List of Sampark Kranti Express Trains

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Sampark Kranti Express trains are a series of trains operated by the Indian Railways. These trains provide quick connectivity from a particular state to the national capital, New Delhi. Announced in the Interim Budget (Railways) of 2004-2005 by the then Minister of Railways, Shri Nitish Kumar, the special features of these trains are:

  • Non-stop run beyond the state,
  • Dedicated staff throughout the run,
  • Public address system, and
  • 15% lower tariff than the Rajdhani Express to the areas served.

The Sampark Kranti Express was modelled on the Delhi-Patna Sampoorna Kranti Express, which was a success.

The non stop runs beyond the state served did not last for too long, as due to poor patronage it was decided to give commercial stops to Sampark Kranti trains outside their respective states. Also, the Kerala Sampark Kranti Exp. was extended beyond New Delhi to Chandigarh.

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[edit] List of services

A total of 18 trains were announced in the Interim Budget.

Train Name State Served Origin and Destination Station Frequency
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Karnataka Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) via Secunderabad/Pune 5 days a week (route 1); 2 days a week (route 2)
Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Assam and the North East New Delhi to Guwahati 3 days a week
Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Andhra Pradesh Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Tirupati via Secunderabad 3 days a week
Bihar Sampark Kranti Bihar New Delhi to Darbhanga Daily
Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Chhattisgarh Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Durg via Raipur 2 days a week
Gujarat Sampark Kranti Gujarat Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Ahmedabad 3 days a week
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Jharkhand New Delhi to Ranchi 2 days a week
Kerala Sampark Kranti Kerala Chandigarh to Thiruvananthapuram (Kochuveli) Once a week
Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Maharashtra Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Mumbai (Bandra Terminus) 2 days a week
Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Madhya Pradesh Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Jabalpur 3 days a week
Orissa Sampark Kranti Orissa New Delhi to Bhubaneshwar 2 days a week
Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Rajasthan Delhi (Sarai Rohilla) to Jodhpur/Bikaner via Jaipur 3 days a week
Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Tamil Nadu Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Madurai via Chennai (Egmore) 2 days a week
Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Uttar Pradesh Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Manikpur 3 days a week
Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Uttarakhand Delhi to Kathgodam Daily
West Bengal Sampark Kranti West Bengal Delhi to Kolkata (Sealdah) 2 days a week
Goa Sampark Kranti Goa Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin) to Madgaon Once a week
Uttar Sampark Kranti Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana New Delhi to Udhampur via Jammu Tawi 6 days a week

[edit] Trivia

  • The phrase Sampark Kranti stands for communications revolution. A similar named train is the August Kranti Rajdhani Express, which is named after the Quit India movement started in August, 1942.
  • The Uttar Sampark Kranti Express was the first express train to travel on the newly laid Jammu Tawi - Udhampur section.

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