The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting in the country capital New Delhi to , the capital of Kerala state. It is the Rajdhani Express with the longest route, covering in about 41 hours 30 mins running at average speed.Information In the Monsoon Season every year from 1st June to 31st October, this train follows a Monsoon Timetable aimed to ensure passenger safety & less operational problem due to landslides which are very common & quite frequent in occurrence in Konkan Railway route. In Monsoon season the train takes 45 hrs 30 mins as 12431 Rajdhani Express covering running at average speed and takes 44 hrs 30 mins as 12432 Rajdhani Express covering running at average speed
The train number is 12431/12432 which runs only on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin also it reverse runs in Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram Central. It connects the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & New Delhi.Runs & States
History At the time of its introduction it was travelling from Kerala to New Delhi via Ernakulam, Erode, Chennai, Vijayawada, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi & Agra having a longer time table. Timings were Nizamuddin 09.30 am, Agra 11.44 am, Jhansi 14.25 pm, Bhopal 18.05 pm, Nagpur 23.40 pm, Vijayawada 09.25 am, Chennai (Madras) arrival 15.25 pm & departure 15.55 pm, Katpadi passing 17.39 pm, Erode 21.24 pm, Ernakulam (Kochi) 02.25 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 06.10 am. In return timings were Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 18.35 pm, Ernakulam (Kochi) 22.25 pm, Erode 03.31 am, Chennai (Madras) arrival 08.45 am & departure 09.10 am, Vijayawada 15.20 pm, Nagpur 01.05 pm, Bhopal 06.40 am, Jhansi 10.20 am, Agra 12.59 am, Nizamuddin 15.15 pm. It used to cover in 44 hrs 40 mins running at average speed. Until 1998, there were only three Rajdhani Express from Delhi to South India. Trivandrum Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with weekly Bangalore Rajdhani Express. But after 1 April 1998, following opening of Konkan Railway it got permanently re-routed via Kota, Vadodara, Vasai, Panvel, Ratnagiri, Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Mangalore, Kannur, Kozhikode, , Thrissur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha & Kollam route. The timings after permanent diversion in Konkan Railway were Nizamuddin 09.45 am; Kota 14.55 pm; Vadodara 21.41 pm; Vasai Road 01.16 am; Panvel 02.35 am; Ratnagiri 07.15 am; Madgaon 10.35 am; Karwar 11.38 am; Udupi 14.20 pm, Mangalore 15.45 pm, Shoranur 21.20 pm; Ernakulam 23.30 pm; Alappuzha 00.30 am; Kollam 02.00 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 03.15 am. Return timings were Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 18.35 pm; Kollam 19.43 pm; Alappuzha 21.12 pm; Ernakulam 22.15 pm; Shoranur 00.15 am; Mangalore 05.45 am; Udupi 06.59 am; Karwar 09.45 am; Madgaon 10.55 am; Ratnagiri 14.10 pm; Panvel 18.50 pm; Vasai Road 20.10 pm; Vadodara 00.55 am; Kota 07.05 am; Nizamuddin 12.05 pm; Later owing to bad timings, in 1999 timings were changed to Nizamuddin 11.15 am; Kota 16.25 pm; Vadodara 22.58 pm; Vasai Road 03.33 am; Panvel 04.53 am; Ratnagiri 09.35 am; Madgaon 12.53 am; Karwar 13.55 am; Udupi 16.38 pm, Mangalore 18.03 pm, Shoranur 23.03 pm; Ernakulam 01.13 pm; Alappuzha 02.13 am; Kollam 03.40 am, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 04.45 am. Return timings were made Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 19.20 pm; Ernakulam 23.00 pm; Mangalore 06.20 am; Madgaon 11.30 am; Panvel 19.25 pm; Vadodara 01.25 am; Kota 07.50 am; Nizamuddin 12.50 pm.
In initial days the train had very few stops. Until 1999 it was the one-stop Rajdhani between Panvel and Hazrat Nizamuddin stopping at Vadodara only. Thereafter stop of Kota was introduced in this section. Despite this the train runs non-stop between and section , which is the longest non-stop run in the country. But from 2022 it was provided stoppage at , this making it to loose the name longest non-stop train.
It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching between Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road ( in 2 h 10 min). It also gets a top speed of between Nagda and Hazrat Nizamuddin (267 km). It moves at an average speed of between Nizamuddin and Thiruvananthapuram. In the Monsoon Season every year from 1st June to 31st October, all the trains in Konkan Railway route follows a Monsoon Timetable to ensure passenger safety & less operational problem due to landslides which are very common & quite frequent in occurrence.
Till the introduction of Madgaon Rajdhani Express in 2015, this was the sole Rajdhani Express that traversed through Konkan Railway.
