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.
Indian Railways operates India's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. As of 2023, it maintains over 108,706 km (67,547 mi) of tracks and operates over 13,000 trains daily. According to the Ministry of Railways, a route capable of supporting trains operating at more than 160 km/h (100 mph) is considered as a higher speed or semi-high speed rail line.
In Indian Railways, A MEMU is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train that serves short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas. The acronym stands for Mainline Electric Multiple Unit.
Meerut City, or Meerut City Junction, is the main railway station in the city of Meerut. It is a junction of Meerut–Bulandshahr–Khurja line and Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line. Double lining of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.
The 14553/54 Delhi–Daulatpur Chowk Himachal Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Delhi Junction & Daulatpur Chowk in Una, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Karnal railway station, at an altitude of 253 metres (830 ft) above mean sea level, is a class "A" station on Delhi–Kalka line, located in Karnal district of Haryana state of India. Built in 1892 by the British Raj, it is one of the oldest stations in India which also holds the title of country's National Heritage Site. It is under Delhi railway division (DRD) of Northern Railway zone (NR) of the Indian Railways (IR).
Una Himachal railway station, code name "UHL", is an important and main station in Una district which is located near Regional Government Hospital on Una–Hamirpur Highway in Una City which is the first broad gauge of Himachal Pradesh.
Ambala–Daulatpur Chowk DEMU is a passenger express train of the Indian Railways connecting Ambala Cantonment Junction in Haryana and Daulatpur Chowk in Himachal Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 74991/74992 train numbers on daily basis.
Amb Andaura Railway Station is situated in Amb Tehsil of Una district, Himachal Pradesh. Its code is AADR. It serves Gagret and Amb towns. The station consists of two Platforms and 3 Tracks. It provide facilities including Drinking water and Sanitation. The station is serviced by the only broad-gauge line in Himachal Pradesh.
Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services. The train entered commercial service on 15 February 2019.
The 22436/22435 New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 1st semi-high speed, electric multiple unit train, connecting the states of New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
The 22439/22440 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express is India's 2nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of New Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
The 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express is India's 3rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
The 20825/20826 Bilaspur - Nagpur Vande Bharat Express is India's 6th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express is India's 11th and the fastest Vande Bharat Express train in service, connecting the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi with a maximum permissible speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).
The 20977/20978 Ajmer - Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express is India's 14th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi and Chandigarh. This express train is an extension of the former Vande Bharat Express train which ran from Ajmer Junction till Delhi Cantonment.
The 20898/20897 Ranchi - Howrah Vande Bharat Express is India's 31st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Ranchi in Jharkhand with Howrah in West Bengal. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.
The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is India's 35th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Varanasi with the capital city of India, New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Varanasi train line after 15 February 2019.
The 22488/22487 Amritsar - Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express is India's 38th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan city of Amritsar with the capital city of India, New Delhi.
The 22478/22477 SMVD Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is India's 37th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Katra train line after 3 October 2019.
