| Dibrugarh–Kanniyakumari Vivek SUPERFAST Express | |
| Type: | Superfast Express |
| Locale: | Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
| Status: | Active |
| Operator: | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Ridership: | Superfast Express |
| Start: | (DBRG) |
| Stops: | 57 |
| End: | (CAPE) |
| Distance: | 4154km (2,581miles) |
| Journeytime: | 75 hr 30 min |
| Frequency: | Daily (Effect from 8 July 2024) |
| Class: |
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| Seating: | Yes |
| Autorack: | Yes |
| Catering: | Pantry car On-board Catering E-Catering |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Entertainment: | YES |
| Baggage: | Available |
| Otherfacilities: | CCTV Cameras in all coaches |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| El: | 25kV AC 50 Hz |
| Trainnumber: | 22503/22504 |
| Speed: | 65km/h |
| Trainlength: | 24 Coaches |
| Sharing: | RSA with 15903/15904 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express and 15945/15946 Mumbai LTT-Dibrugarh Express |
The 22503 / 22504 Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari - Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train of the Vivek Express series belonging to Indian Railways and operated by Northeast Frontier Railway which runs from Dibrugarh in India's north eastern state Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu the southernmost state of India. In 74 hours 35 minutes the train covers a distance of 4189km (2,603miles) and traverses through eight states in India.[1] This train is currently the longest train route in India by both distance and time,[2] as well as the 28th-longest train service in the world. The train has 57 halts across its route.
Vivek Express is a series of four Express Trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011-12 by the then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Vivek express also holds another place in the history of Indian railways, as being the last train to halt its services, when the entire Indian railway passenger services came to standstill following the COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown in March 2020.
Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of India. The train No:22504 starts from Dibrugarh at 7:55 PM and reaches Kanyakumari at 9:55 PM on the fourth day of journey. In the return direction the train no: 22503 leaves Kanyakumari at 5:25 PM and reaches Dibrugarh at 8:50 PM on the fourth day of the journey. This train runs through Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have any stoppages there.
The train runs with modern LHB rakes. The coach composition is
New Tinsukia Jct, Lumding Jct, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon Jct, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri Jct, Malda Town, Rampurhat Jct, Kharagpur Jct, Cuttack Jct, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam Jct, Vijayawada Jct, Katpadi Jct, Coimbatore Jct, Thiruvananthapuram Central.
The train is hauled by WDP-4D Locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri from to . Then it is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam from up to . Lastly from to it is hauled by WAP-7 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram.