Rajdhani Express in India

Rajdhani Express

The Rajdhani Express is a prominent passenger train service in India that establishes vital connections between New Delhi and other significant destinations, primarily state capitals. Launched in 1969, the Rajdhani Express was created to offer rapid connectivity from different railway stations within New Delhi to the capital cities of various Indian states, and in some instances, to major cities located within the states served by the train.

The first Rajdhani Express left New Delhi station for Howrah station to cover a distance of 1,445 km in 17 hours 20 mins. These trains get the highest priority on the Indian railway network. 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 lunch, high tea, dinner, morning tea and breakfast. Almost all Rajdhani trains offer three classes of accommodation:  

• First Class AC with 2- or 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
• AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) with no curtains.

Currently, there are 50 trains of Rajdhani Express trains, connecting New Delhi to Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati/Dibrugarh, Hyderabad, Ranchi, Kolkata , Jammu, Mumbai , Patna and Thiruvananthapuram. These trains have fewer stops than other express trains. They halt only in prominent cities and state capitals like Bhopal, Ratlam, Itarsi, Nagda, Allahabad, Nagpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Jhansi, Kota, and Jaipur.

• Time Table of Rajdhani Trains Updates
• Rajdhani Train Names with Details
• Rajdhani Express – European Model Coaches
• Project Swarna Details
• Tejas – Rajdhani Trains : Fare and Details

Time Table of Rajdhani Trains Updates

Railway announced that (01.12.2021) Users can book cooked food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat & Gatiman trains by visiting & making payment on Railway tourism URL https://www.irctctourism.com/BookFood. For further details, click here:- Railway Catering Charges

Rajdhani Special Trains From Bhubaneswar Will Run Four Days in A Week

East Coast Railway announced on 25.08.2021 that It has now been decided to run Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Special four days in a week till June end. Earlier, due to upsurge in Covid19 infection and very poor patronization, it was decided to run this train twice in a week. It stands revised now.

• 02823 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express Special via Tata will run o­n Tuesdays & Thursdays from Bhubaneswar. This train from Bhubaneswar will remain cancelled o­n Mondays & Fridays during the period.
• 02824 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Tata will run o­n Wednesdays & Thursdays from New Delhi during the period. This train from Bhubaneswar will remain cancelled o­n Tuesdays & Saturdays.
• 02825/02826 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Adra from Bhubaneswar will run o­n Sundays & Wednesdays and from New Delhi will run o­n Mondays & Fridays during the period.
• 02855/02856 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Special via Sambalpur City & Rourkela will remain cancelled o­n 26th June, 2021 from Bhubaneswar and o­n 27th June, 2021 from New Delhi.

Time Table of Rajdhani Trains Updates

• 02823/4 BBS-NDLS Rajdhani Special via TATA
• 02825/6 BBS-NDLS Rajdhani Special via ADRA
• 02855/6 BBS-NDLS Rajdhani Special via ROU

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BBS-New Delhi-BBS Rajdhani Express Special Trains will run 4 days in a week till June end.

From Bhubaneswar on Sun, Tue, Wed & Thur.

From New Delhi on Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri.

Other Days: Cancelled @DRMKhurdaRoad @DRMSambalpur @DRMWaltairECoR pic.twitter.com/WCwA0VIjI0

— East Coast Railway (@EastCoastRail) June 17, 2021

Train Nos. 22221/22222 CSMT – H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express Special Trains

• Train No.22221 CSMT – H.Nizamuddin train will depart from CSMT Mumbai at 16.00 hrs daily and arrives Hazrat Nizamuddin at 09.55 hrs next day.
• Train No.22222 H.Nizamuddin – CSMT train will depart from Hazrat Nizamuddin at 16.55 hrs daily and arrives at CSMT Mumbai at 11.15 hrs the next day.

Composition
O­ne First AC, Three AC 2-Tier, 8 AC 3-Tier and o­ne pantry car.
Halting
Kalyan, Nasik Road, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra Cantt.

Train Nos.01221 / 01222 CSMT Mumbai – Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani superfast Special Trains

Central Railway announced that Railway has decided to speed up Train Nos.01221 / 01222 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai – Hazrat Nizamuddin (4 days a week) Rajdhani superfast special with an additional halt at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. The revised timings will be as under –

• Train No. 01221 Rajdhani superfast special with effect from 9.1.2021 will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 16.00 hrs o­n every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and arrive Hazrat Nizamuddin at 09.55 hrs next day.
• Train No. 01222 Rajdhani superfast special with effect from 10.1.2021 will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 16.55 hrs o­n every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 11.15 hrs next day.

Revised Halts – Kalyan, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantt.

Rajdhani Train List

Following table shows complete list of Rajdhani Trains running in India.

Rajdhani Express – European Model Coaches

Western Railway announced that Railway decided to upgraded the Trains into European model. For this Railway upgraded and further improved a Ist AC LHB coach of Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express on experimental basis at Lower Parel Workshop.

• For superior touch and feel high-class upholstery and carpet in this coach with similar to that used in European railroads in line with the premium clientele associated with its service.
• For ladies and senior citizens, ergonomically designed wooden ladders have in incorporated in steps form instead of earlier metal ladders to climb up the upper berth. The illumination in the coach has also been improved with judicious use of advanced LED-based lighting system for reading lights
• Pre-anodized aluminium reflectors for compartment lights
• A more vibrant and pleasing colour scheme has been chosen for the walls.
• Long-lasting anti-graffiti PU light blue and cream paint have been extensively used to facilitate easy cleaning of the coach.
• For overall cleanliness and hygiene of the lavatory, oriental style lavatory floors have been redesigned for swift drainage and easy maintenance.
• Large scale use of stainless steel components adds to the aesthetics of the coach.

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