Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express
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Sampark Kranti express of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 runs between Yeswanthapur near Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 to Hazrath Nizzmuddin near Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

. It provides a good substitute to the Karnataka Express
Karnataka Express
Karnataka Express is a daily superfast train that runs between New Delhi and Bangalore.- Route and equipment :The number allotted to this train for the route Bangalore to New Delhi is 2627, for the return route, it is 2628. It starts from Bangalore City Jn. at 19:20 hrs everyday and reaches New...

 and also of superfast category.

Routes

Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express has 2 routes:
  • 2649/50 via Kacheguda, Nagpur
    Nagpur
    Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...

    , Bhopal covering 2276 km in 35 hours 15 minutes 5 days a week

  • 2629/30 via Hubli, Pune
    Pune
    Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

    , Manmad
    Manmad
    Manmad is one of the cities in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest city in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 125,000...

     and Bhopal covering 2610 km in 43 hours 45 minutes 2 days a week.

Relevance

  • Sampark kranti Express were introduced to provide faster connectivity from other than state capitals to the Country capital. Sampark kranti i.e revolution in connectivity was aimed at providing a very fast connectivity. 2649/50 travels faster than the Karnataka Express and is quite preferred.

It is the best train running between the electronic city and new delhi with super fast speed. The washrooms are maintained efficiently and the staff is also very efficient and hardworking. The train is always on time and has never been late often. It is the best option for time saving as it reaches bangalore on 2nd day at 19:00 at evening faster than bangalore rajdhani which is considered an expensive option and less worthy. The fare of train is very nominal.

FARES (approximates)
Sleeper class- Rs. 600
AC-3 - Rs. 1300
AC-2 - Rs. 1991
AC-1 - Rs. 2500

Speed

Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express runs at an average speed of approx 65km/h(40.3m/h)and peek speed approx 110km/h(68.3m/h).
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