About 12511/12 Raptisagar Expres

Do you want to know more about 12511/12 Raptisagar Express. That is categorized as a superfast running train and is supervised as per North Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways? It runs on tri weekly basis and is been running in between Gorakhpur junction and Thiruvananthapuram Central junction. The distance that is covered by the train is 3243 km. It runs with an average operating speed of 55 km/hour. The train takes about 58 hours and 45 minutes of time in covering the entire distance. It is stopping by at 58 halts in between the travel and considering the coaches. The train has 24 coaches available as of now.

The coaches available in the train are first class AC, second tier AC, third tier AC, sleeper class and general unreserved class coaches. There is even a pantry car attached within and if desired, feel free to try even e-catering fresh food meal services from TravelKhana at reasonable prices. Do check out the seat map of individual coaches in which you are going to travel to get an insight of the same and grab information from there like the berths it is having, seat position with the help of seat number and more. Safe travel!

Highlights of Raptisagar Express –

The Raptisagar Express is a superfast train running between Trivandrum Central in Kerala and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The train scales an enormous distance of 3248km in approximately 59 hours at an average speed of 55km/hr, halting at 59 important locations along the route. The train serves three days a week and runs with train number 12511/12 depending on its direction of travel. The Raptisagar Express gets its name as it starts from Gorakhpur, where the Rapti River flows and connects it to Trivandrum situated near the Arabian Sagar (Sea), conceptually bringing the river to the sea.

Kerala is a state very famous for its lush greenery and scenic locations. The state is home to many tourist attractions like scenic beaches, evergreen rainforests, hill stations and temples. Trivandrum, being the capital and being at the extreme south of the state, is a perfect hub for tourists as most trains halt at all the locations with significant importance on its journey to the south. The long route means that the train also covers numerous important locations like, Ernakulam Junction, Shoranur Junction, Chennai Central, Vijayawada junction, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Kanpur a