  10. 22653/22654 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Kottayam), Vadodara, Konkan Railways
  11. 22655/22656 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Alappuzha), Vadodara, Konkan Railways

Traction

A Sabarmati based WDP 4D hauls the train from Madgaon until Vadodara after which a Vadodara based WAP 7 (HOG) equipped locomotive takes over for the rest of its journey until Chandigarh.

Route & Halts

This train halts at the following stations

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Ambala Cantt
  3. Panipat
  4. New Delhi
  5. Hazrat Nizamuddin
  6. Kota
  7. Vadodara
  8. Surat
  9. Vasai Road
  10. Panvel
  11. Ratnagiri
  12. Pernem
  13. Thivim
  14. Karmali
  15. Madgaon

See also

References



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