The 22659 / 60 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari

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Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to

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- Southern Railway zone that runs between Kochuveli and Yog Nagari

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. This train runs via

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. From April 2021, the service to Dehradun was discontinued permanently and was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and was renamed as Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express. The slip coaches to Haridwar also discontinued and extended to Yog Nagari Rishikesh. Therefore it won't go to Dehradun; instead it was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh. It operates as train number 22659 from Kochuveli to Yog Nagari

and as train number 22660 in the reverse direction serving the nine states of

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and

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Coaches

The 22659 / 60 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari

Superfast Express runs with highly refurbished LHB coaches. It has 2 AC Two tier, 6 AC Three tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved, 1 Pantry Car and 2 EOG (End On Generator) coaches. As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of

depending on demand.

Timings

The 22659 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari

Superfast Express covers the distance of 3459 kilometres in 51 hours 35 mins (60 km/hr) & in 54 hours 15 mins as 22660 Yog Nagari

- Kochuveli Superfast Express (60 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above , as per

rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 22659 / 60 Kochuveli - Dehradun Superfast Express runs through the following stations and states: KERALA # (Starts) # # # # # # # # KARNATAKA # # GOA # MAHARASHTRA # # # # GUJARAT # # RAJASTHAN # DELHI # UTTAR PRADESH # # # UTTARAKHAND # # # # (Ends)

Traction

As large part of Konkan Railway are electrified,the train completes its entire journey on fully electrified track.So it is hauled by WAP 7 from Erode or Royapuram Electric loco shed from Kochuveli to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and vice versa.

History

It was introduced as a superfast express between Kochuveli -

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

Superfast Express. As Dehradun Railway doesn't hold 24 coaches in platform some slip coaches will be detached at Haridwar which ran as

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the righ ...

- Kochuveli Slip Superfast Express. Since Yog Nagari

Railway Station was developed and reconstructed, the railway authority had decided to withdraw coaches running to Dehradun and slip coaches to Haridwar. Instead they decided to run it as a train without slip coaches. After Yog Nagari Rishikesh was developed it was extended to Rishikesh, instead of Dehradun and slip coaches were made to run as a full coach train to Rishikesh. Therefore it runs as Kochuveli - Yog Nagari

Superfast Express. After April 2021, the service to Dehradun and the slip coaches to Haridwar were permanently discontinued and was extended to Rishikesh instead of Dehradun and it will run as Yog Nagari

- Kochuveli Superfast Express.

References

External links

* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/regular-service-of-new-trains-to-begin-later/article360533.ece * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGS52OTcrM * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kochuveli - Dehradun Superfast Express Transport in Thiruvananthapuram Trains from Dehradun Express trains in India Rail transport in Kerala Rail transport in Karnataka Rail transport in Goa Rail transport in Maharashtra Rail transport in Gujarat Rail transport in Rajasthan Rail transport in Delhi Konkan Railway