Gorakhpur–Thiruvananthapuram North Raptisagar Express

The Raptisagar Express refers to a set of long-distance express trains operating between southern and northern India. At present, these services run on a tri-weekly or weekly basis between Kochuveli / Ernakulam Junction in Kerala and Gorakhpur/Barauni in northern India.

The service was originally inaugurated as Train Nos. 5011/5012, operating between Gorakhpur and Cochin Harbour Terminus, running four days a week under the name Raptisagar Express. Alongside this, a bi-weekly service was introduced between Gorakhpur and Hyderabad as Train Nos. 5089/5090, later renumbered as 12589/12590 Secunderabad–Gorakhpur Express.

Subsequently, one weekly run of 5011/5012 was extended from Gorakhpur to Barauni, operating as Train Nos. 5221/5222, which later became 12521/12522 Ernakulam–Barauni–Ernakulam Raptisagar Express. Similarly, one weekly run of 5089/5090 was extended to Bengaluru (Yesvantpur) as Train Nos. 5091/5092, now operating as 12591/12592 Yesvantpur–Gorakhpur–Yesvantpur Express.

In the early 2000s, following the upgradation of these services to Superfast Express status, the train numbers were revised, and Train Nos. 12511/12512 were further extended to Thiruvananthapuram (Kochuveli).

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