Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Super Fast Express is a Superfast Express service among Sampark Kranti Express category that runs between Kochuveli railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Chandigarh the capital city of Haryana & Punjab. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti express train which covers almost 3417 km in one way run. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019. It is the only direct train from Kerala to punjab that runs on biweekly basis
Route and halts
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Coach composition
12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coach. It has 24 LHB coach.- 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier
- 1 AC Two Tier
- 4 AC Three Tier
- 2 AC Three Tier Economy
- 1 Pantry Car
- 9 Sleeper class
- 4 General Unreserved
- 2 End-on Generator coaches
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| EOG | UR | UR | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | PC | M2 | M1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | A1 | HA1 | UR | UR | EOG |
No rake sharing. Two dedicated LHB rakes.