Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) Kanyakumari (CAPE)
Stops
69
Distance travelled
3,790 km (2,355 mi)
Average journey time
73 hours
Service frequency
Weekly
Train number(s)
16317 / 16318
On-board services
Class(es)
AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
Available
Baggage facilities
Available
Other facilities
Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock
LHB coach
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed
67 km/h (42 mph) average with halts
Route map
The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly Express train of the Indian Railways running between India's southern most operational railway station of Kanyakumari to India's Northern Most Operational and connected railway station(as of March 2024) of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently the 35th longest running train service of world and third-longest-running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the 22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express and 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express . In 73 hours, the train covers a distance of 3790 km at a speed of 52 km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.[1]
^India Rail Info. "Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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