The 12449 / 12450 ''Goa Sampark Kranti Express'' is one of the most important trains among the

Sampark Kranti Express Sampark Kranti Express trains are a series of Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast express trains operated by the Indian Railways providing quick connectivity to the national capital, New Delhi. Overview The words ''Sampark'' and ''K ...

trains series operated on

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by the Northern Railway

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

Division between and , a town in the Indian state of

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

The train is extended to

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently. As of 2015, this train is running on a bi-weekly basis and holds Superfast status.

Train details

* 12449DN Madgaon–Chandigarh via

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

and Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Sampark Kranti Express * 12450UP Chandigarh–Madgaon Goa Sampark Kranti Express In 2008 Indian

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, the train announced to run bi-weekly as the frequency increased from weekly to bi-weekly.

Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital

# 12779/12780 Vasco-Da-Gama H.Nizamuddin

Goa Express The 12779 / 12780 Goa Express is a daily Superfast Express trains in India, superfast train run by Indian Railways connecting Vasco da Gama, Goa, Vasco da Gama and Nizamuddin Railway Station, Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi. It is one of the hi ...

– daily via, Madgaon, Belgaum,

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# 12617/12618

Mangala Lakshadweep Express The 12617 / 12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express previously called : Mangala Express , is a Daily Superfast Express train in India that runs between in Delhi and in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan Railway route. It is operated by Southe ...

– via Konkan Railways,

Panvel Panvel () is a city and taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal C ...

, Bhusawal, Bhopal # 12431/12432 Trivandrum–H.Nizamuddin

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

via,

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

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# 22413/22414 Madgaon–H.Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 12217/12218 Kochuveli–Chandigarh

Kerala Sampark Kranti Express The 12217 / 12218 Kerala Sampark Kranti Super Fast Express is a Superfast Express service among Sampark Kranti Express category that runs between Kochuveli railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Ch ...

via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 12483/12484 Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 22659/22660 Kochuveli–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 12283/12284

Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express Ernakulam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express is a weekly Duronto Express that runs between Kerala, and the national capital New Delhi. It is the longest running Durunto Express in India. It runs through the scenic Konkan Railway. This is the f ...

via Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 22653/22654

Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Kottayam) The 22653 /22654 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways – Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22653 from Thiruvanantha ...

, Vadodara, Konkan Railway # 22655/22656 Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express, Vadodara, Konkan Railway

Traction

Earlier, a Sabarmati-based

WDP-4D The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomoti ...

would haul this train between and , and a

-based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

(HOG)-equipped locomotive for its journey between Vadodara and Chandigarh. Now that the electrification of Konkan Railways has been completed, since 17/10/2022 a Ludhiana based WAP-7 loco hauls this train for the entire journey.

Route and halts

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Pernem Pernem (''Peddnne''; ) is a town and a municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is the capital of the Pernem Sub-District. Geography Pernem is one of the twelve sub-districts of Goa. It consists of twenty villa ...

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Karmali Carambolim, also called Karmali, is a village in North Goa district, Goa, India. Geography It is located at an elevation of 5 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Carambolim.html Map and weather of Karmali Location The railway s ...

References

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Train details

Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital

Traction

Route and halts

See also

References