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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox rail service 
| box_width   = 
| name        = Himsagar Express
| image       = 
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| caption     =
| type        = [[Express trains in India|Express]] 
| status      = 
| locale      =
| first       = {{start date and age|df=yes|1984|10|03}}
| last        =
| operator    = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| ridership   =
| start = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)
| stops       = 63
| end = {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}} (CAPE)
| distance    = {{convert|3790|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 68 hrs 30 mins
| frequency   = Weekly
| trainnumber = 16317 / 16318
| class       = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| access      =
| seating     = Yes
| sleeping    = Yes
| autorack    =
| catering    = Available 
| observation = Large windows 
| entertainment =
| baggage     = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock       = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge       = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el          =
| speed       = 
{{convert|66|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map         = [[File:Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi - Kanyakumari) Route map.jpg|250px|Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari) route map]]
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The 16317 / 16318 '''Himsagar Express''' is a weekly [[Express trains in India|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 (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently the [[Longest train services|35th longest-distance train service of world]] and  [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|third-longest-distance train]] on the [[Indian Railways]] in terms of distance and time, surpassed by the [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express|22503/04 Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express|12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express]] . In 73 hours, the train covers a distance of 3790&nbsp;km at a speed of 52&nbsp;km/h, and transverses twelve of India's states halting at a total of 73 stations.<ref>{{cite web |last=India Rail Info |title=Himsagar Express/16318/ SVDK to CAPE/Timetable |url=https://www.confirmtkt.com/train-schedule/16318 |accessdate=20 August 2013 |publisher=India Rail Info}}</ref>

==History==
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.<ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2126/1/lsd_06_07_19-03-1979.pdf Page no. 150</ref> The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Trivandrum and 125/126 Karnataka Kerala Express to and from Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi have been earlier examined at length and not found feasible. 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.<ref>. https://164.100.77.150/bitstream/123456789/410458/1/PQ_114_13061980_U327_p114_p114.pdf </ref>

==Route==
16317/18 Himsagar Express runs via following stations and states with stoppages listed in bold:

'''TAMIL NADU'''
# '''{{rws|Kanniyakumari}}''' (Starts)
# {{rws|Nagercoil}}
# [[Kuzhithura, Kanyakumari|Kulitturai]]
# '''{{rws|Coimbatore Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Tiruppur}}
# {{rws|Erode Junction}}
# {{rws|Salem Junction}}
# {{rws|Jolarpettai Junction}}
# {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}

'''KERALA'''
# '''{{rws|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}'''
# {{rws|Kollam Junction}}
# [[Kayamkulam]]
# {{rws|Chengannur}}
# {{rws|Tiruvalla}}
# {{rws|Kottayam}}
# '''{{rws|Ernakulam Town}}'''
# {{rws|Aluva}}
# {{rws|Thrissur}}
# [[Ottappalam]]
# {{rws|Palakkad Junction}}

'''ANDHRA PRADESH'''
# {{rws|Chittoor}}
# '''{{rws|Tirupati}}'''
# '''{{rws|Renigunta Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Gudur Junction}}
# {{rws|Nellore}}
# {{rws|Ongole}}
# {{rws|Tenali}}
# '''{{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}'''

'''TELANGANA'''
# '''{{rws|Khammam}}'''
# '''{{rws|Warangal}}'''
# {{rws|Ramagundam}}

'''MAHARASHTRA'''
# '''{{rws|Balharshah Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Chandrapur}}
# '''{{rws|Sewagram Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Nagpur Junction}}'''

'''MADHYA PRADESH'''
# '''{{rws|Itarsi Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Bhopal Junction}}'''
# '''{{rws|Gwalior}}'''

'''RAJASTHAN'''
# {{rws|Dholpur}}

'''UTTAR PRADESH'''
# {{rws|Jhansi Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Agra Cantonment}}'''
# {{rws|Faridabad}} Haryana

'''DELHI'''
# '''{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}'''
# '''{{rws|New Delhi}}'''
# {{rws|Shakurbasti}}

'''HARYANA'''

# [[Bahadurgarh]]
# '''{{rws|Rohtak Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Jind Junction}}
# [[Narwana]]
# [[Tohana]]
# {{rws|Jakhal Junction}}

'''PUNJAB'''
# [[Lehragaga]]
# [[Sunam]]
# [[Sangrur]]
# {{rws|Dhuri Junction}}
# [[Malerkotla]]
# [[Ahmedgarh]]
# [[Kila Raipur]]
# '''{{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}'''
# {{rws|Phillaur Junction}}
# {{rws|Phagwara Junction}}
# '''{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}'''
# [[Urmar Tanda]]
# [[Dasuya]]
# [[Mukerian]]
# '''{{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}'''

'''JAMMU KASHMIR'''
# [[Kathua]]
# [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]]
# '''{{rws|Jammu Tawi}}'''
# [[Udhampur]]
# '''{{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}''' (Ends)

==Traction==

Both trains are hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from CAPE to SVDK.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdMK_HNpqZw&t=31s | title=🚂HIMSAGAR EXPRESS TRAVEL VLOG PART1!!! Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Kanyakumari &#124; Naveen Kumar | via=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

== Coach composition==

The train has 20 LHB coaches comprising two Second AC (2AC), Six Third AC (3AC), six [[Couchette car|Sleeper class]] (SL), two Unreserved coaches (UR/GS), two Luggage rakes (SLR) and one [[Pantry car]] (PC).{{efn|The coach composition is subject to change.}}

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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:darkgreen;"| 4
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 13
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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:skyblue;"| 18
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 19
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:blue;"| 20
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] || EOG || UR || A1 || A2 || B6 || B5 || B4 || B3 || B2 || B1 || M1 || PC || S6 || S5 || S4 || S3 || S2 || S1 || UR ||GSLRD
|-
|}

==See also==

*[[Vivek Express]]
*[[Navyug Express]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/himsagar-express-16318-jat-to-cape/630/81/1010 Himsagar Express Route]

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