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3rd OCTOBER 1984 HIMSAGAR EXPRESS FROM JAMMU TAWI TO KANYA KUMARI STARTED 2nd LONGEST JOURNEY BY RAIL

Himsagar Express

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Himsagar Express via Kottayam
Overview
Service typeExpress Train
StatusNormal
LocaleNorthern Railway Zone,Southern Railway Zone
First service1980s
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Route
StartShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
EndKanyakumari (CAPE)
Distance travelled3,789 km (2,354 mi)
Average journey time71 hours, 35 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)16317/16318
On-board services
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Operating speed53 km/h (33 mph)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Himsagar Express is a weekly express train of the Indian Railways running between Kanyakumari in India's southernmost state of Tamil Nadu to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir- the northernmost state of India. It is currently the second longest running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time, surpassed only by the Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express. In 72hours, the train covers a distance of 3790 km at a speed of 52 km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.[1]

Route and frequency[edit]

It runs weekly, starting every Friday at 14:05 hours from Kanyakumari, reaching Katra on Mondays at 15:20 hours.[2] It starts from Katra on Mondays at 21:55 hours and reaches Kanyakumari on Thursdays at 21:30 hours.[2] Because of this schedule, it needs just one rake to complete its entire run. There is a Slip Route of this train, running from Erode Junction to Tirunelveli Junction & Chhindwara Junction to Bhopal Junction. The train travels through states of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana,Delhi,Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Katra to Kanyakumari: There are several long halts for this train like New Delhi (150 min) and in Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction, Erode Junction, Bhopal Junction, Nagpur, Itarsi Junction, Jhansi,Gwalior Junction and Vijayawada (10-15 min each).
Kanyakumari to Katra: The fastest speed is achieved near Kila Raipur (108 km/h) and the slowest speeds on the Hazrat Nizamuddin to New Delhi (24 km/h) and Bhopal Habibganj to Bhopal Junction (19 km/h) . It takes around three hours for the train to clear the Delhi area.
Train No.Train NameJourneyFrequency
16317/16318Himsagar ExpressShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Udhampur-Jammu Tawi→Chakki Bank →Jalandhar Cant. → Ludhiana Junct. → Dhuri Junction → Jind → Rohtak Junction → New Delhi Railway Station → Agra Cantonment →Gwalior Junction→ Jhansi Junction → Bhopal Junction → Itarsi Junction→Nagpur Junction →Ballarshah Junction → Warangal Junction →Vijayawada Junction → Renigunta Junction →Vellore Katpadi Junction- Salem Junction→ Erode Junction → Tirupur→ Coimbatore Junction → Palakkad→ Thrissur Railway Station→ Ernakulam→ Kottayam→ Tiruvalla→ Chengannur→ Kayamkulam→ Kollam→ Trivandrum Central→ Nagarcoil → Kanya KumariWeekly

Coach Composite[edit]

On Slip Route[edit]

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