Bangalore Rajdhani Express

Originally introduced in 1992, this was a weekly train, then converted to bi-weekly, tri-weekly and then four times a week.[1] Before the Konkan Railway came up in 1998, there were only 2 South bound Rajdhani from Delhi. Bangalore Rajdhani Express was a weekly train back then having rake sharing agreement with Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express & it used to run via Chennai Central. 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. It covers a distance of 2,366 km (1,470 mi) kilometres in KSR Bangalore City to Hazrat Nizamuddin direction and it takes 33 hours 55 mins when operating as train number 22691 at an average speed of 69.75 km/h (43.34 mi/h) while its return journey as train number 22692 takes 33 hrs 55 mins to cover 2,366 km (1,470 mi) at an average speed of 69.75 km/h (43.34 mi/h) thus making it the second fastest train on the Bangalore – Delhi sector running via Secunderabad–Nagpur–Bhopal–Agra route. Currently 22693/94 is being planned to be revived again in Yesvantpur Junction–Hazrat Nizamuddin route, which will either run via Hubli or Hubballi–Pune–Vadodara–Kota route or run via Raichur–Solapur–Bhusaval–Bhopal–Agra route. In the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, this train was running as 02691/02692 COVID A/C special since May 2020 to November 2021. Catering, bedding, curtains aren't available presently, till the end of the pandemic till which it was expected to run as this special. 22691/22692 was resumed with the other regular trains in SWR on 18 November 2021, when the infections in India plunged to a low not seen before June 2020. Catering and Bedding are expected to resume soon.

Bengaluru Rajdhani Express is the 2nd fastest train on the Bengaluru (earlier known as Bangalore)–Delhi sector after Yeshvantapur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express. 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. It has been converted into a daily service from 1 July 2017.[2]

The Bangalore Rajdhani generally has a 1 AC 1st Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier, 1 Pantry car, 2 End on Generator coaches taking the total up to 20 coaches. 22693/22694 received LHB coaches effective 20 April/21 April 2012. 22691/22692 Bangalore Rajdhani also received LHB coaches effectively from 09/08/2012 thus making it to run entirely with LHB coaches since 9 August 2012.

• KSR Bengaluru City
• Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam
• Dharmavaram
• Guntakal Junction
• Raichur
• Sedam
• Secunderabad
• Kazipet
• Balharshah
• Nagpur Junction
• Itarsi Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Gwalior
• Agra Cantonment
• Hazrat Nizamuddin

At its introduction in 1992, it was hauled by Kazipet based WDM-3A till Secunderabad after which a Ghaziabad based WAP-1 initially and later by WAP 4 used to haul it for the remainder of the journey. The locomotive change was because the route between Guntakal and Bangalore was a diesel route and not electrified. In 2007, the WAP 4 was replaced by WAP 7. In March 2010, the diesel locomotive was changed to Krishnarajapuram loco shed based WDM-3A or WDM-3D and in April 2013, the WDP 4 diesel locomotive was introduced, while the electric locomotive link was either of Tughlakabad, Ghaziabad or Lallaguda based WAP 7.

As the electrification between Guntakal and Bangalore completed on 30th June 2017, it is now regularly hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP-7 (HOG) equipped locomotive from end to end.

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  Banglore Rajdhani Express AC 3 tier coach
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  Greeting poster on Banglore Rajdhani
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  AC 1st Class Bangalore Rajdhani Express