KING OF KONKAN RAILWAYS : THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RAJDHANI EXPRESS

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GOC WDP3A WITH 12432 HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN DELHI - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL KERALA RAJDHANI SUPERFAST EXPRESS SKIPPING KUDAL STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS. IT IS LONGEST DISTANCE RUNNING RAJDHANI EXPRESS WORKING FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS.

12432/Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajdhani Express
ഹസ്റത്ത് നിസാമുദ്ദീൻ - തിരുവനന്തപുരം സെൻട്രൽ രാജധാനി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്     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

Kudal railway station is a train station near the town of Kudal in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kudal station lies on the Konkan Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs along the west coast of India. Kudal is an important station in the Konkan region with several trains stopping here daily.

The Konkan Railway is a subsidiary zone of the Indian Railways. It is one of the 17 zones of the Indian Railways but without any divisional structure unlike other railways zones in India. It is operated by Konkan Railway Corporation, headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi and Mangalore.[1] During its initial years of operation in the mountainous Konkan region, a spate of accidents prompted Konkan Railway to investigate new technologies. The anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus and RORO are a few of the innovations from Konkan Railway.[2] It was the missing link between Mumbai, Maharashtra and Mangalore, Karnataka and further to the south western coastal cities of India. The 741 km (461 mi) line connects Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka states in India. The first train on the completed track was flagged off on January 26, 1998, the Republic Day of India.[3]

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