Kerala Sampark Kranti Express

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. It is running with an LHB rake W.E.F. 8 February 2019.

Route and halts

 * Kochuveli
 * Kollam Junction
 * Kayamkulam Junction
 * Alappuzha
 * Ernakulam Junction
 * Thrissur
 * Shoranur Junction
 * Tirur
 * 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

Timings
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 09.10 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.

Coach composition
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)

Traction
As the route is fully electrified both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad 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.