Sampark Kranti Express

Sampark Kranti Express[1] trains are a series of super-fast trains operated by the Indian Railways providing quick connectivity to the national capital, New Delhi.

Sampark Kranti Express
Current operatorIndian Railways
Main Operation(s)Connects national capital / Chandigarh with state capitals / big cities
Fleet size22
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad Gauge
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum

Overview

The words Sampark and Kranti are borrowed from Sanskrit. Sampark(Devanagari:-सम्पर्क) means Contact and Kranti(Devanagari:-क्रान्ति ) means Revolution. The combined name denotes the steps taken by Indian Railways to provide high speed train connections from cities around India with the National Capital through the provision of non-air conditioned express trains with few stops and operating at high speeds. A similar capability had been introduced earlier on the Rajdhani series of super-fast. However, these trains were completely air-conditioned and hence quite expensive.

The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India in terms of average journey speeds. The Sampark Kranti trains operate at slower average speeds than the Rajdhani and Shatabdi series yet still provide high speed options at normal prices due to their few stops and relatively faster speeds compared with other non-Rajdhani Express express trains and non-Shatabdi Express express trains although initially they ran non stop once they left their respective states.

The Railway Minister (India) at the time Nitish Kumar in the interim Railway Budget of 2004-05 announced the launch of Sampark Kranti Express. The trains in the Sampark Kranti series connect the Indian states to the national capital city of New Delhi. Sampark Kranti trains charge the same fare as regular/superfast trains on the Indian Railways rail network and do not provide any special facilities not available in regular Express trains. The initial decision of non-stop run of this Express series of trains was cut short and was given way to commercial stopping outside the states.[2] The trains aim at reducing travel time without compromising on passenger comfort.[3]

Initially eighteen trains were launched and the count was later increased. The Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express from Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin to Yesvantpur was the first train which was launched on 8 February 2004.[2] Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express link from Khajuraho got terminated with the introduction of Gita Jayanti Express and extension of the same to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.

12908 Maharashtra Sampark Express
12121 M.P. Sampark Kranti Express
12217 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

List of services
Sr no. Train Name Distance Km.
1 Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 2302
2 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express 1172
3 Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express 1281
4 Goa Sampark Kranti Express 2160
5 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express 1085
6 Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express 1306
7 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express 2276
8 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Hubballi) 2884
9 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (Yesvantpur) 2,865
10 Kerala Sampark Kranti Express[4] 3465
11 Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 909
12 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express 1366
13 Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express 1633
14 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express 1799
15 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express 1904
16 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express (Silchar) 2305
17 Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express 685
18 Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express 2677
19 Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express 695
20 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express 655
21 Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express 239/278
22 West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express 1448

See also

References
  1. "Sampark Kranti Express trains". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 October 2004.
  2. "Sampark Kranti Express Train". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. "18 Sampark Kranti trains mooted, first train from Feb 8". The Tribune. 20 January 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. "New Kerala Sampark Kranti Express to be introduced tomorrow". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2005.
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