Rajya Rani Express

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Rajya Rani Express
Overview
Main Operating(s)State capital to important cities in the state
Other Operating(s)Launched in 2011 [1] [2]
Fleet size10
Parent companyIndian Railways
Dates of operation1 July 2011–

Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.

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History

The word "Rajya" means "State" [3] and the word "Rani" means Queen [4] in Sanskrit and several Indian languages. The Rajya Rani trains were announced by the railway minister in railway budget 2011. [5] [6] The first Rajya Rani train was started between Mysore and Bangalore by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and was flagged off on 1 July 2011 by K. H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for Railways. [7]

Etymology

The train was named after Maharani Gayatri Devi, former princess of the state of Cooch Behar, Maharani of Jaipur. [8] She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the Vogue list. She shares space with the likes of Rabindranath Tagore (Kavi Guru Express) and Swami Vivekananda (Vivek Express) as the railways has named a series of trains as Rajya Rani Expresses to honour the late Rajmata of Jaipur.

On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as "Tutari Express" to mark the centenary of Keshavasuta's famed poem titled "Tutari". [9] [10]

Active Services

S.No.Train No.Sector [1] Distance (km)Date of introduction [2]
120659 / 20660 [11] [12] Mysore – Bangalore 1391 July 2011
211003 /11004 [13] [14] Dadar – Sawantwadi Road 4971 July 2011
322861 / 22862 [15] Shalimar – Adra (Canceled) [16] 2831 Oct 2011
422161 /22162 [17] [18] Bhopal – Damoh 29112 Nov 2011
516349 / 16350 [19] [20] Thiruvananthapuram (Kochuveli) – Nilambur Road 44316 Nov 2011
618117 / 18118 [21] [22] Rourkela – Gunupur 79816 Nov 2011 (Started between Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Later extended to Gugupur on 20 March 2017) [23]
715417 / 15418 [24] [25] Alipurduar – Silghat 46014 Feb 2012 (Started between Dhubri and Silghat. Later extended to Gugupur on 1 October 2016) [26]
822453 / 22454 [27] [28] Meerut – Lucknow 45911 March 2012
917611 / 17612 [29] [30] Nanded – Mumbai CSMT 60411 March 2012 (Started between Manmad and Mumbai CST. Later extended to Nanded on 10 January 2020) [31]
1012567 / 12568 [32] [33] Saharsa – Patna 21418 March 2012

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References

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  2. 1 2 "New Time Table Comes into Effect from 1st July 2011". Government of India . Press Information Bureau . Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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  5. ↑ Headlines Today Bureau: 10 new Rajya Rani Express trains announced., Headlines Today Bureau, 25 February 2011.
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  7. ↑ Day in Pics, TOI: Rajya Rani Express inaugurated, Times of India , 2 Jul 2011.
  8. ↑ Jayanta Gupta, TNN: Trains in honour of Gayatri Devi., Times of India , 1 July 2011.
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