Himsagar Express


The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly Express train of the Indian Railways running between India's southern most operational railway station of Kanyakumari to India's Northern Most Operational and connected railway station of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and [Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]. It is currently the 35th longest-distance train service of world and third-longest-distance train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the 22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express and 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express. In 73 hours, 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.

History

Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament. The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Thiruvananthapuram and 125/126 Karnataka Kerala Express to and from Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi have been earlier examined at length and not found feasible. However, possibility of extending 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Kanyakumari in the South and to Jammu Tawi in the North on once-a-week basis is under examination; and if found feasible would provide a direct train between Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari interalia serving Thiruvananthapuram with Delhi by this service.

Route

16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:
TAMIL NADU
  1. '
  3. Kulitturai
  4. '
KERALA
  1. '
  3. Kayamkulam
  7. '
  10. Ottappalam
ANDHRA PRADESH
  2. '
  3. '
  8. '
TELANGANA
  1. '
  2. '
MAHARASHTRA
  1. '
  3. '
  4. '
MADHYA PRADESH
  1. '
  2. '
  3. '
RAJASTHAN
UTTAR PRADESH
  2. '
  3. Haryana
DELHI
  1. '
  2. '
HARYANA
  1. Bahadurgarh
  2. '
  4. Narwana
  5. Tohana
PUNJAB
  1. Lehragaga
  2. Sunam
  3. Sangrur
  5. Malerkotla
  6. Ahmedgarh
  7. Kila Raipur
  8. '
  11. '
  12. Urmar Tanda
  13. Dasuya
  14. Mukerian
  15. '
JAMMU KASHMIR
  1. Kathua
  2. Samba
  4. Udhampur
  5. ''''''

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.

Coach composition

The train has 20 LHB coaches comprising two Second AC, Six Third AC, six Sleeper class, two Unreserved coaches, two Luggage rakes and one Pantry car.
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