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The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly Express train of the Indian Railways running between Kanyakumari in India's southernmost state of Tamil Nadu to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir- the northernmost state of India. It is currently the 36th longest running train service of world and third-longest-running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the 15905/06 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express and 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express . In 72 hours, the train covers a distance of 3787 km at a speed of 52 km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.[1]

Himsagar Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	3 October 1984; 37 years ago (1984-10-03)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways
Route
Termini	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) Kanyakumari (CAPE)
Stops	69
Distance travelled	3,789 km (2,354 mi)
Average journey time	71 hours 36 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	16317 / 16318
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	67 km/h (42 mph) average with halts
Route map

History

Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament.[2]

Route

16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states:

TAMIL NADU

1. Kanniyakumari (Starts)
2. Nagercoil
3. Kulitturai
4. Coimbatore Junction
5. Tiruppur
6. Erode
7. Salem Junction
8. Jolarpettai Junction
9. Katpadi Junction

KERALA

1. Thiruvananthapuram Central
2. Kollam Junction
3. Kayamkulam
4. Chengannur
5. Tiruvalla
6. Kottayam
7. Ernakulam Junction
8. Aluva
9. Thrissur
10. Ottappalam
11. Palakkad Junction

ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Chittoor
2. Tirupati
3. Renigunta Junction
4. Gudur Junction
5. Nellore
6. Ongole
7. Tenali
8. Vijayawada Junction

TELANGANA

1. Khammam
2. Warangal
3. Ramagundam

MAHARASHTRA

1. Balharshah Junction
2. Chandrapur
3. Sewagram Junction
4. Nagpur Junction

MADHYA PRADESH

1. Itarsi Junction
2. Bhopal Junction
3. Gwalior

RAJASTHAN

1. Dholpur

UTTAR PRADESH

1. Jhansi Junction
2. Agra Cantonment
3. Faridabad Haryana

DELHI

1. Hazrat Nizamuddin
2. New Delhi
3. Shakurbasti

HARYANA

1. Bahadurgarh
2. Rohtak Junction
3. Jind Junction
4. Narwana
5. Tohana
6. Jakhal Junction

PUNJAB

1. Lehragaga
2. Sunam
3. Sangrur
4. Dhuri Junction
5. Malerkotla
6. Ahmedgarh
7. Kila Raipur
8. Ludhiana Junction
9. Phillaur Junction
10. Phagwara Junction
11. Jalandhar Cantonment
12. Urmar Tanda
13. Dasuya
14. Mukerian
15. Pathankot Cantonment

JAMMU KASHMIR

1. Kathua
2. Samba
3. Jammu Tawi
4. Udhampur
5. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (Ends)

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Erode / Arakkonam-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.[3]

Coach composition

The train has 19 coaches comprising one Second AC (2AC), two Third AC (3AC), ten Sleeper class (SL), three Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one Pantry car (PC).[lower-alpha 1]

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	SLR	UR	UR	B2	B1	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	PC	S7	S8	S9	S10	A1	UR	SLR

See also

• Vivek Express
• Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express
• Navyug Express

Notes

References

External links

• Himsagar Express Route

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