https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Himsagar_Express Himsagar Express - Revision history 2026-07-30T09:11:18Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Himsagar_Express&diff=471996&oldid=prev WilliamsLin216 at 04:48, 16 March 2026 2026-03-16T04:48:37Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Italic title}}{{short description|Train in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}<br /> {{Infobox rail service<br /> | box_width = <br /> | name = Himsagar Express<br /> | image = Himsagrr.jpg<br /> | image_width = 300<br /> | caption = Himsagar Express At [[Mathura Junction railway station]]<br /> | type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br /> | status = <br /> | locale = <br /> | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1984|10|03}}<br /> | last = <br /> | operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]<br /> | ridership = <br /> | start = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)<br /> | stops = 63<br /> | end = {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}} (CAPE)<br /> | distance = {{convert|3790|km|0|abbr=on}}<br /> | journeytime = 68 hrs 30 mins<br /> | frequency = Weekly<br /> | trainnumber = 16317 / 16318<br /> | class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br /> | access = <br /> | seating = Yes<br /> | sleeping = Yes<br /> | autorack = <br /> | catering = Available<br /> | observation = Large windows<br /> | entertainment = <br /> | baggage = Available<br /> | otherfacilities = Below the seats<br /> | stock = [[LHB coach]]<br /> | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br /> | el = <br /> | speed = {{convert|66|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br /> | map = [[File:Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi - Kanyakumari) Route map.jpg|250px|Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari) route map]]<br /> | map_state = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> The 16317 / 16318 &#039;&#039;&#039;Himsagar Express&#039;&#039;&#039; is a weekly [[Express trains in India|Express]] train of the [[Indian Railways]] running between India&#039;s southern most operational railway station of [[Kanyakumari]] to India&#039;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-distance train service of world]] and [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|third-longest-distance 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&amp;nbsp;km at a speed of 52&amp;nbsp;km/h, and transverses twelve of India&#039;s states halting at a total of 73 stations.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy&#039;s demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament.&lt;ref&gt;https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150&lt;/ref&gt; 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.&lt;ref&gt;. https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Route==<br /> 16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;TAMIL NADU&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Kanniyakumari}}&#039;&#039;&#039; (Starts)<br /> # {{rws|Nagercoil}}<br /> # [[Kuzhithura, Kanyakumari|Kulitturai]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Coimbatore Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Tiruppur}}<br /> # {{rws|Erode Junction}}<br /> # {{rws|Salem Junction}}<br /> # {{rws|Jolarpettai Junction}}<br /> # {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;KERALA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Kollam Junction}}<br /> # [[Kayamkulam]]<br /> # {{rws|Chengannur}}<br /> # {{rws|Tiruvalla}}<br /> # {{rws|Kottayam}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Ernakulam Town}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Aluva}}<br /> # {{rws|Thrissur}}<br /> # [[Ottappalam]]<br /> # {{rws|Palakkad Junction}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;ANDHRA PRADESH&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Chittoor}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Tirupati}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Renigunta Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Gudur Junction}}<br /> # {{rws|Nellore}}<br /> # {{rws|Ongole}}<br /> # {{rws|Tenali}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;TELANGANA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Khammam}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Warangal}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Ramagundam}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;MAHARASHTRA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Balharshah Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Chandrapur}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Sewagram Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Nagpur Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;MADHYA PRADESH&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Itarsi Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Bhopal Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Gwalior}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;RAJASTHAN&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Dholpur}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;UTTAR PRADESH&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Jhansi Junction}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Agra Cantonment}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Faridabad}} Haryana<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;DELHI&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|New Delhi}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Shakurbasti}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;HARYANA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> # [[Bahadurgarh]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Rohtak Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Jind Junction}}<br /> # [[Narwana]]<br /> # [[Tohana]]<br /> # {{rws|Jakhal Junction}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;PUNJAB&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Lehragaga]]<br /> # [[Sunam]]<br /> # [[Sangrur]]<br /> # {{rws|Dhuri Junction}}<br /> # [[Malerkotla]]<br /> # [[Ahmedgarh]]<br /> # [[Kila Raipur]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{rws|Phillaur Junction}}<br /> # {{rws|Phagwara Junction}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Urmar Tanda]]<br /> # [[Dasuya]]<br /> # [[Mukerian]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;JAMMU KASHMIR&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Kathua]]<br /> # [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Jammu Tawi}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Udhampur]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}&#039;&#039;&#039; (Ends)<br /> <br /> ==Traction==<br /> <br /> 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMK_HNpqZw&amp;t=31s | title=🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari &amp;#124; Naveen Kumar | via=[[YouTube]] }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Coach composition==<br /> <br /> The train has 20 [[LHB coach]]es 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.}}<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lightskyblue;&quot;| Loco<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:black;&quot;| 1<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:yellow;&quot;| 2<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:darkgreen;&quot;| 3<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:darkgreen;&quot;| 4<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 5<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 6<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 7<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 8<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 9<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lime;&quot;| 10<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lightpink;&quot;| 11<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:violet;&quot;| 12<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 13<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 14<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 15<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 16<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 17<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:skyblue;&quot;| 18<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:yellow;&quot;| 19<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:blue;&quot;| 20<br /> |-<br /> |[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] || EOG || UR || A1 || A2 || B6 || B5 || B4 || B3 || B2 || B1 || M1 || PC || S6 || S5 || S4 || S3 || S2 || S1 || UR ||GSLRD<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Vivek Express]]<br /> * [[Navyug Express]]<br /> * [[Longest train services]]<br /> * [[Longest train services of Indian Railways]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{notelist}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/himsagar-express-16318-jat-to-cape/630/81/1010 Himsagar Express Route]<br /> <br /> {{Railways in Northern India}}<br /> {{Railways in Southern India}}<br /> {{Express trains running through Kerala}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Himsagar Express}}<br /> [[Category:Transport in Kanyakumari]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Telangana]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Express trains in India]]<br /> [[Category:Railway services introduced in 1984]]</div> WilliamsLin216