The Rajdhani Express is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states. Rajdhani, derived from the Sanskrit means "capital". Introduced in 1969, the trains are amongst the premium services operated by Indian Railways and regularly get a higher priority on the railway network.
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 7th generation (7). They entered service in 2000. A total of 1609 WAP-7 have been built, with more units being built at CLW, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW).
The 12703 / 12704 Falaknuma Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Secunderabad and Howrah, (Kolkata) in India. It is currently being operated with 12703/12704 train numbers on daily basis.
Duronto Express, translating to "Speedster" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways. Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have been permitted to make additional commercial stops and accept ticket bookings from technical halts. Before the introduction of trains like the Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat Express, Duronto trains held the distinction of being the fastest trains in India. Unlike its counterpart, the Rajdhani Express, which links India's capital, Delhi, to state capitals, the Duronto Express connects major metropolitan areas, state capitals, and the national capital.
The Visakha Express is a daily express train owned by Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Bhubaneswar (BBS). It was widely popularized by the 2008 Telugu movie of the same name. The train's numbers are 17015 and 17016. It is part of the South Central Railway zone. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 4:50 PM and arrives at Bhubaneswar the next day at 3:25 PM. Train number 17015 leaves Bhubaneswar at 08:45 AM and arrives at Secunderabad the next day at 07:30 AM.
The Jammu Rajdhani Express connects Jammu Tawi and New Delhi. It is the Rajdhani Express series train on the Jammu Tawi–New Delhi section. Its number is 12425 / 12426.
The 12391 / 12392 Shramjeevi Superfast Express is a daily superfast express train of Indian Railways, running between Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, and New Delhi, the capital city of India. Previously it was running between Patna and New Delhi, later extended to Rajgir. This is the fastest train (12392) between Ghaziabad and Moradabad covers journey only in 2 hours The name Shramjeevi signifies the employee/worker, dependent on physical/mental labour (Shram) for their livelihood (Jeevi).
The Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Tejas-Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, the capital of India. Currently, there are three dedicated sets of rakes operating from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. This is the 3rd Rajdhani train which is having 3 dedicated routes after Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and Ranchi Rajdhani Express
The 12819 / 12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal. This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nitish Kumar in 2005. It was and still is a bi-weekly train. Earlier the train used to terminate at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) but now terminates at Anand Vihar Terminus (ANVT) of New Delhi. Its rakes are maintained by East Coast Railway (ECoR).
The 12801 / 12802 Purushottam Express is a daily train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi. It is one of the most highly demanded train between Puri to New Delhi. The train is of Superfast category and passes through states of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh. It was the first train in India to have a Braille-embedded coach for blind passengers.
Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express, also known as Mumbai AC Duronto Express, is a 16 Coached fully air-conditioned, non-stop version of Duronto-type service running between Mumbai Central and New Delhi. It is one of the fastest train to connect Maharashtra to Delhi. It is maintained by Western Railways (WR), Mumbai division. This train did not make any commercial halts in the past, but now does at Vadodara, Ratlam and Kota. In the up direction, from New Delhi to Mumbai, the service runs with train number 22210 and in down direction, from Mumbai to New Delhi, as train number 22209. Post extension of Sealdah–New Delhi Duronto to Bikaner, this train is currently the fastest Duronto Express in Indian Railways.
The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a tri-weekly train which runs between Puri in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest trains that connect Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijili, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao and Kanpur. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of 1,912 kilometres (1,188 mi) from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. Neelachal Express consists of 1 AC First Class coach, 2 Second AC coach, 6 Third AC coaches, 7 Sleeper Class coaches, 2 General (Un-Reserved) coaches, 1 Pantry Car, 1 Divyangjan Coach and 1 EOG.
The 12263 / 12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express is a Superfast Express train of Indian Railways Duronto Express type connecting Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) to Pune (PUNE). It is currently being operated with train numbers 12263 / 12264.
The 12275 / 12276 Prayagraj Junction railway station - New Delhi Humsafar Express is a Superfast Express train of the Humsafar Express category belonging to Indian Railways - North Central Railway zone that runs between Prayagraj Junction railway station and New Delhi in India. It holds the record for longest distance between consecutive passenger halts. It is the seventh-fastest-running train in India. Earlier it used to run as 12275/76 Allahabad - New Delhi Duronto Express of Duronto Express category from 9 February 2010 to 14 September 2019 before being converted to Humsafar Express.
Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi Express category type of service belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Howrah in India. It was introduced as Puri - Howrah - Puri Duronto Express but its service pattern was changed to Shatabdi Express to provide commercial halts on 8th February 2013 because, Duronto Express should have had no commercial halt then but they had operational or technical halt/s if it was required or if they were required.
The 22109 / 10 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Express was an AC Superfast Express express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railway zone that ran between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India.
Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express numbered 12429/30 is an ISO certified premier daily overnight service of AC Superfast Express type running between Lucknow Charbagh and New Delhi operated by Northern Railway zone. It is hauled by a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 locomotive but due to its short journey and shortage of WAP-7 locomotives, it had been given a diesel link of WDP-4D twin locos of Tughlakabad shed for some time after electrification between the entire route.
The 22411/22412 Naharlagun–Anand Vihar Terminal Arunachal AC Express is an AC Express train connecting Delhi and Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh.
The 12815 / 12816 Nandan Kanan Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Anand Vihar Terminal in India.
The Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Bhubaneswar and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 22805/22806 train numbers on a weekly basis.
