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{{short description|Train in India}}
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| last = Now Running
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| stops = 63
| end =[[Kanyakumari]] (CAPE)
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| journeytime = 68 hrs 30 mins
| frequency =Weekly
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'''Himsagar Express''' is the second longest (On 19 November 2011, [[Vivek Express]] took the first place) running train on the [[Indian Railways]] in terms of distance and time. It runs from [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] in India's southernmost state, [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[Jammu Tawi]], in [[Jammu & Kashmir]] - the northernmost state of India. In 71 hours, the train covers a distance of 3715 km at a speed of 58 km/h, and transverses nine of India's states halting at a total of 69 stations currently, to go up to 77. <ref>[http://www.irctconline.in/Himsagar-Express-Train Himsagar Express]</ref>
The 16317 / 16318 '''Himsagar Express''' is a weekly [[Express trains in India|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(as of March 2024) of [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently the [[Longest train services|35th longest running train service of world]] and [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|third-longest-running train]] on the [[Indian Railways]] in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express|22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express|12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express]] . In 73 hours, the train covers a distance of 3790&nbsp;km at a speed of 52&nbsp;km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.<ref>{{cite web |last=India Rail Info |title=Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable |url=https://www.confirmtkt.com/train-schedule/16318 |accessdate=20 August 2013 |publisher=India Rail Info}}</ref>


==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.<ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150</ref> The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Trivandrum 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 Trivandrum with Delhi by this service.<ref>. https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf </ref>


==Route==
16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:


'''TAMIL NADU'''
==Coach Composite ==
# '''{{rws|Kanniyakumari}}''' (Starts)
# {{rws|Nagercoil}}
# [[Kuzhithura, Kanyakumari|Kulitturai]]
# '''{{rws|Coimbatore Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Tiruppur}}
# {{rws|Erode Junction}}
# {{rws|Salem Junction}}
# {{rws|Jolarpettai Junction}}
# {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}


'''KERALA'''
===On Main Route===
# '''{{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}'''
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
# {{rws|Kollam Junction}}
|- style="color:#FFF;" align="center"
# [[Kayamkulam]]
! style="background-color: #A21921" |
# {{rws|Chengannur}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 1A
# {{rws|Tiruvalla}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 2A
# {{rws|Kottayam}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | FC
# '''{{rws|Ernakulam Town}}'''
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 3A
# {{rws|Aluva}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | CC
# {{rws|Thrissur}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | SL
# [[Ottappalam]]
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 2S
# {{rws|Palakkad Junction}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 3E
|- align="center"
| Number of Coaches|| - || 1 || - || 5 || - || 9 || - || -
|}


'''ANDHRA PRADESH'''
===On Slip Route===
# {{rws|Chittoor}}
{| class="wikitable" width="600"
# '''{{rws|Tirupati}}'''
|- style="color:#FFF;" align="center"
# '''{{rws|Renigunta Junction}}'''
! style="background-color: #A21921" |
# {{rws|Gudur Junction}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 1A
# {{rws|Nellore}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 2A
# {{rws|Ongole}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | FC
# {{rws|Tenali}}
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 3A
# '''{{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}'''
! style="background-color: #A21921" | CC
! style="background-color: #A21921" | SL
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 2S
! style="background-color: #A21921" | 3E
|- align="center"
| Number of Coaches|| - || 1 || - || - || - || 4 || - || -
|}


'''TELANGANA'''
==Route and frequency==
# '''{{rws|Khammam}}'''
It runs weekly, starting every Friday at 14:05 hours from Kanyakumari, reaching Jammu on Mondays at 15:10 hours.<ref name="table 13">Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 112 & Table No. 13,13A</ref> It returns from Jammu on Mondays at 23:45 hours and reaches Kanyakumari on Thursdays at 22:45 hours. <ref name="table 13">Southern Zone Time Table July 2010, Page no 112 & Table No. 13,13A</ref> 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]]
# '''{{rws|Warangal}}'''
# {{rws|Ramagundam}}


'''MAHARASHTRA'''
Jammu to Kanyakumari: There are several long halts for this train like New Delhi 150 min, [[Thiruvananthapuram Central]], [[Ernakulam Junction]], [[Erode Junction]], [[Bhopal Junction]], [[Nagpur]], [[Itarsi Junction]], [[Jhansi]], [[Gwalior Junction]] and [[Vijayawada]] 10-15 min each.
# '''{{rws|Balharshah Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Chandrapur}}
# '''{{rws|Sewagram Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Nagpur Junction}}'''


'''MADHYA PRADESH'''
Kanyakumari to Jammu: 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.
# '''{{rws|Itarsi Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Bhopal Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Gwalior}}'''


'''RAJASTHAN'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# {{rws|Dholpur}}

'''UTTAR PRADESH'''
# {{rws|Jhansi Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Agra Cantonment}}'''
# {{rws|Faridabad}} Haryana

'''DELHI'''
# '''{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}'''
# '''{{rws|New Delhi}}'''
# {{rws|Shakurbasti}}

'''HARYANA'''

# [[Bahadurgarh]]
# '''{{rws|Rohtak Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Jind Junction}}
# [[Narwana]]
# [[Tohana]]
# {{rws|Jakhal Junction}}

