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The Intercity Express is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals. These act as long-distance reserved and unreserved suburban trains with sitting accommodation (AC Chair Car - CC, AC Executive Chair Car EC, Anubhati class K, Vistadome EA and Non-Ac Second Sitting - 2S).
Express trains often have specific unique names for easy identification. [78] Rajdhani Express introduced in 1969 were the first trains to reach speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph). [16] Shatabdi Express, introduced in 1988, are capable of running at a maximum speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
On 1 March 1969, the first Rajdhani Express with nine coaches was flagged off from New Delhi to Howrah with the return journey commencing on 3 March. [4] The train completed the 1,450 km (900 mi) trip in 17 hours 20 minutes and was the only such train in operation till 1972, when the second Rajdhani was introduced from Mumbai .
12301/02/05/06 Howrah Rajdhani Express; 12303/04/81/82 Poorva Express; 12313/14 Sealdah Rajdhani Express; 12323/24 Howrah–Anand Vihar Superfast Express; 12329/30 West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express; 13039/40 Howrah–Delhi Janata Express; 13111/12 Lal Quila Express; 13119/20 Sealdah–Anand Vihar Express; 22857/58 Santragachi–Anand Vihar ...
Due to its central location, Nagpur is a rail junction connecting India's four major metropolises: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata. [3] A total of 242 trains [4] (passenger, express, mail, Duronto, Rajdhani Express and the Garib Rath) stop at Nagpur, one of the country's busiest junctions. Sixty-five are daily trains, and 26 terminate or ...
On 1 March 1969, the first Rajdhani Express was flagged off from New Delhi to Howrah, which reached a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) and completed the 1,450 km (900 mi) trip in 17 hours 20 minutes at an average speed of 84 km/h (52 mph). [9] [11] In 1980, the WAP-1 electric locomotives reached a speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). [12]
Rajdhani may refer to: Rajdhani, 1956 Indian film; Rajadhani, Indian Malayalam-language film; Rajadhani, Indian Kannada-language film; Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan; Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a village in India; Rajdhani Park metro station, Delhi Mtero, India; Rajdhani Express, premium passenger train service in India
Rajdhani Express at the station. The Rajdhani Express, which connects India's state capitals with New Delhi (the national capital), was proposed in Andhra Pradesh between Secunderabad and the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in the 2001 Indian rail budget. [18] The Secunderabad Rajdhani Express was introduced on 27 February 2002. [10]