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Sampoorna Kranti Express
The 12393 / 12394 Sampoorna Kranti Superfast Express is an Daily Superfast Express train of Indian Railways passenger service, which runs between Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Patna in Bihar and New Delhi in Delhi . The service began running on 16 February 2002 and is one of the fastest train services in India, traversing the 1001-kilometre distance in under 12 hours, which puts it with likes of Patna Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Agartala Rajdhani Express, Howrah Rajdhani Express. It is faster than the Shramjeevi Superfast Express, Magadh Express and Vikramshila Express and Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express on the same route. This train is also known as "Aam Janta ki Rajdhani" as its fare is less than that of Rajdhani Express but matches it in speed and punctuality (although Patna Rajdhani Express travels ten minutes faster than this train between New Delhi and Patna). It is quicker than few Premier Rajdhani Express Trains on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–New Delhi section. The train is named in memory of the Sampoorna Kranti, that began in Bihar. ServiceThe train makes only FOUR stops between Patna and New Delhi: at Kanpur Central, Mirzapur, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Ara Junction.The train is hauled by WAP-7. It has LHB coach. It is now operated on HOG system in which the power to coaches is provided directly from locomotive instead of EOGs (power cars). It is the first Superfast train in India to have a LHB rake. During its run with ICF coach it ran with the maximum length permitted in Indian Railway of 24 coaches. It is among the top priority trains of Indian Railways and does speeds of 130 km/hour[1] from 8 August 2015. This train has many firsts to its name-
ScheduleAs per latest schedule,
Route and halts
CoachesThis train has 22 LHB coach and carries a High Capacity Parcel Van
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TractionBoth trains are hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end. See also
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