Rajya Rani Express
![]() Mysuru Bengaluru Rajyarani Express, first Rajya Rani Express in India | |
Main Operation(s) | State capital to important cities in the state |
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Other Operation(s) | Launched in 2011[1][2] |
Fleet size | 10 |
Parent company | Indian Railways |
Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.
History[]
The word "Rajya" means "State"[3] and the word "Rani" means Queen[4] in Sanskrit and several Indian languages. The Rajya Rani trains were announced by the railway minister in railway budget 2011.[5][6] The first Rajya Rani train was started between Mysore and Bangalore by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and was flagged off on 1 July 2011 by K. H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for Railways.[7]
Etymology[]
The train was named after Maharani Gayatri Devi, former princess of the state of Cooch Behar, Maharani of Jaipur.[8] She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the Vogue list. She shares space with the likes of Rabindranath Tagore (Kavi Guru Express) and Swami Vivekananda (Vivek Express) as the railways has named a series of trains as Rajya Rani Expresses to honour the late Rajmata of Jaipur.
On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as "Tutari Express" to mark the centenary of Keshavasuta's famed poem titled "Tutari".[9] [10]
Active Services[]
S.No. | Train No. | Sector[1] | Distance (km) | Date of introduction[2] |
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1 | 16557 / 16558 | Mysore - Bangalore | 139 | 1 July 2011 |
2 | 11003 / 11004 | Dadar - Sawantwadi Road | 497 | 1 July 2011 |
3 | 22861 / 22862 | Shalimar - Adra | 283 | 1 Oct 2011 |
4 | 22161 / 22162 | Bhopal - Damoh | 291 | 12 Nov 2011 |
5 | 16349 / 16350 | Thiruvananthapuram (Kochuveli) - Nilambur Road | 443 | 16 Nov 2011 |
6 | 18117 / 18118 | Rourkela - Gunupur | 798 | 16 Nov 2011 |
7 | 15417 / 15418 | Alipurduar - Silghat | 460 | 14 Feb 2012 |
8 | 22453 / 22454 | Meerut - Lucknow | 459 | 11 March 2012 |
9 | 17611 / 17612 | Nanded - Mumbai CSMT | 604 | 10 January 2020 |
10 | 12567 / 12568 | Saharsa - Patna | 214 | 18 March 2012 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Rajya Rani Express to Connect State Capitals With Important Cities of Those States". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ a b "New Time Table Comes into Effect from 1st July 2011". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ Tamilcube.com: rajya, Tamil Cube, 9 September 2011.
- ^ Tamilcube.com: rani, Tamil Cube, 10 March 2012.
- ^ Headlines Today Bureau: 10 new Rajya Rani Express trains announced., Headlines Today Bureau, 25 February 2011.
- ^ Equity Bulls: Rajya Rani Express to Connect State Capitals With Important Cities of Those States., Equity Bulls, 25 February 2011.
- ^ Day in Pics, TOI: Rajya Rani Express inaugurated, Times of India, 2 Jul 2011.
- ^ Jayanta Gupta, TNN: Trains in honour of Gayatri Devi., Times of India, 1 July 2011.
- ^ "'RajyaRani Express' rechristened as 'Tutari Express'". DNA. PTI. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2017PR933
- Rajya Rani Express trains
- Railway services introduced in 2011
- Named passenger trains of India