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Hazrat Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
Train board of the Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express.
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Kerala,Karnataka,Goa,Maharashtra,Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh,Haryana andDelhi
First service	3 July 1993; 32 years ago (1993-07-03)
Current operator	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central (TVC) Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	21
Distance travelled	2,848.2 km (1,770 mi)
Average journey time	41 hrs 30 mins (45 hrs 00 mins in Monsoon)
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number	12431 / 12432
On-board services
Classes	AC 1st Class AC 2 Tier AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Luggage Cum Braker van / Generator Car
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	100%
Operating speed	69 km/h (43 mph) average including halts (63.5 km/h (39 mph) in Monsoon)
Rake sharing	Chennai Rajdhani Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Madgaon Rajdhani Express
Route map Legend Thiruvananthapuram Central Kollam - Kasaragod Kollam Junction Alappuzha Ernakulam Junction Thrissur Shoranur Junction Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod Kerala Karnataka border Mangaluru Junction Udupi - Karwar Udupi Karwar Karnataka Goa border Madgaon Junction Ratnagiri - Surat Goa Maharashtra border Ratnagiri Panvel Junction Vasai Road Maharashtra Gujarat border Surat Vadodara Junction Ratlam - Kota Gujarat Madhya Pradesh border Ratlam Junction Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan border Kota Junction Rajasthan New Delhi border Hazrat Nizamuddin 12431 - Trivandrum → Hazrat Nizamuddin 12432 - Hazrat Nizamuddin → Trivandrum

The 12431 / 12432Hazrat Nizamuddin–ThiruvananthapuramRajdhani Express is aRajdhani Express train service in India, connectingHazrat Nizamuddin in the country capitalNew Delhi toThiruvananthapuram Central, the capital ofKerala state.^[1] It is the Rajdhani Express with the longest route, covering 2,848.2 km (1,770 mi) in about 41 hours 30 mins running at 69 km/h (43 mph) average speed.^[2] In the Monsoon Season every year from 1st June to 31st October, this train follows aMonsoon Timetable aimed to ensure passenger safety & less operational problem due to landslides which are very common & quite frequent in occurrence inKonkan Railway route. In Monsoon season the train takes 45 hrs 30 mins as 12431 Rajdhani Express covering 2,848.2 km (1,770 mi) running at 63 km/h (39 mph) average speed and takes 44 hrs 30 mins as 12432 Rajdhani Express covering 2,848.2 km (1,770 mi) running at 64 km/h (40 mph) average speed

The train number is 12431/12432 which runs only on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin also it reverse runs in Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram Central. It connects the states ofKerala,Karnataka,Goa,Maharashtra,Gujarat,Rajasthan &New Delhi.^[3]

At the time of its introduction it was travelling fromKerala toNew Delhi viaErnakulam,Erode,Chennai,Vijayawada,Nagpur,Bhopal,Jhansi &Agra having a longer time table. Timings were Nizamuddin 09.30 am, Agra 11.44 am, Jhansi 14.25 pm, Bhopal 18.05 pm, Nagpur 23.40 pm, Vijayawada 09.25 am, Chennai (Madras) arrival 15.25 pm & departure 15.55 pm, Katpadi passing 17.39 pm, Erode 21.24 pm, Ernakulam (Kochi) 02.25 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 06.10 am. In return timings were Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 18.35 pm, Ernakulam (Kochi) 22.25 pm, Erode 03.31 am, Chennai (Madras) arrival 08.45 am & departure 09.10 am, Vijayawada 15.20 pm, Nagpur 01.05 pm, Bhopal 06.40 am, Jhansi 10.20 am, Agra 12.59 am, Nizamuddin 15.15 pm. It used to cover 3,091.2 km (1,921 mi) in 44 hrs 40 mins running at 69 km/h (43 mph) average speed. Until 1998, there were only threeRajdhani Express from Delhi toSouth India. Trivandrum Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with weeklyBangalore Rajdhani Express. But after 1 April 1998, following opening ofKonkan Railway it got permanently re-routed viaKota,Vadodara,Vasai,Panvel,Ratnagiri,Madgaon,Karwar,Udupi,Mangalore,Kannur,Kozhikode,Shoranur Junction,Thrissur,Ernakulam,Alappuzha &Kollam route. The timings after permanent diversion inKonkan Railway were Nizamuddin 09.45 am; Kota 14.55 pm; Vadodara 21.41 pm; Vasai Road 01.16 am; Panvel 02.35 am; Ratnagiri 07.15 am; Madgaon 10.35 am; Karwar 11.38 am; Udupi 14.20 pm, Mangalore 15.45 pm, Shoranur 21.20 pm; Ernakulam 23.30 pm; Alappuzha 00.30 am; Kollam 02.00 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 03.15 am. Return timings were Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 18.35 pm; Kollam 19.43 pm; Alappuzha 21.12 pm; Ernakulam 22.15 pm; Shoranur 00.15 am; Mangalore 05.45 am; Udupi 06.59 am; Karwar 09.45 am; Madgaon 10.55 am; Ratnagiri 14.10 pm; Panvel 18.50 pm; Vasai Road 20.10 pm; Vadodara 00.55 am; Kota 07.05 am; Nizamuddin 12.05 pm; Later owing to bad timings, in 1999 timings were changed to Nizamuddin 11.15 am; Kota 16.25 pm; Vadodara 22.58 pm; Vasai Road 03.33 am; Panvel 04.53 am; Ratnagiri 09.35 am; Madgaon 12.53 am; Karwar 13.55 am; Udupi 16.38 pm, Mangalore 18.03 pm, Shoranur 23.03 pm; Ernakulam 01.13 pm; Alappuzha 02.13 am; Kollam 03.40 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 04.45 am. Return timings were made Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 19.20 pm; Ernakulam 23.00 pm; Mangalore 06.20 am; Madgaon 11.30 am; Panvel 19.25 pm; Vadodara 01.25 am; Kota 07.50 am; Nizamuddin 12.50 pm.