Coach composition before LHB coach upgrade this train used to run in ICF coach avatar and now LHB coach was given to The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has Two AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 12 AC 3 tier coaches, 1 pantry car, and 2 luggage cum generator coaches making a total of 23 LHB coach. 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.
Coach position
This coach positioning is for 12431 at Thiruvananthapuram Central.
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 22WAP 7EOGH2H1A5A4A3A2A1PCB12B11B10B9B8B7B6B5B4B3B2B1EOG
Rake sharing with 12433/34 Chennai Central<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Chennai Rajdhani Express 12437/38 Secunderabad Junction<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Secunerabad Rajdhani Express 22413/14 Madgaon Junction<-->Hazrat Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express
Route Route and halts
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Central Kollam Junction Alappuzha Ernakulam Junction Thrissur Shoranur Junction Kozhikode Kannur Kasaragod Karnataka Mangaluru Junction Udupi Karwar Goa Madgaon Junction Maharashtra Sawantwadi Road Ratnagiri Panvel Vasai Road Gujarat Surat Vadodara Junction Madhya Pradesh Ratlam Junction Rajasthan Kota Junction Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin
Abstract 12431/12432 Normal Time Table
Up Direction:- Station code Station name Arrival Departure TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central 19.15 QLN Kollam Junction 20.16 20.19 ERS Ernakulam Junction 22.45 22.55 SRR Shoranur Junction 00:55 01.00 MAJN Mangaluru Junction 05.55 06.05 MAO Madgaon Junction 11.00 11.10 PNVL Panvel Junction 19.00 19.05 BSR Vasai Road 20.15 20.20 ST Surat 23.20 23.24 BRC Vadodara Junction 00.50 01.00 RTM Ratlam Junction 04.00 04.03 KOTA Kota Junction 07.18 07.28 NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin 12:45
Down direction:- Station code Station name Arrival Departure NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin 06:15 KOTA Kota Junction 11.05 11.15 RTM Ratlam Junction 14.14 14.17 BRC Vadodara Junction 17.30 17.40 ST Surat 19.06 19.10 BSR Vasai Road 22.10 22.15 PNVL Panvel Junction 23.30 23.35 MAO Madgaon Junction 07.25 07.35 MAJN Mangaluru Junction 12.35 12.45 SRR Shoranur Junction 17:40 17.45 ERS Ernakulam Junction 19.45 19.55 QLN Kollam Junction 22.24 22.27 TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central 23.45
Abstract 12431/12432 Monsoon Timetable
Up Direction:- Station code Station name Arrival Departure TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central 14.45 QLN Kollam Junction 15.54 15.57 ERS Ernakulam Junction 18.25 18.35 SRR Shoranur Junction 20:35 20.40 MAJN Mangaluru Junction 01.35 01.45 MAO Madgaon Junction 07.00 07.10 PNVL Panvel Junction 16.55 17.00 BSR Vasai Road 18.15 18.20 ST Surat 21.53 22.02 BRC Vadodara Junction 23.30 23.40 RTM Ratlam Junction 03.00 03.03 KOTA Kota Junction 06.50 07.00 NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin 12:15
Down direction:- Station code Station name Arrival Departure NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin 06:15 KOTA Kota Junction 11.10 11.20 RTM Ratlam Junction 14.41 14.44 BRC Vadodara Junction 17.56 18.06 ST Surat 19.34 19.42 BSR Vasai Road 23.15 23.20 PNVL Panvel Junction 00.35 00.40 MAO Madgaon Junction 10.10 10.20 MAJN Mangaluru Junction 15.35 15.45 SRR Shoranur Junction 20:45 20.50 ERS Ernakulam Junction 22.50 23.00 QLN Kollam Junction 01.28 01.31 TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central 02.45
Traction
Prior to electrification of Konkan railways, this train was hauled by WDP3A/WDP4D from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Vadodara Junction and then by WAP-7 of Vadodara shed till Hazrat Nizamuddin. With the electrification of Konkan railways, the train is end-to-end hauled by WAP-7 and WAP-5 of Ghaziabad/Tuglakabad/Vadodara shed.
Incidents On 18 October 2018, two coaches of TVC Rajdhani derailed at a staffed level crossing at Thandla Road railway station near Ratlam when a truck rammed into the train. There were no injuries to train passengers but the truck driver was killed due to the collision. The train continued its journey after a delay of 7 hours towards New Delhi.
On 17 May 2026, at around 05:15 AM, near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, the Delhi-bound Rajdhani's last three-tier AC coach (B1) caught fire and spread into the Luggage cum EOG car (SLR). Both coaches were detached from the train on time, and all the passengers were safely evacuated and accommodated in other coaches. After a delay of around 4:30 hours, the train left at around 09:45 AM towards , and an additional coach was added there to restore the full capacity of the train.
See also Rajdhani Express
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