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The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra.It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen- which ran as a high-speed commuter-special train between Pune Junction and CSMT Mumbai (ex Victoria Terminus Bombay) – and provided a quick and comfortable journey ...
It is the fastest Non - AC train between New Delhi and Chennai covering the distance in 32 hours. It only stops at Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal, Itarsi, Nagpur, Balharshah, Warangal, Khammam (since 09.10.2023) and Vijayawada. It has the non-stop continuous run between Vijayawada and Chennai Central of 431 kilometres (268 mi).
The train runs at an average speed of 82 km/h (51 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi-Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph).
India's golden triangle is a tourist circuit in India that connects the national capital, New Delhi, with Agra and Jaipur. Tourists' trips usually start in Delhi and move south to the site of the Taj Mahal at Agra (in Uttar Pradesh state), then west, to Jaipur (in the desert landscapes of Rajasthan state). The trip can be undertaken by road ...
The Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904. [1] Some parts of it were relaid during the construction of New Delhi (inaugurated in 1927–28). [2] The Agra–Gwalior line was opened by the Maharaja of Gwalior in 1881 and it became the Scindia State Railway. The Indian Midland Railway built the Gwalior–Jhansi line and the Jhansi–Bhopal line in ...
The trains aim at reducing travel time without compromising on passenger comfort. [3] Initially eighteen trains were launched and the count was later increased. The Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express from Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin to Yesvantpur was the first train which was launched on 8 February 2004. [2]
Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) and 165.5 km (102.8 mi) long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is presently India's sixth longest expressway and connects Greater Noida with Agra.
As of November 2024, Delhi has 3 operational ISBTs (managed by the Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC)), 3 more planned and approved for construction, [1] and few more have been proposed. [2] [3] Existing Maharana Pratap ISBT: at Kashmere Gate in Central Delhi. Swami Vivekanand ISBT: at Anand Vihar in East Delhi.