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The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting Hazrat Nizamuddin in the country capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram Central, the capital of Kerala state.[1]It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express train in India, which covers about 2845 km in about 42 hours.[2]

Hazrat Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi
First service	3 July 1993; 29 years ago (1993-07-03)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	21
Distance travelled	2,845 km (1,768 mi)
Average journey time	41hrs 25mnts
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number(s)	12431 / 12432
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class AC 2 Tier AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	74 km/h (46 mph) average including halts
Rake sharing	Chennai Rajdhani Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Madgaon Rajdhani Express

The train number is 12431/12432 which runs only on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin also it reverse runs in Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram Central. The states connects as Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & New Delhi.[3]

Background

It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road (225 km or 140 mi in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) between Nagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km). It moves at an average speed of 76.36 km/h (47.45 mph) between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. At the time of its introduction it had stops at Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur, Shoranur Junction, Kozhikode, Kannur, Mangalore Junction, Madgoan Junction, Ratnagiri, Panvel, Vasai, Vadodara Junction and Kota Junction. Until 1999 it was the non-stop Rajdhani between Panvel and Hazrat Nizamuddin. It runs the longest non stop run between Kota Junction and Vadodara Junction section (528 km).^{[citation needed]}

Before the Konkan Railway came up in 1998, there were only 2 southbound Rajdhani from Delhi. Trivandrum Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with Bangalore Rajdhani Express and it used to run via Chennai.

Coach composition

The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has 2 AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier coaches, 1 pantry car, and 2 luggage cum generator coaches making a total of 21 LHB coaches. Back in 1995, the train had 11 coaches only.

It shares its rakes with Chennai Rajdhani Express, Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express. Earlier, it also shared its rake with the Bangalore Rajdhani Express.

Loco

EOG

H1

H2

A5

A4

A3

A2

A1

PC

B11

B10

B9

B8

B7

B6

B5

B4

B3

B2

B1

EOG

Route

The service runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central via Kollam Junction, Alappuzha, Ernakulam Junction, Thrissur, Shoranur Junction, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod, Mangaluru Junction, Udupi, Karwar, Madgaon Junction, Ratnagiri, Panvel Junction, Vasai Road, Vadodara Junction, Kota Junction to Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-7 (HOG equipped) electric locomotive from end to end.

Incidents

On 18 October 2018, two coaches of TVC Rajdhani derailed at a manned level crossing at Thandla Road railway station near Ratlam when a truck rammed into the train. There were no injuries to train passengers but the truck driver was killed due to the collision. The train continued its journey after a delay of 7 hours towards New Delhi.[4]

See also

• Longest non-stop run in Indian Railways

References

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