Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

{{Infobox rail service | name = Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Special | image = | caption = | type = Tejas Express | status = | locale = Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | first = September 2021 (September 2021) | last = November 2021 (November 2021)

The 02309 / 02310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Special is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects Patna with and Delhi. It is fastest train on the Patna–Delhi section and fifth fastest rajdhani of Indian railways. It is the fastest train in covering the Delhi–Kanpur section. It also comes in top 10 fastest trains of Indian railways.[1]

History

This Train was originally introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996–97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later it was rerouted to run via Prayagraj. In 1997, the pantry car service was introduced.

From 1st September 2021, the train LHB Rajdhani Rakes are replaced with LHB Tejas Sleeper Rakes. This increased the speed of the train to 130km/h. The train can travel at a top speed of 160km/h making it a Semi-High Speed Train. [2]

Service

It runs daily. It operates as train number 12309 from Rajendra Nagar (Patna) to New Delhi railway station and as train number 12310 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1005 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 15 minutes when operating as train number 12310 at an average speed of 82 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 40 min at an average speed of 79 km/h (including halts) as train number 12309. Later on with the completion of the construction of the Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, it was terminated from Patna Junction to here.[3]

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, Prayagraj Junction, and Kanpur Central. With 22 coaches, the train is the longest Rajdhani Express service in the country. Also this train has 7 AC 2 coaches which is maximum in Indian railways. This is the only Rajdhani Express having ISO certification.

Time Table
Station code Station name Arrival Departure
RJPBRajendra Nagar Terminal19:10
PNBEPatna Junction19:2519:35
DDUPandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 22:1222:22
PRYJPrayagraj Junction00:1000:12
CNBKanpur Central02:1502:20
NDLSNew Delhi07:40

Traction

It is regularly hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EOGBE1B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9A1A2A3A4A5A6A7PCH1H2EOG

References
  1. "Patna Rajdhani Express/12309 RJPB to NDLS". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. Livemint (1 September 2021). "Railways starts Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with Tejas rake from today". mint. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "Patna Rajdhani Express/12310 NDLS to RJPB". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
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