The 12393 / 12394 Sampoorna Kranti Superfast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train service, which runs between

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in Bihar and in Delhi . The service began running on 16 February 2002 and is one of the fastest train services in India. It is also Called Aam Janta Ki Rajdhani ( Common Man's Rajdhani ). Traversing the 1001-kilometre distance in under 12 hours, which puts it with likes of Patna Tejas Rajdhani Express,

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, Agartala Rajdhani Express,

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. It is Faster and gets Much More High Priority than the Shramjeevi Superfast Express,

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and Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express on the same route. This train is also known as "Aam Janta ki Rajdhani" as its fare is less than that of

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but matches it in speed and punctuality (although Patna Rajdhani Express travels ten minutes faster than this train between New Delhi and Patna). It is quicker than few Premier Rajdhani Express Trains on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–New Delhi section.

History

The train is named in memory of the Sampoorna Kranti, that began in Bihar. At the very starting years of this train it ran with coach composition of 24 Vintage Blue

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, which made this only train at that time. It doesn't have any stops between

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and

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), and it was the only train at that time of

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. It was initially hauled by

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Locomotive, and this was the only train non-AC ICF train to run at 115 Kmph at that of

Service

The train makes only FOUR stops between Patna and New Delhi: at , ,

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and

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.The train is hauled by

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. It has

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. It is now operated on HOG system in which the power to coaches is provided directly from locomotive instead of EOGs (power cars). It is the first Superfast train in India to have a LHB rake and not only this, during its run with

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it ran with the maximum length permitted in Indian Railway of 24 coaches with a speed of 115 Kmph and which made this only non-AC train of Indian Railways at that time.It is the most prioritised non-AC train of Indian Railways in terms of clearance.It is the pride of ECR and does speeds of 130 km/hour from 8 August 2015. This train has many firsts to its name- * 1st Non-AC Superfast train to get LHB coach. * 1st Non-AC Superfast train to run at a maximum speed of 130 km/h. * Only ICF non-AC train to run at 115 Kmph at that time. * Only train other than

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to have no stops in between source and destination stations at that time.

Schedule

As per latest schedule, *12393 Sampoorna Kranti SF Express Daily departs Rajendra Nagar at 07.25 PM IST and arrives New Delhi at 07.55 AM IST. It takes 12 hours 30 mins. *12394 Sampoorna Kranti SF Express departs New Delhi every day at 05.30 PM IST and arrives Rajendra Nagar at 07.20 AM IST. It takes 13 hours 50 mins.

Route and halts

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Coaches

The train has 22 LHB coaches and carries a High Capacity Parcel Van (HCPV). * 1 AC First Class (H1) * 2 AC Two Tier (A1 and A2) * 5 AC Three Tier (B1 to B5) * 1 AC Economy (M1) * 6 Sleeper (S1 to S6) * 4 Unreserved coaches (General) * 1 Pantry Car (AC Hot Buffet Car)

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed-based

electric locomotive from end to end.

References

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