Bangalore Rajdhani Express

Bangalore Rajdhani Express
22691 Bengaluru Rajdhani Express near Lingampally Railway Station
Overview
Service type Rajdhani Express
Locale Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service 1 November 1992
Current operator(s) South Western Railway
Route
Start Bangalore
Stops 13(up) - 12(dn)
End Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
Distance travelled 2,375 km (1,476 mi)
Average journey time 33 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 22691 / 22692
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available
Observation facilities

LHB rakes

No of rakes = 4
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed 75 km/h (47 mph)

The Bengaluru - Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express. This train connects Bengaluru and Delhi. It was the fastest service on the Bangalore & Delhi sector before Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express.

Service

The Rajdhani Express is the 2nd fastest train on the Bengaluru (Earlier known as Bangalore) - Delhi sector after Duronto. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22691 from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna(Bengaluru) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station and as train number 22692 in the reverse direction. It has been converted into a daily service from July 1, 2017.[1]

History

Originally introduced in 1992, this was a weekly train, then converted to bi-weekly, tri-weekly and then four times a week.[2] In end of March 2010, service 12493/12494, which later became 22693/22694 was added to make it a daily service. This was the first Rajdhani where overnight service standard was changed - the distance being greater than what can be covered overnight at Indian Railway's speeds. It covers a distance of 2385 kilometres in Bangalore City Junction to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station direction and it takes 33 hours 55 mins when operating as train number 22691 at an average speed of 70 km/h while its return journey as train number 22692 takes 33 hrs 55 mins to cover 2375 kilometers at an average speed of 70 km/h thus making it the second fastest train on the Bangalore - Delhi sector.

Coach composition

The Bangalore Rajdhani generally has a 1 First AC, 5 AC 2 tier, 1 pantry car, 2 luggage cum generator coach & 11 AC 3 tier coaches taking the total up to 20 coaches. 22693/22694 received LHB coaches effective 21 April/22 April 2012. 22691/22692 Bangalore Rajdhani also received LHB rakes effectively from 09/08/2012 thus making it to run entirely with LHB since 9 August 2012.

Traction

At its introduction it was hauled by Kazipet based WDM-3A till Secunderabad Junction railway station after which a Ghaziabad based WAP-1 or WAP-4 used to haul it for the remainder of the journey. In 2010, the Krishnarajapuram loco shed took over with its WDM-3A and in 2013, the WDP4 locomotive which was used till Secunderabad Junction railway station[3] after which rest of the journey was hauled by Tughlakabad or Lallaguda based WAP 7.

With the completion of electrification between Bangalore City Junction and Guntakal on 30 June 2017, it is currently hauled end to end by a Tughlakabad based WAP 7.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Delhi- Bangalore Rajdhani to run daily". Times of India. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rajdhani changes!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Record electrification by SCR over 3 months". 'The Hindu'. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "South Central Railway on track to cut travel time". 'The Hans India'. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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