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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| color = 800000<br />
| name = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express<br />
| logo = <br />
| image = Kerala sampark Kranti.jpg<br />
| caption = Kerala Sampark Kranti Express At Ratlam Junction<br />
| type = [[Sampark Kranti Express]]<br />
| status = <br />
| locale = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]] & [[Kerala]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| ridership = <br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Chandigarh}} (CDG)<br />
| stops = 23<br />
| end = {{stnlnk| Thiruvananthapuram North}} (KCVL)<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2005|03|30}}<ref>{{cite web|title=New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=8202|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|accessdate=29 March 2005}}</ref><br />
| distance = {{convert|3090|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 48 hrs 40 mins<br />
| frequency = Bi-Weekly<br />
| class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| baggage = Available<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| trainnumber = 12217 / 12218<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| speed = {{convert|68|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br />
| map = [[File:Kerala Samparkkranti Express Route map.jpg|250px|thumb|Kerala Sampark Kranti SF Express route map]]<br />
}}<br />
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The 12217 / 12218 '''Kerala Sampark Kranti 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, India|Punjab]]. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti express train which covers almost 3417&nbsp;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<br />
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==Route and halts==<br />
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* '''{{stnlnk|Chandigarh Junction}}'''<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vadodara Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Surat}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vasai Road}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Panvel}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ratnagiri}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Madgaon Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Udupi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Mangaluru Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kasaragod}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kannur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kozhikode}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}<br />
* '''{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram}}'''<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coach. It has 24 LHB coach.<br />
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* 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier<br />
* 1 AC Two Tier<br />
* 4 AC Three Tier<br />
* 2 AC Three Tier Economy<br />
* 1 Pantry Car<br />
* 9 Sleeper class<br />
* 4 General Unreserved<br />
* 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG)<br />
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:red;"| Loco<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:violet;"| 1<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 2<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 3<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 4<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 5<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 6<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 7<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 8<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 9<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 10<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 11<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 12<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightblue;"| 13<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:blue;"| 14<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:blue;"| 15<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 16<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 17<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 18<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lime;"| 19<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 20<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:orange;"| 21<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 22<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 23<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:violet;"| 24<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]]||EOG||UR||UR||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||PC||M2||M1||B1||B2||B3||B4||A1||HA1||UR||UR||EOG<br />
|}<br />
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(Coach Position of 12218 Chandigarh Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Sampark kranthi Superfast Express)<br />
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No rake sharing. Two dedicated LHB rakes.<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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As the route is fully electrified, both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Sampark Kranti Express]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Sampark Kranti Express}}<br />
{{Express trains running through Kerala}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerala Sampark Kranti Express}}<br />
[[Category:Sampark Kranti Express trains]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2005]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>
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