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12431/Thiruvananthapuram Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express
തിരുവനന്തപുരം സെൻട്രൽ - ഹസ്രത്ത് നിസാമുദ്ദീൻ രാജധാനി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ്‌ तिरुवनंतपुरम सेन्ट्रल - हज़रत निज़ामुद्दीन राजधानी एक्सप्रेस
TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum) -- NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin

12432/Hazrat Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram Central Rajdhani Express
ਹਜ਼ਰਤ ਨਿਜ਼ਾਮੂਦੀਨ - ਤਿਰੁਵਨੰਤਪੁਰਮ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ /حضرت/حضرت نیظامودین تیرُوننتپورم راجدھانی ایکسپریس हज़रत निज़ामुद्दीन - तिरुवनंतपुरम सेन्ट्रल राजधानी एक्सप्रेस
NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin -- TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum)

The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (12431/32) is a Rajdhani Express service in India, connecting the national capital New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state.
It runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin. It is the longest running Rajdhani Express train, which covers about 3,149 km (1,957 mi). It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road (225 km or 140 mi in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) between Nagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km). It moves at an average speed of 76.36 km/h (47.45 mph) between Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. It runs the longest non stop run between Kota Junction - Vadodara Junction section (528 km).
The 12431 Rajdhani SuperFast Express leaves Thiruvananthapuram Central in the evening at 19:15 and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12:40 in the afternoon of the third day. While on the return journey, the 12432 Rajdhani Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10:55 in the morning and reaches Thiruvananthapuram Central at 05:25 in the morning of the third day of its journey. Before the Konkan Railway came up in 1998, there were only 2 South bound Rajdhani from Delhi. Trivandrum Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with Bangalore Rajdhani Express & it used to run via Chennai. Time Table of that time:- 2431 used to depart Thiruvananthapuram Central in the evening at 19:15 & used to reach Madras Central now Chennai Central at 09.15 in the next morning. Then after it used to depart Madras Central now Chennai Central at 09.35 in the morning and used to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 14:20 in the afternoon of the third day. While on the return journey, the 2432 Rajdhani Express used to leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10.10 in the morning and used to reach Madras Central now Chennai Central 15.25 in the next afternoon. Then after it used to depart Madras Central now Chennai Central at 15.45 in the afternoon and used to reach Thiruvananthapuram Central at 05:45 in the morning of the third day of its journey.
It is hauled by a WAP 5 or WAP 7 of Vadodara (BRC) shed between Hazrat Nizamuddin to Vadodara. After which a Golden Rock (GOC) / Ernakulam (ERS) EMD WDP-4D locomotive pulls the train from Panvel to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa.
The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has 1 AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 9 AC 3 tier coaches, 1 pantry car and 2 luggage cum generator coaches making a total of 18 LHB Coaches. Back in 1995, the train had 11 coaches only.
It shares its rakes with Chennai Rajdhani Express, Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express. Earlier, it also shared its rake with the Bangalore Rajdhani Express.

Scheduled Halts : -
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Alappuzha
Ernakulam
Thrissur
Shoranur
Kozhikode
Kannur
Kasaragod
Mangalore
Udupi
Karwar
Madgaon
Sawantwadi
Ratnagiri
Panvel
Vasai
Vadodara
Kota
Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station

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