Ranchi Rajdhani Express

Ranchi Rajdhani Express

Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Ranchi Junction (RNC)
Stops	6
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,306 km (812 mi) / 1,341 km (833 mi)
Average journey time	17 hours 40 minutes / 16 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12453 / 12454 20839 / 20840
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (included in the ticket)
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum and 78 km/h (48 mph) average with halts
Route map

Ranchi Rajdhani Express is a premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Express of Indian Railways. Currently there are two set of Rajdhani Express which connects capital of India, New Delhi with Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.^[1]

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 20839/20840 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 Junction, Dehri-on-Sone, Mughalsarai Junction (Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.), Kanpur Central to New Delhi.

• 2nd set of train number 12453/12454 runs through Daltonganj with the length of 1245 km on the day of via Lohardaga (non- stopping station), Daltonganj, Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. and 1240 km on the day of via Lohardaga (non- stopping station), Daltonganj, Renukut and 1345 km towards New Delhi and 1349 km towards Ranchi on the day of via Muri (non-stopping station), Daltonganj, Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. but route of this train is presenly not fixed.

:: One of the two days: Ranchi, Lohardaga (no halt), Barkakana (former halt is generally untouched as diverted through non - stopping station Lohardaga), Daltonganj, Garwa Road Junction, Mughalsarai Junction (Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn.) (halt on one of two days a week service, it is avoided on another day), Allahabad (Prayagraj), Kanpur Central to New Delhi. [1] [2]. Another day of two days: Ranchi, Lohardaga (no halt), Daltonganj, Garwa Road Junction, ( Renukoot ) (halt on one of two days a week service, it is avoided on another day), Chopan (halt on one of two days a week service, it is avoided on another day), Allahabad (Prayagraj), Kanpur Central to New Delhi.

Traction[]

The two sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express is hauled by a WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped 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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