The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting in the country capital

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to , the capital of

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state. It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express train in India, which covers about 2845 km in about 42 hours. 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

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, Goa, Maharashtra,

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History

At the time of its introduction it had stops at Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ernakulam Junction,

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, Shoranur Junction,

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, Madgoan Junction, Ratnagiri,

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, Vasai, Vadodara Junction and

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. Until 1999 it was the non-stop Rajdhani between Panvel and Hazrat Nizamuddin. It runs non-stop between and section (528 km), which is the longest non-stop run in the country. It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road ( in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a top speed of between Nagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km). It moves at an average speed of between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. 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

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. Back in 1995, the train had 11 coaches only. It shares its rakes with Chennai Rajdhani Express,

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and Madgaon Rajdhani Express. Earlier, it also shared its rake with the Bangalore Rajdhani Express.

Route

The service runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central via Kollam Junction,

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, Ernakulam Junction,

, Shoranur Junction,

, Kasaragod, Mangaluru Junction,

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, Karwar, Madgaon Junction, Ratnagiri, Panvel Junction, Vasai Road, Vadodara Junction,

to Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based

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(HOG equipped) electric locomotive from end to end.

Incidents

On 18 October 2018, two coaches of TVC Rajdhani derailed at a staffed 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.

References

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