Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

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Rajendra Nagar Tejas Rajdhani Express
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Overview
Service type Tejas-Rajdhani Express
Locale Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service1 September 1996;26 years ago (1996-09-01)
Current operator(s) East Central Railways
Route
Termini Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops6
Distance travelled1,001 km (622 mi)
Average journey time12 hours 5min
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12309 / 12310
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stock Tejas rakes
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (top speed)
130 km/h (81 mph) (top operating speed)
Route map
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The 12309 / 12310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects Patna with and Delhi.

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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. [1]

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 1001 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 5 minutes when operating as train number 12310 at an average speed of 83 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 30 min at an average speed of 80  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.

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, Prayagraj Junction, and Kanpur Central.This is the only Rajdhani Express having ISO certification.

Coach composition

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References

  1. Livemint (1 September 2021). "Railways starts Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with Tejas rake from today". mint. Retrieved 3 September 2021.