KONKAN KING : GOC WDP3A 12432 Delhi - Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express : Konkan Railways

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12432/Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajdhani Express
حضرت نیظامودین تیرُوننتپورم راجدھانی ایکسپریس     हजरत निजामुद्दीन - तिरुवनंतपुरम सेंट्रल राजधानी एक्सप्रेस
NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin -- TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum)
The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (12431/32) is a superfast express train service in India,[1] connecting the national capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of state Kerala.
It runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin. It is the longest running Rajdhani Express train, which covers about 3,131 km (1,946 mi).[2] It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road (225 km or 140 mi in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) between Udupi and Karwar (267 km). It moves at an average speed of 69.43 km/h (43.14 mph) between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. It runs the longest non stop run between Kota Junction - Vadodara Junction section (528 km).
The 12431 Rajdhani Express leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central in the evening at 19:15 and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12:40 in the afternoon of the third day. While on the return journey, the 12432 Rajdhani Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:55 in the morning and reaches Thiruvananthapuram Central at 4:55 in the morning of the third day of its journey.
Its hauled by a WAP 5 of Vadodara Shed or a WAP 5/WAP 7 of Ghaziabad Shed between Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vadodara Junction After which a Golden Rock WDP 3A took the train from Vadodara Junction to Thiruvananthapuram Railway Station.
The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has 1 AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 1 pantry car, 2 luggage cum generator coaches & 9 AC 3 tier coaches taking the total of 18 LHB Coaches.
It shares its rake with Chennai Rajdhani Express and Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express
Loco EOG B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 PC A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 H1 EOG
Connecting cities[edit]
Thiruvananthapuram → Kollam → Alappuzha → Kochi → Thrissur → Kozhikode → Kannur → Mangaluru→ Udupi → Karwar → Madgaon → Panvel → Vadodara → Kota → New Delhi

Train Rajdhani Exp - 12431 from Trivandrum Cntl to H Nizamuddin passes through following stations:
Trivandrum Cntl, Quilon Jn, Alleppey, Eranakulam Jn, Trichur, Shoranur Jn, Calicut, Cannanore, MAJN, Udupi, Karwar, Madgaon, Sawantwadi Road, Ratnagiri, Panvel, Vasai Road, Vadodara Jn, Kota Jn, H Nizamuddin
More About - Rajdhani Exp – 12431
Train Name Rajdhani Exp, 12431 that is travelling from Trivandrum Cntl to H Nizamuddin. Total stations are 19 that train Rajdhani Exp passes .They are namely H Nizamuddin, Udupi, Panvel, Quilon Jn, Sawantwadi Road, MAJN, Trichur, Shoranur Jn, Ratnagiri, Madgaon. Trivandrum Cntl is the station from were Train Rajdhani Exp starts. H Nizamuddin is the last junction for train Rajdhani Exp. Distance travelled by Train Rajdhani Exp is 3149 kms.

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