Himsagar Express

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] Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament.However, possibility of extending 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Kanyakumari in the South and to Jammu Tawi in the North on once-a-week basis is under examination; and if found feasible would provide a direct train between Jammu Tawi and Kanyakumari interalia serving Trivandrum with Delhi by this service.[3] 16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:
ExpressSouthern RailwayShri Mata Vaishno Devi KatraKanyakumariClass(es)Rolling stockLHB coachTrack gaugeIndian RailwaysJammu and Kashmir35th longest running train service of worldthird-longest-running train22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express12507/08 Aronai Superfast ExpressKanniyakumariNagercoilKulitturaiCoimbatore JunctionTiruppurErode JunctionSalem JunctionJolarpettai JunctionKatpadi JunctionThiruvananthapuram CentralKollam JunctionKayamkulamChengannurTiruvallaKottayamErnakulam TownThrissurOttappalamPalakkad JunctionChittoorTirupatiRenigunta JunctionGudur JunctionNelloreOngoleTenaliVijayawada JunctionKhammamWarangalRamagundamBalharshah JunctionChandrapurSewagram JunctionNagpur JunctionItarsi JunctionBhopal JunctionGwaliorDholpurJhansi JunctionAgra CantonmentFaridabadHazrat NizamuddinNew DelhiShakurbastiBahadurgarhRohtak JunctionJind JunctionNarwanaTohanaJakhal JunctionLehragagaSangrurDhuri JunctionMalerkotlaAhmedgarhKila RaipurLudhiana JunctionPhillaur JunctionPhagwara JunctionJalandhar CantonmentUrmar TandaDasuyaMukerianPathankot CantonmentKathuaJammu TawiUdhampurErode Loco ShedRoyapuram Loco ShedSleeper classPantry carVivek ExpressBhopal Bharat Teerth ExpressNavyug ExpressYouTubeHowrah–Delhi main lineNew Delhi–Chennai main lineNew Delhi–Mumbai main lineHowrah–Gaya–Delhi lineDelhi–Jaipur lineJaipur–Ahmedabad lineAgra–Bhopal sectionAhmedabad–Udaipur lineAllahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main lineAmbala–Attari lineAmritsar–Khem Karan lineAmritsar–Pathankot lineAunrihar–Jaunpur lineBarauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar linesBathinda–Rewari lineBathinda–Rajpura lineBikaner–Rewari lineBhanupli–Leh lineChandigarh–Sahnewal lineDelhi–Fazilka lineDelhi–Kalka lineDelhi–Meerut–Saharanpur lineDelhi–Moradabad lineJalandhar–Firozpur lineJalandhar–Jammu lineJammu–Baramulla lineJodhpur–Bathinda lineJodhpur–Jaisalmer lineKanpur–Delhi sectionLaksar–Dehradun lineLucknow–Gorakhpur lineLucknow–Moradabad lineLudhiana–Fazilka lineLudhiana–Jakhal lineMarwar Junction–Munabao 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RailwayMashrak–Thawe Extension RailwayLucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State RailwayBareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State RailwaySegowlie–Raxaul RailwayDelhi Metro Rail CorporationNational Capital Region Transport CorporationBholu (mascot)1974 railway strike in IndiaHaryana Orbital Rail CorridorAuthorityMinistry of RailwaysRailway BoardRailway companiesKonkan RailwayKerala Rail Development CorporationEast Coast State RailwayHyderabad–Godavari Valley RailwaysMadras RailwayMadras and Southern Mahratta RailwayMysore State RailwayNizam's Guaranteed State RailwaySouth Indian Railway CompanySouthern Mahratta RailwayZones and divisionsEast CoastWaltairSouth CentralGuntakalGunturHyderabadSecunderabadVijayawadaSouthernChennaiMaduraiPalakkadThiruvananthapuramTiruchirappalliSouth WesternBangaloreMysoreBharat Heavy ElectricalsGolden RockIntegral Coach FactoryICF coachRail Wheel FactoryElectric LocoArakkonamKazipetKrishnarajapuramLallagudaRoyapuramVisakhapatnamDiesel LocoCoonoorErnakulamTondiarpetSteam LocoMultiple UnitKollamChennai–BangaloreChennai–HowrahChennai–GudurGudur–VijayawadaVijayawada–VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam–Khurda RoadChennai–New DelhiChennai–MumbaiRenigunta–GuntakalGuntakal–SolapurBangalore–HassanBangalore–HubliBangalore–MysoreBhimavaram–NarasapurChamarajanagar–MysoreChennai–ThanjavurCochin–ShoranurErnakulam–KayamkulamErnakulam–Kottayam–KayamkulamErode–TiruchirappalliGudivada–MachilipatnamGudur–ReniguntaGuntakal–Vasco da 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