Goa Sampark Kranti Express Explained

Goa Sampark Kranti Express
Type:Sampark Kranti Express
Locale:Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Chandigarh
Operator:Northern Railways
Start: (CDG)
Stops:9
End: (MAO)
Distance:2163km (1,344miles)
Journeytime:36 hours 40 minutes
Frequency:Bi-weekly
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Available
Observation:Large windows
Stock:LHB coach
Trainnumber:12449 / 12450
Speed:70km/h for 12449 (Madgaon to Chandigarh); 65km/h for 12450 (Chandigarh to Madgaon)

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 and, a town in the Indian state of Goa The train is extended to Chandigarh similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently.

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

Train details

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 Railway
  4. 22413/22414 Madgaon–H.Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  5. 12217/12218 Kochuveli–Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  6. 12483/12484 Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  7. 22659/22660 Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  8. 22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  9. 12283/12284 Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  10. 22653/22654 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Kottayam), Vadodara, Konkan Railway
  11. 22655/22656 Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express, Vadodara, Konkan Railway

Traction

Earlier, a Sabarmati-based WDP-4D would haul this train between and, and a Vadodara-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive for its journey between Vadodara and Chandigarh.

Now that the electrification of Konkan Railways has been completed, since 17/10/2022 a Ludhiana based WAP-7 loco hauls this train for the entire journey.[1] [2]

Route and halts

This train halts at the following stations

                        1. Pernem
  1. Thivim
  2. Karmali

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Konkan Railway . 2022-12-24 . konkanrailway.com.
  2. Web site: IGNATIOUS . JIBIN . 12449/Goa Sampark Kranti Express - Madgaon to Chandigarh NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-12-24 . indiarailinfo.com.