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Kolkata Rajdhani at Gaya Junction 12302 Kolkata Rajdhani Express - AC First Class. The 12301/ 12302 Howrah - New Delhi -Howrah Rajdhani Express (also known as Kolkata Rajdhani Express) is a Rajdhani class Superfast Express train of Indian Railways that connects that capital of West Bengal, Kolkata ( Howrah ) to the national capital of India, New Delhi.
The line is part of the Diamond Quadrilateral Program, which seeks to unite the cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via high speed rail. This travels along the Howrah-Delhi main line from Tundla to Howrah. The train expects to cut the journey time for the 1,500 km (930 mi) between the national capital of India, New Delhi, and the ...
The 12273/74 Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express is a Duronto class train which operates between the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata and the national capital New Delhi. It is the second Duronto Express connecting Delhi to Kolkata, the other one being the Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express .
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways.Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have been permitted to make additional commercial stops and accept ticket bookings from technical halts.
The Yamuna bridge near Delhi was completed in 1864 and EIR established the Delhi terminus. On 1 August 1864, coaches were ferried across the Yamuna at Allahabad to allow the first through train to travel from Kolkata to Delhi. The Yamuna bridge at Allahabad opened on 15 August 1865 and in 1866 Kolkata and Delhi were directly linked.
Trains between Delhi and Kolkata. Pages in category "Delhi–Kolkata trains" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Rajdhani Express ran for the first time in 1969 from New Delhi to Howrah. It took 17 hours 20 minutes to cover the distance of 1,445 km. [9] The first Duronto non-stop express was launched on 18 September 2009, between Sealdah and New Delhi. It was followed by several such trains between other stations. [10]
Non-stop section Train name/no Distance Frequency Running time Ref 1 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central: Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express: 493 Daily 5 hrs 50 min 2 Bilaspur Junction - Tatanagar Junction: Pune–Howrah Duronto Express: 468 Bi-Weekly 6 hrs 05 min Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express: M,T,W,F 5 hrs 57 min 3 New Delhi – Kota Junction