Service type Rajdhani Express Current operator(s) Northern Railway | First service 1 April 1998 Stops 17 | |
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Locale Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Delhi Start Thiruvananthapuram Central | ||
The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (12431/32) is a superfast express train service in India, connecting the national capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of state Kerala.
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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). 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