Sampoorna Kranti Express Explained

Sampoorna Kranti Express
Type:Superfast
Locale:Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
Operator:East Central Railways
Start:Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
Stops:5
End: (NDLS)
Distance:1001km (622miles)
Journeytime:12 hours 10 minutes
Frequency:Daily
Class:AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Available
Observation:Large windows
Otherfacilities:Below the seats
Stock:LHB coach
Trainnumber:12393 / 12394
Speed:80km/h average including halts.

The 12393 / 12394 Sampoorna Kranti Express is an Indian Railways Superfast passenger train service, which runs between Rajendra Nagar, Patna and . The service began running on 16 February 2002 and is one of the fastest train services in India, traversing the 1001-kilometre distance in under 12 hours, which puts it with likes of Patna Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Agartala Rajdhani Express, Howrah Rajdhani Express. It is faster than the Shramjeevi Superfast Express, Magadh Express and Vikramshila Express on the same route. This train is also known as "Aam Janta ki Rajdhani" as its fare is less than that of Rajdhani Express but matches it in speed and punctuality (although Patna Rajdhani Express travels ten minutes faster than this train between New Delhi and Patna). It is quicker than few Premier Rajdhani Express Trains on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–New Delhi section.

The train is named in memory of the Sampoorna Kranti, that began in Bihar.

Service

The train makes only FOUR stops between Patna and New Delhi: at,, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Ara Junction.The train is hauled by WAP-7. It has LHB coach. It is now operated on HOG system in which the power to coaches is provided directly from locomotive instead of EOGs (power cars). It is the first Superfast train in India to have a LHB rake. During its run with ICF coach it ran with the maximum length permitted in Indian Railway of 24 coaches. It is among the top priority trains of Indian Railways and does speeds of 130 km/hour[1] from 8 August 2015.

This train has many firsts to its name-

Schedule

As per latest schedule,

Route and halts

Coaches

This train has 22 LHB coach and carries a High Capacity Parcel Van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sampoorna Kranti Exp to run at 130 kmph . The Times of India, Patna . 11 June 2014 . 11 June 2014 . Kumod Verma,TNN.