In initial days the train had very few stops. Until 1999 it was the one-stop Rajdhani betweenPanvel andHazrat Nizamuddin stopping atVadodara only. Thereafter stop ofKota was introduced in this section. Despite this the train runs non-stop betweenKota Junction andVadodara Junction section 528.3 km (328 mi), which is the longest non-stop run in the country. But from 2022 it was provided stoppage atRatlam Junction, this making it to loose the name longest non-stop train.^[4]

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 top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) betweenNagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km). It moves at an average speed of 69 km/h (43 mph) between Nizamuddin and Thiruvananthapuram. In the Monsoon Season every year from 1st June to 31st October, all the trains inKonkan Railway route follows aMonsoon Timetable to ensure passenger safety & less operational problem due to landslides which are very common & quite frequent in occurrence.

Till the introduction ofMadgaon Rajdhani Express in 2015, this was the soleRajdhani Express that traversed throughKonkan Railway.

The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has Two AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 12 AC 3 tier coaches, 1 pantry car, and 2 luggage cum generator coaches making a total of 23LHB coach. Back in 1995, the train had 11 coaches only.

It shares its rakes withChennai Rajdhani Express,Secunderabad Rajdhani Express andMadgaon Rajdhani Express. Earlier, it also shared its rake with theBangalore Rajdhani Express.

This coach positioning is for 12431 atThiruvananthapuram Central.

Rake sharing with

• 12433/34Chennai Central<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Chennai Rajdhani Express
• 12437/38Secunerabad Junction<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Secunerabad Rajdhani Express
• 22413/14Madgaon Junction<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express

Kerala

1. Thiruvananthapuram Central
2. Kollam Junction
3. Alappuzha
4. Ernakulam Junction
5. Thrissur
6. Shoranur Junction
7. Kozhikode
8. Kannur
9. Kasaragod

Karnataka

1. Mangaluru Junction
2. Udupi
3. Karwar

Goa

1. Madgaon Junction

Maharashtra

1. Ratnagiri
2. Panvel Junction
3. Vasai Road

Gujarat

1. Surat
2. Vadodara Junction

Madhya Pradesh

1. Ratlam Junction

Rajasthan

1. Kota Junction

Delhi

1. Hazrat Nizamuddin

Up Direction:-

Down direction:-

Up Direction:-

Down direction:-

Prior to electrification ofKonkan railways, this train was hauled byWDP3A/WDP4D fromThiruvananthapuram Central toVadodara Junction and then byWAP-7 ofVadodara shed tillHazrat Nizamuddin. With the electrification ofKonkan railways, the train is end-to-end hauled byWAP-7 of Ghaziabad/Tuglakabad/Vadodara shed.

On 18 October 2018, two coaches of TVC Rajdhani derailed at a staffed level crossing at Thandla Road railway station near Ratlam when a truck rammed into the train. There were no injuries to train passengers but the truck driver was killed due to the collision. The train continued its journey after a delay of 7 hours towards New Delhi.^[5]

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