Bandra Rajdhani Express

Bandra Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type Rajdhani Express
Locale Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi
First service October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)
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

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