Kerala Sampark Kranti Express(Malayalam: കേരള സമ്പര്‍ക് ക്രാന്തി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌) is a train that runs within India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It runs between Kochuveli Railway Station

Kochuveli Railway Station

Kochuveli Railway Station Malayalam:കൊച്ചുവേളി is one of the main stations of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is being developed to ease congestion on Thiruvananthapuram central station....

 in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, the capital city of the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 and Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

 in Punjab. It departs from Kochuveli Railway Station on Saturdays and it leaves Chandigarh on Wednesdays. This train was introduced to provide quicker connectivity from India's capital New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

 to locations in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is the only Sampark Kranti train that runs beyond national capital and it is the longest running Sampark Kranti Express.

Sampark Kranti

Sampark and Kranti are borrowed from Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

, . Sampark(Devanagari

Devanagari

Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

:-सम्पर्क) means Contact and Kranti(Devanagari

Devanagari

Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

:-क्रान्ति ) means Revolution. The name denotes a revolutionary step taken by Indian Railways to provide high speed connectivity with the National Capital to the common man in form of non-air conditioned express trains with minimal stoppages and high running speed. Earlier such a facility was available on the Rajdhani series of super-fast trains which were completely air-conditioned and hence quite expensive. The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India. The Sampark Kranti trains run at a slightly lesser speed than these and yet provide for a high speed option at a normal price due to the minimal stoppages and relatively faster speeds than other non-Rajdhani and non-Shatabdi express trains.

Kerala Sampark Kranti Flag off

The Kerala Sampark Kranti was flagged off by Member of Parliament Pawan Kumar Bansal, from the Chandigarh Railway Station.

Train Route

S.No.	STN.Code	STN Name	Arr.Time	Dep.Time	Dist.(km)	Halts	Day.
1	CDG	Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...	Source	09:00	0000		1
2	UMB	Ambala Cantonment	10:15	10:20	0068	5 min	1
3	NDLS	New Delhi New Delhi Railway Station The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...	13:30	13:50	0266	20 min	1
4	NZM	Hazrat Nizamuddin	14:03	14:04	0274	1 min	1
5	KOTA	Kota Kota, Rajasthan Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...	19:45	19:55	0731	10 min	1
6	BRC	Vadodara Vadodara Railway Station Vadodara Railway Station is the main station in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It is the busiest Railway Station of Gujarat and one of the most busiest stations in the nation. The station is a major stop on the western railway zone of Indian railways...	04:00	04:20	1258	20 min	2
7	PNVL	Panvel Panvel Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...	12:25	12:30	1669	5 min	2
8	MAO	Margao Margao Margao and commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is the administrative headquarters of South Goa district and of the Salcete taluka.- Etymology :...	20:45	20:55	2366	10 min	2
9	MAJN	Mangalore Mangalore Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...	02:10	02:20	2797	10 min	3
10	KGQ	Kasaragod	03:13	03:15	2848	2 min	3
11	CAN	Kannur Kannur Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...	04:40	04:45	2934	5 min	3
12	CLT	Kozhikode Kozhikode Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...	06:10	06:15	3023	5 min	3
13	SRR	Shornur JN	08:05	08:10	3109	5 min	3
14	TCR	Thrissur Thrissur Railway Station Thrissur Railway Station is the busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of number of trains, located in Thrissur, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day...	08:55	09:00	3141	5 min	3
15	ERS	Ernakulam JN Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...	10:20	10:30	3216	10 min	3
16	ALLP	Alappuzha Alappuzha Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...	11:35	11:38	3272	3 min	3
17	KYJ	Kayamkulam JN Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest power plants in Kerala, run by the NTPC, is located in Kayamkulam. Krishnapuram Palace is located nearby and an old cashew factory.Kayamkulam is...	12:30	12:32	3316	2 min	3
18	QLN	Kollam JN Kollam Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...	13:15	13:20	3356	5 min	3
19	KCVL	Kochuveli Kochuveli Railway Station Kochuveli Railway Station Malayalam:കൊച്ചുവേളി is one of the main stations of Thiruvananthapuram city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is being developed to ease congestion on Thiruvananthapuram central station....	14:50	-	3415		3

Coach composition

It has 1 First AC and 2 Tier Ac combined coach(HA), 1 AC 2 Tier coach(A), 1 AC 3 Tier coach(B), 8 Sleeper coaches(S), 4 General coaches(G), a Pantry Car(PC) and a Luggage Van(LV) in all 17 coaches.

(ENG-G1-G2-A1-HA1-B1-S1-PC-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-G3-G4-LV)