Rajdhani Express

This article is about the passenger train service in India. For the train-service provider in Sri Lanka, see Rajadhani Express. For the film, see Rajdhani Express (film).
Rajdhani Express

Rajdhani Express with LHB Coaches
Overview
Main Operation(s): India
Fleet size: 23
Parent company: Indian Railways

The Rajdhani Express is a series of express passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting New Delhi with other important destinations (mostly capital cities of other states). Rajdhani means "The Capital" in many Indian languages. The Rajdhanis are among the fastest trains in India along with Shatabdi Express and Duronto Express and get the highest priority on the Indian railway network.

History

Rajdhani Express was introduced in 1969,[1] for providing fast connections (up to 140 km/h or 87 mph, speed variation depending upon the particular track section) from New Delhi to the capital cities of various states in India. The first Rajdhani Express left New Delhi station for Howrah station to cover a distance of 1,445 km in 17 hours 20 mins.[2]

About

Rajdhani express get highest priority on the Indian railway network.[2] They are fully air-conditioned. Passengers are served complimentary meals during the journey. Depending on the duration and timings of the journey, these could include morning tea, breakfast, lunch, high tea and dinner.[2] All Rajdhani Express trains offer three classes of accommodation: AC First Class with 2-berth and 4-berth lockable bedrooms, AC 2-tier with open berths (bays of 4 berths + 2 berths on the other side of the corridor) with curtains for privacy, and AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) without curtains. Currently there are 22 pairs of trains, connecting New Delhi to important cities across the country. These trains have fewer stops than other express trains and halt only at prominent stations. The Indian Railways has also introduced free wi-fi facility in Rajdhani Express trains.[3] Recently Dynamic pricing has been introduced on all Rajdhani express trains.

Routes

There are currently 22 sets of Rajdhani Express operational:[4][5][6]

Name Train No. Sector Route Distance Speed
Dibrugarh Rajdhani12235DibrugarhNew DelhiNew DelhiLukhnowVaranasiChhapraMuzaffarpurKatiharNew JalpaiguriGuwahatiDimapurDibrugarh2453 km 55 km/hr
12236New Delhi — Dibrugarh
Howrah Rajdhani
12301HowrahNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurAllahabadMughalsaraiGayaParasnathDhanbadHowrah1447 km 84 km/hr
12302New Delhi — Howrah
Howrah Rajdhani
12305HowrahNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurAllahabadMughalsaraiPatnaJasidihMadhupurBarddhamanHowrah1530 km 76 km/hr
12306New Delhi — Howrah
Patna Rajdhani12309Rajendra NagarNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurAllahabadMughalsaraiPatnaRajendra Nagar Terminal998 km
12310New Delhi — Rajendra Nagar
Sealdah Rajdhani12313SealdahNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurMughalsaraiGayaDhanbadAsansolDurgapurSealdah1454 km 82 km/hr
12314New Delhi — Sealdah
Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani12423DibrugarhNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurAllahabadMughalsaraiPatnaBarauniKatiharNew JalpaiguriGuwahatiDimapurDibrugarh2438 km
12424New Delhi — Dibrugarh
Jammu Tawi Rajdhani12425Jammu TawiNew DelhiNew DelhiLudhianaPathankot CanttKathuaJammu Tawi582 km
12426New Delhi — Jammu Tawi
Lucknow Rajdhani12429LucknowNew DelhiNew DelhiGhaziabadMoradabadBareillyLucknow493 km
12430New Delhi — Lucknow
Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani12431ThiruvananthapuramHazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinKotaVadodaraVasai RoadPanvelMadgaonMangaloreKannurKozhikodeShoranurEranakulamAlappuzhaKollamThiruvananthapuram3149 km 68 km/hr
12432Hazrat Nizamuddin — Thiruvananthapuram
Chennai Rajdhani12433ChennaiNew DelhiNew DelhiAgraGwaliorJhansiBhopalNagpurWarangalVijayawadaChennai2175 km
12434New Delhi — Chennai
Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani12435DibrugarhNew DelhiNew DelhiLucknowVaranasiHajipurBarauniKishanganjGuwahatiDimapurDibrugarh2459 km
12436New Delhi — Dibrugarh
Secunderabad Rajdhani12437Secunderabad-Hazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinJhansiBhopalNagpurSecunderabad1660 km
12438Hazrat Nizamuddin–Secunderabad
Ranchi Rajdhani12439RanchiNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurMughalsaraiGayaBokaroRanchi1305 km 74 km/hr
12440New Delhi — Ranchi
Bilaspur Rajdhani12441BilaspurNew DelhiNew DelhiGwaliorJhansiBhopalNagpurDurgRaipurBilaspur1501 km
12442New Delhi — Bilaspur
Ranchi Rajdhani12453RanchiNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurMughalsaraiDaltonganjRanchi1341 km 76 km/hr
12454New Delhi — Ranchi
Mumbai Rajdhani12951MumbaiNew DelhiNew DelhiKotaRatlamVadodaraSuratMumbai1384 km 88 km/hr
12952New Delhi — Mumbai
August Kranti Rajdhani12953MumbaiHazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinKotaRatlamVadodaraSuratMumbai1377 km 79 km/hr
12954Hazrat Nizamuddin — Mumbai
Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani12957AhmedabadNew DelhiNew DelhiJaipurAjmerAbu RoadPalanpurAhmedabad934 km 67 km/hr
12958New Delhi — Ahmedabad
Bangalore Rajdhani22691BangaloreHazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinJhansiBhopalNagpurSecunderabadRaichurAnantapurBangalore2365 km
22692Hazrat Nizamuddin — Bangalore
Bangalore Rajdhani22693BangaloreHazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinJhansiBhopalNagpurSecunderabadDhoneBangalore2294 km
22694Hazrat Nizamuddin — Bangalore
Bhubaneswar Rajdhani22811BhubaneswarNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurMughalsaraiGayaBokaroAdraKharagpurBalasoreCuttackBhubaneswar1723 km 71 km/hr
22812New Delhi — Bhubaneswar 74 km/hr
Bhubaneswar Rajdhani22823BhubaneswarNew DelhiNew DelhiKanpurMughalsaraiGayaBokaroTatanagarKharagpurBalasoreCuttackBhubaneswar1800 km 74 km/hr
22824New Delhi — Bhubaneswar 76 km/hr
Goa Rajdhani22413GoaHazrat NizamuddinHazrat NizamuddinKotaVadodaraSuratVasai RoadPanvelRatnagiriKudalThivimMadgaon1910 km
22414Hazrat Nizamuddin — Madgaon

Incidents

On 25 June 2014,at least four passengers were killed and eight injured when the New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Goldin Ganj station near Chapra in suspected sabotage by Maoists. The train was heading towards Dibrugarh .[7]

See also

References

  1. "Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express turns 40". Times of India. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 4 Sep 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express Trains". MakeMyTrip.com. Retrieved 4 Sep 2012.
  3. "Railways launches Free Wi-Fi Service to access Internet in Rajdhani Express". Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. "Rajdhani Express trains". Indian Railways. Retrieved 14 Feb 2010.
  5. "List of all Rajdhani Express trains". etrain.info. Retrieved 4 Sep 2013.
  6. "12424/New Delhi - Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 4 Apr 2016.
  7. "Rajdhani Express derails near Chhapra in Bihar; Railway suspects 'sabotage'". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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