Bangalore Rajdhani Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Rajdhani Express |
| Locale | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi |
| First service | 1 November 1992 |
| Current operator(s) | South Western Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Bangalore |
| Stops | 10 |
| End | Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station |
| Distance travelled | 2,375 km (1,476 mi) |
| Average journey time | 33 hours 55 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 22691 / 22692 / 22693 / 22694 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Observation facilities |
LHB rakes No of rakes = 18 |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
| Operating speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) |
The Bengaluru - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express. This train connects Bengaluru and Delhi. It was the fastest service on the Bangalore & Delhi sector before Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express.
Service
The Rajdhani Express is the 2nd fastest train on the Bengaluru (Earlier known as Bangalore) - Delhi sector after Duronto. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22691 from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna(Bengaluru) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station and as train number 22692 in the reverse direction - four days a week. On the other days, it operates as 22693 / 22694. It covers a distance of 2375 kilometres[1] in Bangalore City Junction to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station direction and it takes 33 hours 55 mins when operating as train number 22691 at an average speed of 72 km/h while its return journey as train number 22692 takes 33 hrs 55 mins to cover 2375 kilometers[2] at an average speed of 72 km/h thus making it the second fastest train on the Bangalore - Delhi sector. It uses a Lallaguda WAP 7 electric engine till Secunderabad and from Secunderabad it uses WDP4/WDP4B/WDP4D of Krishnarajapuram Diesel Loco Shed till Bangalore. It has a top speed of 130kmph with its Lalaguda WAP7 between Delhi and Agra.
History
Originally introduced in 1992, this was a weekly train, then converted to bi-weekly, tri-weekly and then four times a week. In end of March 2010, service 12493/12494, which later became 22693/22694 was added to make it a daily service. This was the first Rajdhani where overnight service standard was changed - the distance being greater than what can be covered overnight at Indian Railway's speeds.
Coach composition
The Bangalore Rajdhani generally has a 1 First AC, 5 AC 2 tier, 1 pantry car, 2 luggage cum generator coach & 9 AC 3 tier coaches taking the total up to 18 coaches.[3] This Rajdhani had an infamous coach composition in terms of livery such that it was also called 'King of Mismatch'. Sometimes it had coaches of 7 different liveries.This mismatch is seldom seen now after the train switched over to LHB coaches. 22693/22694 received LHB coaches effective 21 April/22 April 2012. 22691/22692 Bangalore Rajdhani also received LHB rakes effectively from 09/08/2012 thus making it to run entirely with LHB since 9 August 2012.
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Banglore Rajdhani Express trainboard
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Banglore Rajdhani Express 3 tier coach
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Greeting Poster on Banglore Rajdhani
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First Class AC Chair Car of Bangalore Rajdhani Express
References
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- ↑ "Bengaluru Rajdhani Express/21429 Train Bengaluru City/SBC to Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin/NZM - India Rail Info - Database of Indian Railways Trains & Stations". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "Bangalore Rajdhani/12430 Train Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin/NZM to Bangalore City/SBC - India Rail Info - Database of Indian Railways Trains & Stations". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "22691/Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna(Bengaluru) - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express - Bengaluru City (Bangalore)/SBC to Hazrat Nizamuddin/NZM - India Rail Info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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