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 12301 / 12302 Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani class train of Indian Railways that connects that capital of West Bengal, Kolkata to the national capital of India, Delhi. This is the first Rajdhani Express of India and is one of the fastest trains of Indian Railways in Kolkata to Delhi route. Not only in Kolkata to Delhi route, it is also the fastest train in Howrah Railways Station.It connects the Howrah Railways Station in Kolkata to the New Delhi Railway Station in Delhi. Howrah Rajdhani Express is the Fastest Train From Howrah to New delhi and vice versa covering the distance of 1450 km in just 17 hours.
Tatanagar Junction Railway Station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms and handles around 100 trains each day. On 26th February 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually lay the foundation stone for the re-development of the station at cost of ₹335 Crores.
The 22387 / 22388 Dhanbad – Howrah Black Diamond Express is a daily superfast passenger train that connects the city of Dhanbad in Jharkhand to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata. It acts as a sister train / twin train to the Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express.
The 13017 / 13018 Ganadevata Express is an important Express-type day-running train operated by Indian Railways; it connects Kolkata with Azimganj, a town in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. It runs daily between Howrah and Azimganj via Rampurhat Junction.
The 12871 / 12872 & 22861 / 22862 Ispat Express is a Superfast day train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with Titlagarh & Kantabanji. It covers a distance of 741 kilometers at an average speed of 57 km/h (35 mph). It has Two Second Class Unreserved Seating Coaches, 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches and 8 Second Sitting Chair Car Coaches. All of the classes require reservations, except for Second Class Unreserved Seating class, where Tatkal scheme is available. A pantry car is available in this train. Unlike many trains of Indian Railways, it has an advance reservation period of sixty (60) days.
Kharagpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station. It is an A-1 category station of Indian Railways.
The 12261 / 12262 Mumbai CSMT–Howrah AC Duronto Express is a Duronto Express train operating on the Mumbai–Howrah route.
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.
Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Mail, with train numbers 12810 and 12809 is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways and maintained by South Eastern Railway that runs between Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Mumbai CSMT in Maharashtra.
The 12441 / 12442 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and New Delhi in India.
The 12827 / 12828 Howrah–Purulia Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Purulia Junction in India.
The 18615 / 18616 Kriya Yoga Express, formerly known as Howrah–Hatia Express, is an Express train of Indian Railways in India's South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Hatia, serving the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. It operates as train number 18615 from Howrah Junction to Hatia and as train number 18616 in the reverse direction.
The 12019 / 12020 Howrah–Ranchi Junction Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi category train of Indian Railways that connects the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata with that of the capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi. The train belongs to the Howrah Division of Eastern Railways and runs on all the days, except that on Sundays.
The 13027 / 13028 Howrah–Azimganj Junction Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Azimganj Junction via Rampurhat Junction in India.
The 12837 / 12838 Howrah–Puri Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Puri in India.
The 12021/22 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Barbil in India. It replaced Howrah - Tatanagar Shatabdi Express in 2003 and the replaced was Howrah - Rourkela Shatabdi Express between Jul 5, 1995 to Jun 2002 before making the route shorter. Howrah - Tatanagar Jan Shatabdi Express was subsequently extended to Barbil after introduction. Now it operates as train number 12021 from Howrah Junction to Barbil and as train number 12022 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha due to the fact that Barbil cuts across the state line between Jharkhand and Odisha.
The Tatanagar - Jammu Tawi Express / Tata Muri Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Tatanagar Junction and Jammu Tawi in India.
The 12869 / 12870 Howrah–Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express is a passenger train service in India. It runs via Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Bilaspur, Raipur, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Bhusaval, Nasik and Kalyan to reach Mumbai CST.
The Tatanagar–Yesvantpur Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Tatanagar Junction and Yesvantpur Junction in India. It was being operated with 18111/18112 train numbers on a weekly basis.
