Kochuveli–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express
The 22659 / 60 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Southern Railway zone that runs between Kochuveli and Yog Nagari Rishikesh in India. This train runs via Alappuzha. From April 2021, the service to Dehradun was discontinued permanently and was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and was renamed as Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express. The slip coaches to Haridwar also discontinued and extended to Yog Nagari Rishikesh. Therefore it won't go to Dehradun; instead it was diverted permanently to Yog Nagari Rishikesh.
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Southern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Kochuveli Yog Nagari Rishikesh | ||||
| Stops | 24 as 22659 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express, 25 as 22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Kochuveli Superfast Express | ||||
| Distance travelled | 3,459 km (2,149 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 51 hours 35 minutes as 22659 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express, 54 hours 15 minutes as 22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Kochuveli Superfast Express. | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly. 22659 Kochuveli - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express – Friday. 22660 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Kochuveli Superfast Express – Monday. | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22659 / 22660 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes Pantry Car Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,60.29 km/h (37 mph), including halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 22659 from Kochuveli to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and as train number 22660 in the reverse direction serving the nine states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.