Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting Hazrat Nizamuddin in the country capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram Central, the capital of Kerala state. It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express train in India, which covers about 2845 km in about 42 hours.

                         Overview

Service type = Rajdhani Express

Locale = Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi

                     First service

3 July 1993; 30 years ago

               Current operator(s)

Northern Railways

                        Route

Termini

Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC)

Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)

                         Stops

21

                  Distance travelled

2,845 km (1,768 mi)

Average journey time = 41hrs 25mnts

                 Service frequency

Tri-weekly

                  Train number

12431 / 12432

               On-board services

Class = AC 1st Class , AC 2 Tier , AC 3 Tier

              Seating arrangements

Yes

               Sleeping arrangements

Yes

                  Catering facilities

Pantry car = Yes 

                On-board catering

E-catering

   

              Observation facilities

Large windows

                      Technical

Rolling stock = LHB coach

Track gauge = 1,676 mm 

                Operating speed

74 km/h (46 mph) average including halts

                   Rake sharing

1. Chennai Rajdhani Express

2. Secunderabad Rajdhani Express

3. Madgaon Rajdhani Express

                 Route and halts

                        Kerala

1. Thiruvananthapuram Central

2. Kollam Junction

3. Alappuzha

4. Ernakulam Junction

5. Thrissur

6. Shoranur Junction

7. Kozhikode

8. Kannur

9. Kasaragod

                        Karnataka

1. Mangaluru Junction

2. Udupi

3. Karwar

                           Goa

1. Madgaon Junction

                      Maharashtra

1. Ratnagiri

2. Panvel Junction

3. Vasai Road

                          Gujarat

   

1. Surat

2. Vadodara Junction

                     Madhya Pradesh

1. Ratlam Junction

                        Rajasthan

1. Kota Junction

                                Delhi

1. Hazrat Nizamuddin

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