'''PUNJAB'''
# [[Lehragaga]]
# [[Sunam]]
# [[Sangrur]]
# {{rws|Dhuri Junction}}
# [[Malerkotla]]
# [[Ahmedgarh]]
# [[Kila Raipur]]
# '''{{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Phillaur Junction}}
# {{rws|Phagwara Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}'''
# [[Urmar Tanda]]
# [[Dasuya]]
# [[Mukerian]]
# '''{{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}'''

'''JAMMU KASHMIR'''
# [[Kathua]]
# [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]]
# '''{{rws|Jammu Tawi}}'''
# [[Udhampur]]
# '''{{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}''' (Ends)

==Traction==

Both trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMK_HNpqZw&t=31s | title=🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari &#124; Naveen Kumar | via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

== Coach composition==

The train has 20 LHB coaches comprising two Second AC (2AC), Six Third AC (3AC), six [[Couchette car|Sleeper class]] (SL), two Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one [[Pantry car]] (PC).{{efn|The coach composition is subject to change.}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train No.
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| Loco
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train Name
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 1
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Journey
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 2
! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Frequency
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 13
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 14
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 15
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 17
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 18
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 19
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| 20
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] || SLR || UR || S1 || S2 || S3 || S4 || S5 || S6 || PC || A2 || A1 || B6 || B5 || B4 ||B3 || B2 || B1 || M1 || UR ||EOG
|-
|-
| 16317/16318
|Himsagar Express
| [[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]]→ [[Kollam]]→ [[Trivandrum Central]]→ [[Nagarcoil]] → [[Kanya Kumari]]
| Weekly
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==

[[Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express]]
[[Navyug Express]]
*[[Vivek Express]]
*[[Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express]]
*[[Navyug Express]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/630/81/1010 Himsagar Express Route]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/himsagar-express-16318-jat-to-cape/630/81/1010 Himsagar Express Route]
*[http://www.kashmirtokanyakumari.com/ Kashmir to Kanyakumari - Travel destinations of India]
[http://erail.in/rail/frm_Rail_Map.aspx?TrainID=4656 Route Map of 16317 HIMSAGAR EXP (Kanniyakumari to Jammu Tawi)]


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{{Railways in Northern India}}
{{Railways in Northern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Express trains running through Kerala}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Himsagar Express}}
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 4 November 2024

Himsagar Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service3 October 1984; 40 years ago (1984-10-03)
Current operator(s)Southern Railway
Route
TerminiShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
Kanyakumari (CAPE)
Stops63
Distance travelled3,790 km (2,355 mi)
Average journey time68 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)16317 / 16318
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed66 km/h (41 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari) route map

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(as of March 2024) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently the 35th longest running train service of world and third-longest-running 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.[1]

History

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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.[2] The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Trivandrum 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 Trivandrum with Delhi by this service.[3]

Route

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16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:

TAMIL NADU

  1. Kanniyakumari (Starts)
  2. Nagercoil
  3. Kulitturai
  4. Coimbatore Junction
  5. Tiruppur
  6. Erode Junction
  7. Salem Junction
  8. Jolarpettai Junction
  9. Katpadi Junction

KERALA

  1. Thiruvananthapuram Central
  2. Kollam Junction
  3. Kayamkulam
  4. Chengannur
  5. Tiruvalla
  6. Kottayam
  7. Ernakulam Town
  8. Aluva
  9. Thrissur
  10. Ottappalam
  11. Palakkad Junction

ANDHRA PRADESH

  1. Chittoor
  2. Tirupati
  3. Renigunta Junction
  4. Gudur Junction
  5. Nellore
  6. Ongole
  7. Tenali
  8. Vijayawada Junction

TELANGANA

  1. Khammam
  2. Warangal
  3. Ramagundam

MAHARASHTRA

  1. Balharshah Junction
  2. Chandrapur
  3. Sewagram Junction
  4. Nagpur Junction

MADHYA PRADESH

  1. Itarsi Junction
  2. Bhopal Junction
  3. Gwalior

RAJASTHAN

  1. Dholpur

UTTAR PRADESH

  1. Jhansi Junction
  2. Agra Cantonment
  3. Faridabad Haryana

DELHI

  1. Hazrat Nizamuddin
  2. New Delhi
  3. Shakurbasti

HARYANA

  1. Bahadurgarh
  2. Rohtak Junction
  3. Jind Junction
  4. Narwana
  5. Tohana
  6. Jakhal Junction

PUNJAB

  1. Lehragaga
  2. Sunam
  3. Sangrur
  4. Dhuri Junction
  5. Malerkotla
  6. Ahmedgarh
  7. Kila Raipur
  8. Ludhiana Junction
  9. Phillaur Junction
  10. Phagwara Junction
  11. Jalandhar Cantonment
  12. Urmar Tanda
  13. Dasuya
  14. Mukerian
  15. Pathankot Cantonment

JAMMU KASHMIR

  1. Kathua
  2. Samba
  3. Jammu Tawi
  4. Udhampur
  5. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (Ends)

Traction

[edit]

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.[4]

Coach composition

[edit]

The train has 20 LHB coaches comprising two Second AC (2AC), Six Third AC (3AC), six Sleeper class (SL), two Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one Pantry car (PC).[a]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
SLR UR S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 PC A2 A1 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 M1 UR EOG

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ The coach composition is subject to change.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ India Rail Info. "Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150
  3. ^ . https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf
  4. ^ "🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari | Naveen Kumar" – via YouTube.
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