Sampark Kranti Express

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Sampark Kranti Express
Current operator
Broad Gauge
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum

Sampark Kranti Express

Superfast express trains operated by the Indian Railways providing quick connectivity to the national capital, New Delhi
.

Overview

The words Sampark and Kranti are borrowed from

expensive
.

The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India in terms of average journey speeds. The Sampark Kranti trains operate at slower average speeds than the Rajdhani and Shatabdi series yet still provide high speed options at normal prices due to their few stops and relatively faster speeds compared with other non-Rajdhani Express express trains and non-Shatabdi Express express trains although initially they ran non stop once they left their respective states.

The

Express trains. The initial decision of non-stop run of this Express series of trains was cut short and was given way to commercial stopping outside the states.[2] The trains aim at reducing travel time without compromising on passenger comfort.[3]

Initially eighteen trains were launched and the count was later increased. The Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express from Delhi

Hazrat Nizamuddin to Yesvantpur was the first train which was launched on 8 February 2004.[2]
Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express link from Khajuraho got terminated with the introduction of Gita Jayanti Express and extension of the same to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.

12908 Maharashtra Sampark Express
12121 M.P. Sampark Kranti Express
12217 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

List of services

Sr no. Train Name Distance Km.
1 Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 2302
2 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express 1172
3 Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express 1281
4 Goa Sampark Kranti Express 2160
5 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express 1085
6 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express (Ekta Nagar) 1068
7 Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express 1306
8 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (via Ballari) 2279
9 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (via Hubballi) 2614
10
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (to Chandigarh)
 2865
11 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express[4] 3465
12 Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 909
13 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express 1366
14 Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express 1633
15 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express 1799
16 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express 1904
17
Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express (Silchar)
 2305
18 Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express 685
19 Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express 2677
20 Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 695
21 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express 655
22 Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express 239/278
23 West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express 1448

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sampark Kranti Express trains". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 October 2004.
  2. ^ a b "Sampark Kranti Express Train". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ "18 Sampark Kranti trains mooted, first train from Feb 8". The Tribune. 20 January 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ^ "New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2005.

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