High Speed Konkan Railways : 12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Express Crossing 50106 Sindhudurg Passenger

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GOC WDP4D WITH 12618 HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN - ERNAKULAM JUNCTION SOUTH MANGALA LAKSHADWEEP SUPERFAST EXPRESS CROSSING 50106 SAWANTWADI ROAD - DIVA JUNCTION SINDHUDURG PASSENGER HAUL BY ERS WDM2 AT SAVARDA STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS at flat 110kmph mps.
12618/Mangala Lakshadweep SF Express (PT)
منگلا لکشدویپ ایکسپریس     मंगला लक्षद्वीप एक्सप्रेस
NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin -- ERS/Ernakulam Junction (South)
50106/Sindhudurg Passenger
सिंधुदुर्ग पॅसेंजर     सिंधुदुर्ग पैसेंजर
SWV/Sawantwadi Road -- DIVA/Diva Junction
The Mangala Lakshadweep (Malayalam: മംഗള ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്)is a daily running Superfast Express train of Southern Railway and runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi and Ernakulam Junction in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan railway route. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers. This was the second daily train connecting Kerala state and New Delhi after Kerala Express and provided the first daily direct access to the national capital for the Malabar(North Kerala) districts and Coastal Karnataka districts. This train currently holds the record of being the longest running daily superfast train in India(3066 km in 48 hrs: 45 minutes at a rate of 63 km/hour). The next longest Superfast also is a train connecting Kerala state with the national capital, the Kerala Express running between Thiruvananthapuram Central and New Delhi which runs 3036 km daily in 50 hrs: 45 minutes at a rate of 60 km/hour.
As the Konkan Railway was not yet constructed, the train was earlier running between Mangalore and Delhi in a roundabout route. Since the train was running till Mangalore, the name Mangala was derived from Mangaladevi, the most important deity of Mangalore city. Once the Konkan route was completed, this train was diverted via the Konkan. Later, This train was extended to Ernakulam Junction.
Commonly this train uses WAP4 of Erode from Ernakulam to ShorannurJn and changes to WDP 4,4B/4D of Golden Rock from Shorannur Jn. TO Igatpuri. Sometimes it heads with WDM3A/D . And from Igatpuri to H.Nizamuddin its hauled by BSL WAP4 or BSL WAM4.
This train leaves Ernakulam Junction at 13:15 (10:45 during monsoon timings) to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station at 13:10 on the 3rd day. Return this train leaves NZM at 9:20 AM to reach Ernakulam Junction at 10:00 AM on the 3rd day. It covers a distance of 3067 km in about 48 hours at an average of 64 km/h (40 mph).
On 22 February 2013, 4 coaches of the 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed near Nashik, leaving 20 persons injured.[citation needed] On 15 November 2013, 10 coaches including all the AC coaches of the 12618 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Express derailed near Nashik again at 6:40 a.m., leaving 5 persons dead and 50 injured.[citation needed] In both cases, track rupture is suggested as cause of the accident. On 1 March 2015 3 coaches of 12617 ( S9, S10 & Pantry car) Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam derailed near Pen, Raigad district with no casualties reported since the train was just outbound on the station and picking up speed.[1]
Train Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass - 50106 from Sawantwadi Road to Diva passes through following stations:
Sawantwadi Road, ZARAP, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Kankavali, Nandgaon Road, Vaibhavwadi Rd, Rajapur Road, Vilavade, Adavali, Nivasar, Ratnagiri, Bhoke, Ukshi, Sangmeshwar, Aravali Road, Savarda, Kamathe, Chiplun, Anjani, Khed, Diwankhavati, VINHERE, Karanjadi, Sape Wamne, Veer, Goregaon Road, Mangaon, Indapur, Kolad, Roha, Nagothane, Kasu, Pen, HAMARAPUR, Apta, Rasayani, SOMTANE, Panvel, KALAMBOLI, Navade Road, Taloja Panchand, NILAJE, Diva
More About - Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass – 50106
Train Name Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass, 50106 that is travelling from Sawantwadi Road to Diva. Total stations are 44 that train Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass passes .They are namely Bhoke, Kudal, Veer, Nagothane, SOMTANE, HAMARAPUR, Kankavali, Khed, Ukshi, Anjani. Its starting point is from Sawantwadi Road. Train Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass ends at Diva. Sawantwadi Road Diva Pass covers 613 kms.
Important stations of the train (12617 / 12618)[edit]
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Faridabad
Mathura
Agra
Gwalior
Jhansi Junction
Bina Junction
Bhopal Junction
Itarsi
Khandwa
Bhusawal
Manmad
Nasik Road
Kalyan
Panvel
Ratnagiri
Kankavali
Madgaon
Karwar
Kumta
Bhatkal
Kundapur
Udupi
Mangalore Junction (formerly Kankanadi)
Kasaragod
Kanhangad
Nileshwar
Payyannur
Kannur
Thalassery
Vatakara
Koyilandy
Kozhikode
Tirur
Shoranur
Thrissur
Aluva
Ernakulam Junction

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