Bandra Rajdhani Express
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Overview | |
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Service type | Rajdhani Express |
Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi |
First service | October 15, 2017 |
Current operator(s) | Western Railways |
Route | |
Start | Bandra |
Stops | 3 |
End | Hazrat Nizamuddin |
Distance travelled | 1,384 km (860 mi) |
Average journey time | 13 hours 55 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 09003 / 09004 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | 2 Pantry Car Coach attached |
Observation facilities | LHB rakes |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed |
99.5 km/h (61.8 mph) average 150 km/h (93 mph) maximum |
The Bandra Rajdhani Express is a semi-high speed rail service linking the Indian cities of Bandra and New Delhi. It operates with a maximum speed of 150km/h (93 mph) and an average speed of 99 km/h (62 mph), making it the fastest Rajdhani train in India, and the second fastest overall train in India, after the Gatimaan Express.[1] The train takes less than 14 hours to complete the 1367-kilometre journey between Bandra Terminus and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi.[2]
Service
Schedule
Train 09003 (Bandra to H. Nizamuddin), departs daily from Bandra Terminus at 16:05. It has 3 immediate stops (Surat at 18:55, Vadodara at 20:25, and Kota at 01:44 + 1), before arriving at H. Nizamuddin at 06:00 + 1.[3] The return train 09004 (H. Nizamuddin to Bandra) departs daily from H. Nizamuddin at 16:15, and has 3 intermediate stops (Kota at 20:43, Vadodara at 00:45 + 1, and Surat at 02:25 + 1), before arriving in Bandra at 06:10 + 1.
The train has a top speed of 130 km/h, which is primarily hit in Haryana and Rajasthan, between Kota and Delhi. The remaining portions are restricted to between 90 km/h and 130 km/h, depending on track condition and curvature.[4]
Usage
The train is especially popular with business travellers commuting from Delhi to Gujarat, as the train's schedule allows a full day of work in Delhi with a midnight return in Gujarat. Additionally, a good portion of the traffic fueled at Bandra is from the Bandra-Kurla Complex, an upmarket commercial district about 3 kilometres from Bandra Terminus.
References
- ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/bdts-nzm-sf-ac-rajdhani-09003-train
- ↑ https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-bandra-terminus-hazrat-nizamuddin-rajdhani-special-09003/21822/303/748
- ↑ https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-hazrat-nizamuddin-bandra-terminus-rajdhani-special-09004/21823/748/303
- ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/business/railways-launches-new-super-rajdhani-on-delhi-mumbai-route-fares-details-catering-charges-1763394