Taj Express

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Taj Express
TajExpress.jpg
Taj Express standing on Agra Cantt Railway station
Overview
Locale Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh
First service1 October 1964
between New Delhi & Agra
Route
Termini New Delhi
Jhansi Junction
Stops10
Distance travelled410 km (250 mi)
Average journey time7 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12279 / 12280
On-board services
Class(es) Executive Class Premium Class
Seating arrangements2S & CC
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed59 km/h (37 mph) average with halts

The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen- which ran as a high-speed commuter-special train between Pune Junction and CSMT Mumbai (ex Victoria Terminus Bombay) – and provided a quick and comfortable journey between Agra and Delhi. It was a very popular train especially among foreign tourists, before the Bhopal Shatabdi was introduced in 1988. The train was later extended up to Gwalior in 1985 and then to Jhansi in 2006. It was named after Taj Mahal.

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History

Train info

LocomotiveGhaziabad (GZB)WAP-5WAP-7
Train coachesLHB rakes
ENGLuggage brake

& Generator car

AC Chair Car

(1st Class)

Chair Car

(2nd Class)

General

(3rd Class)

Luggage brake

& Generator car

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Route

The train numbered 12279 goes from Gwalior Junction to New Delhi railway station, and train number is 12280 goes from New Delhi railway station to Jhansi.

Taj Express
#StationCodeAverage speed / hourZoneAddress
1 New Delhi NDLS40NRAjmeri Gate 110002, Delhi NCT
2 Nizamuddin, Delhi NZM70NRNew Delhi 110013, Delhi NCT
3 Faridabad FDB80NRPIN 121003, Haryana
4 Mathura MTJ90NCRMathura, Uttar Pradesh
5 Raja ki Mandi, Agra RKM30NCRAgra, Uttar Pradesh
6 Agra Cantt, Agra AGC60NCRAgra, Uttar Pradesh
7 Dhaulpur DHO60NCRDhaulpur, Rajasthan
8 Morena MRA60NCRMorena, Madhya Pradesh
9 Gwalior Junction GWL70NCRGwalior, Madhya Pradesh
10 Dabra DBA73NCRDabra, Madhya Pradesh
11 Datia DAA26NCRDatia, Madhya Pradesh
12 Jhansi Junction JHS43NCRJhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Locomotive

As the whole route is electrified the train is generally hauled by WAP-7 from Ghaziabad for its whole journey. But occasionally it is also hauled by WAP-5 from Ghaziabad.

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