Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Patna)

Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start	Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops	8
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,531 km (951 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12305/12306
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car ; On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	79 km/h (49 mph), including halts

The Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a most prestigious Rajdhani class train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and New Delhi in India. It is currently being operated with 12305/12306 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Service[]

The 12305/Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 77 km/hr and covers 1531 km in 19h 55m. The 12306/New Delhi–Howrah Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 79 km/hr and covers 1531 km in 19h 20m.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

Howrah Junction
Barddhaman Junction
Madhupur Junction
Jasidih Junction
Patna Junction
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Allahabad Junction
Kanpur Central
New Delhi

Coach composition[]

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:

2 First AC
5 AC II Tier
10 AC III Tier
1 Pantry car
2 End-on Generator

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed/Kanpur loco shed-based WAP-4/WAP-5 electric locomotive from Howrah to New Delhi, and vice versa.

Direction reversal[]

The train shares its rake with 12301/12302 Howrah Rajdhani Express.

Notes[]

^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References[]

External links[]

12305. Howrah New Delhi Kolkata Express Timetable
12306. New Delhi Howrah Kolkata Express Timetable
12305/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express India Rail Info
12306/New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express India Rail Info

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[1] Runs one day in a week for every direction.

[2] PROVISION OF OPTIONAL CATERING ON RAJDHANI/DURONTO/ SHATABDI EXPRESS TRAINS

[3] Train food not up to mark, govt discovers

[4] Mega Power & Traffic Block between Khana & Galsi stations on 23.10.2016

[5] ER TO RUN HOWRAH – NEW JALPAIGURI WEEKLY SUPERFAST PUJA SPECIAL

[6] 'Super Fares' seats to the passengers who were unable to get confirmed bookings on Rajdhani Express

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