Chinmay Kole's video: 12217 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express Entering Madgaon Junction Railway Station : Konkan Railways

ERS WDP4D WITH 12217 KOCHUVELI - CHANDIGARH KERALA SAMPARK KRANTI SUPERFAST EXPRESS ENTERING / ARRIVING MADGAON JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS 12217/Kerala Sampark Kranti Express (PT) केरल संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस KCVL/Kochuveli -- CDG/Chandigarh Junction The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express is a Superfast service among Sampark Kranti 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. It is the longest-running Sampark Kranti train which covers almost 3417 km in one way run. From 7 July 2021 it runs with new timings in both the directions. Accordingly, 12217 Kochuveli–Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express departs Kochuveli on every Saturday & Monday at 09.15 hrs and reaches Chandigarh at 09:50 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday. During monsoon periods it leaves Kochuveli at 04.40 hrs on every Saturday & Monday and reaches Chandigarh at 09.50 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday. In the return direction 12218 Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express departs Chandigarh on every Wednesday & Friday at 09:20 at reaches Kochuveli at 12:25 on every Friday & Sunday. During Monsoon Timings it departs Chandigarh at 09.20 hrs on every Wednesdays & Fridays and reaches Kochuveli at 14.30 hrs on every Friday & Sunday. During monsoon periods in Konkan route, timings will be changed. As the route is fully electrified both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 locomotive from end to end. Earlier, this train used to run with a GOC WDP-3A from KCVL to BRC. 12217/18 Kochuveli–Chandigarh–Kochuveli Kerala Sampark Kranti Superfast Express has modern LHB coach. It has 22 LHB coach. 1 AC First Cum AC Two Tier 2 AC Two Tier 6 AC Three Tier 1 Pantry Car 6 Sleeper class 4 General Unreserved 2 End-on Generator coaches (EOG) Route and halts Kochuveli Kollam Junction Kayamkulam Junction Alappuzha Ernakulam Junction Thrissur Shoranur Junction Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod Mangaluru Junction Udupi Madgaon Junction Ratnagiri Panvel Vasai Road Surat Vadodara Junction Kota Junction Hazrat Nizamuddin New Delhi Ambala Cantonment Junction Chandigarh Madgaon Junction railway station (station code: MAO) is a railway junction and major station on the Indian Railways network, specifically on the South Western Railway line to Vasco da Gama, Goa and the Konkan Railway, in Madgaon, Goa, India. The station is progressing by getting electrified and double-tracked with the addition of new platforms. The station offers free Wi-Fi. Madgaon Junction falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway in Goa. Madgaon railway junction in the state of Goa has direct rail connection with several major cities in India. All the major metropolitan cities of India, namely, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The other cities of India, Bangalore, Hubli, Mangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (Ernakulam Junction), Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Agra, Jhansi, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Chandigarh, Dehradun and Patna. Two Rajdhani Express, i.e., Trivandrum Rajdhani and Madgaon Rajdhani connect Madgaon Junction with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express and Goa Express. Many trains including the Konkan Kanya Express, Mandovi Express, Matsyagandha Express, Netravati Express, Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express connect Madgaon to Mumbai. The South Western Railway's Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section and the Konkan Railway from Mumbai, Maharashtra to Mangalore, Karnataka pass through this junction.