MADGAON (GOA) TO CHANDIGARH : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 12449 MADGAON - CHANDIGARH GOA SAMPARK KRANTI SUPERFAST EXPRESS : LUDHIANA WAP-7 LOCOMOTIVE : MONSOON KONKAN RAILWAYS : INDIAN RAILWAYS
12449/Goa Sampark Kranti Express
गोवा संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस
MAO/Madgaon Junction -- CDG/Chandigarh Junction
The 12449 / 12450 Goa Sampark Kranti Express is one of the most important trains among the Sampark Kranti Express trains series operated on Indian Railways by the Northern Railway Delhi Division between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Madgaon Junction, a town in the Indian state of Goa The train is extended to Chandigarh similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently.
As of 2015, this train is running on a bi-weekly basis and holds Superfast status.
12449DN Madgaon–Chandigarh via New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Sampark Kranti Express
12450UP Chandigarh–Madgaon Goa Sampark Kranti Express
In 2008 Indian Railway Budget, the train announced to run bi-weekly as the frequency increased from weekly to bi-weekly.
Now that the electrification of Konkan Railways has been completed, since 17/10/2022 a Ludhiana based WAP-7 loco hauls this train for the entire journey.
This train halts at the following stations
Chandigarh
Ambala Cantt Junction
Panipat Junction
New Delhi
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Kota Junction
Ratlam Junction
Vadodara Junction
Surat
Vasai Road
Panvel
Ratnagiri
Pernem
Thivim
Karmali
Madgaon
Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital
12779/12780 Vasco-Da-Gama H.Nizamuddin Goa Express – daily via, Madgaon, Belgaum, Miraj, Bhusawal, Bhopal
12617/12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Express – via Konkan Railways, Panvel, Bhusawal, Bhopal
12431/12432 Trivandrum–H.Nizamuddin Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express via, Vadodara, Konkan Railway
22413/22414 Madgaon–H.Nizamuddin Madgaon Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
12217/12218 Kochuveli–Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
12483/12484 Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
22659/22660 Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
12283/12284 Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railway
22653/22654 Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (via Kottayam), Vadodara, Konkan Railway
22655/22656 Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express, Vadodara, Konkan Railway
Madgaon Junction Railway Station (station code: MAO) is a railway junction and major station on the Indian Railways network, specifically on the South Western Railway line to Vasco da Gama, Goa and the Konkan Railway, in Madgaon, Goa, India. The station is progressing by getting electrified and double-tracked with the addition of new platforms.
Madgaon Junction falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway in Goa.
The South Western Railway's Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section and the Konkan Railway from Mumbai, Maharashtra to Mangalore, Karnataka pass through this junction.
Madgaon railway junction in the state of Goa has direct rail connection with several major cities in India. All the major metropolitan cities of India, namely, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The other cities of India, Bangalore, Miraj, Hubli, Mangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (Ernakulam Junction), Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Agra, Jhansi, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Bhubaneswar, Udupi, Suratkal and Patna.
Two Rajdhani Express, i.e., Trivandrum Rajdhani and Madgaon Rajdhani connect Madgaon Junction with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express and Goa Express.
Many trains including the Konkan Kanya Express, Mandovi Express, Matsyagandha Express, Netravati Express, Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express connect Madgaon to Mumbai.
Chandigarh Junction railway station (station code:- CDG), serves the union territory city of Chandigarh. The station is at an elevation of 330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft) and was assigned the code – CDG. Chandigarh is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway.
The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891, and the Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.
Ambala–Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998–99 and Chandigarh–Kalka in 1999–2000.
Chandigarh railway station has computerized reservation facilities, General Railway Police outpost, telephone booths, tourist reception centre, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, and book stall. In 2014, Chandigarh railway station got escalators.
The railway station is 8 km from the city centre. The airport is 7 km. City buses, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available at the station for local transportation.
