Ranchi Rajdhani Express

Ranchi Rajdhani Express is another one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. Currently there are two set of Rajdhani Express which connects New Delhi (Capital of India) with Ranchi.[1]

Ranchi Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service typeRajdhani Express
LocaleJharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
StartRanchi Junction (RNC)
Stops6
EndNew Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled1,306 km (812 mi) / 1,341 km (833 mi)
Average journey time17 hours 40 minutes / 16 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyBi - Weekly
Train number(s)12453 / 12454
20839 / 20840
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable (included in the ticket)
Entertainment facilitiesNot Available
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum and 78 km/h (48 mph) average with halts
Route map

History

  • The first set of Ranchi Rajdhani Express was inaugurated on 17 October 2001, which runs through Bokaro Steel city, Flagged off by Nitish Kumar (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service.[2] Later, in 2004 the frequency of first set was increased to bi-weekly.[3]
  • Later, the second set of Ranchi Rajdhani Express was inaugurated on 11 June 2006, which runs through Daltonganj, Flagged off by Lalu Prasad Yadav (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a bi-weekly service.

Routes

The Two sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express runs at two different routes:

  • 1st set of Train Number 20839/40 runs through Bokaro Steel City with the length of 1310 km with an average speed of 78 km/hr.

Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City, Koderma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Kanpur, New Delhi.

  • 2nd set of Train Number 12453/54 runs through Daltonganj with the length of 1344 km with an average speed 75 km/hr.

Ranchi, Barkakana, Daltonganj, Mughalsarai, Allahabad, Kanpur, New Delhi.

Traction

The two sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express is hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive of Ghaziabad electric loco shed in both directions.

Incident

On 7 Sep 2017, the engine and power car of train derailed near New Delhi, but no casualties reported.[4]

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References

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