Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

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Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Special
Patna Tejas Rajdhani.jpg
Overview
Service typeTejas-Rajdhani Express
LocaleBihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First serviceSeptember 2021; 4 months ago (September 2021)
Last serviceNovember 2021; 2 months ago (November 2021)
Current operator(s)East Central Railways
Route
StartRajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
Stops6
EndNew Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled1,005 km (624 mi)
Average journey time12 hours 5min
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)02309 / 02310
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockTejas rakes
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) average including halts
Route map
Legend
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

The 02309 / 02310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Special is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects Patna with and Delhi. It is fastest train on the Patna–Delhi section and fifth fastest rajdhani of Indian railways. It is the fastest train in covering the Delhi–Kanpur section. It also comes in top 10 fastest trains of Indian railways.[1]

History[]

This Train was originally introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996–97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later it was rerouted to run via Prayagraj. In 1997, the pantry car service was introduced.

From 1st September 2021, the train LHB Rajdhani Rakes are replaced with LHB Tejas Sleeper Rakes. This increased the speed of the train to 130km/h. The train can travel at a top speed of 160km/h making it a Semi-High Speed Train. [2]

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 1005 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 15 minutes when operating as train number 12310 at an average speed of 82 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 40 min at an average speed of 79 km/h (including halts) as train number 12309. Later on with the completion of the construction of the Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, it was terminated from Patna Junction to here.[3]

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, Prayagraj 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. This is the only Rajdhani Express having ISO certification.

Time Table[]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
RJPB Rajendra Nagar Terminal 19:10
PNBE Patna Junction 19:25 19:35
DDU Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 22:12 22:22
PRYJ Prayagraj Junction 00:10 00:12
CNB Kanpur Central 02:15 02:20
NDLS New Delhi 07:40

Traction[]

It is regularly hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition[]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EOG BE1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 PC H1 H2 EOG

References[]

  1. ^ "Patna Rajdhani Express/12309 RJPB to NDLS". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. ^ Livemint (1 September 2021). "Railways starts Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with Tejas rake from today". mint. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Patna Rajdhani Express/12310 NDLS to RJPB". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
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