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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).
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 .
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).
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]
The Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani generally has one AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier coaches, 1 pantry car, and 2 luggage cum generator coaches making a total of 21 LHB coach. Back in 1995, the train had 11 coaches only. It shares its rakes with Chennai Rajdhani Express, Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express.
Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Western Railway General Manager's official bungalow 'Bombarci' (abbreviation of Bom bay, Bar oda and C entral I ndia) is located on Altamont road in Cumbala hill, Mumbai.