Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

Rajendra Nagar(Patna)-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

RJPB rajdhani exp at New Delhi
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1996 (1996)
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway zone
Route
Start	Rajendra Nagar Terminal
Stops	4
End	New Delhi
Distance travelled	1,002 km (623 mi)
Average journey time	11 hours 45 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12309/ 12310
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC Second AC Third AC
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large Windows LHB rakes
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed	140 kilometres per hour (87 mph)
Route map Legend km from New Delhi railway station 0 New Delhi railway station Delhi–Uttar Pradesh border 440 Kanpur Central railway station 634 Allahabad Junction railway station 787 Mughalsarai Junction railway station Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border 999 Patna Junction railway station 1001 Rajendra Nagar towards Howrah Junction railway station

Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express connects Patna with and Delhi. It is one of the fastest trains on the Patna - Delhi section.^[1]

History

This Train was introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996-97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later its route was rerouted to run via Allahabad. In 1997, the Pantry Car service was introduced.

Service

It runs daily. It operates as train number 12309 from Rajendra Nagar (Patna) to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12310 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1001 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 15 minutes when operating as train number 12309 at an average speed of 81 km/h (excluding halts) while its return journey takes 11 h 45 min at an average speed of 80 km/h (excluding halts) as train number 12310.^[2]

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad Junction, and Kanpur Central. With 22 Coaches, the train is the longest Rajdhani Express service in the country. Also this train has 7 AC 2 coaches which is maximum in Indian railways. The train is regularly hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive of Ghaziabad shed from September 2013.This is the only Rajdhani express having ISO certification.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	PC	H1	H2	EOG

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