Himsagar Express

Himsagar Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	3 October 1984; 40 years ago (1984-10-03)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Termini	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) Kanyakumari (CAPE)
Stops	63
Distance travelled	3,790 km (2,355 mi)
Average journey time	68 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	16317 / 16318
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	66 km/h (41 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 16317 / 16318 Himsagar Express is a weekly 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. 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]