Sampoorna Kranti Express

Sampoorna Kranti Express
संपूर्ण क्रांति एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
First service 16 February 2002
Current operator(s) East Central Railway
Route
Start Rajendra Nagar Terminal
Stops 1
End New Delhi Railway Station
Distance travelled 1,002 km (623 mi)
Average journey time 14.1 hours
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1 Tier (01), AC 2 Tier (01), AC 3 Tier (03), Sleeper 3 Tier (09), Unreserved
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Auto-rack arrangements Not Available
Catering facilities Yes
Observation facilities LHB Coach
Entertainment facilities Large Window
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 130 km/h (81 mph) top speed with halts[1]

The Sampoorna Kranti Express is an Indian express passenger train service, which runs between Patna and New Delhi.

The service began running on 16 February 2002, and is one of the fastest train services in India, traversing the 999 km distance in under fourteen hours, which is faster than the previous Magadh Express Patna-New Delhi service and the Shramjeevi express on the same route.

The train makes only two stops between Patna and New Delhi: at Kanpur Central and Mughalsarai. However, the train has no commercial stoppage between Patna and New Delhi, and for technical reasons takes about an hour longer on the journey from Patna to New Delhi.[1] The train is hauled by WAP4 Engine. It has LHB coaches in the new Rajdhani livery. During its run with ICF coaches it run with maximum length permitted in Indian Railway of 24 coaches. Now, with LHB Coaches the composition of the Train is as follows class = AC 1 Tier (01), AC 2 Tier (01), AC 3 Tier (03), Sleeper 3 Tier (09), Unreserved | seating (05)= Yes Pantry Car (01) EOG (02) (Total=22 Coaches). It is among the top-priority trains in Indian-railways. This train is running with 130 mps from 8 August 2015 .

Time Table

From Patna to Delhi- 12393. The train starts from Rajendranagar Terminal daily

Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure Platform
RJPB Rajendranagar Terminal Starting Station 17:35 2
PNBE Patna Junction 17:50 18:00 4
MGS Mughal Sarai Junction 21:00 21:10 N/A
NDLS New Delhi 7:50 Destination Station 15

From Delhi to Patna - 12394. The train starts from New Delhi Railway Station daily.

Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure Platform
NDLS New Delhi railway station Starting Station 17:25 16
MGS Mughal Sarai Junction 03:30 03:40 N/A
PNBE Patna Junction 06:55 07:05 4
RJPB Rajendranagar Terminal 07:35 Destination Station 2

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 Kumod Verma,TNN (11 June 2014). "Sampoorna Kranti Exp to run at 130 kmph". The Times of India, Patna. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

This is the one of the train that has been provided with Template:LHB coaches. It has sleeper coaches , AC coaches as well as general coaches of LHB type which require a generator van to generate power. These LHB coaches make journey jerk free.


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