Rajdhani Express

Rajdhani Express
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The Chennai Rajdhani Express is an important train connecting Chennai to New Delhi. It was first introduced in 1993 and runs twice a week from Delhi and twice from Chennai. The Chennai Rajdhani is a fast alternative to the classic Grand Trunk Express and the modern superfast Tamil Nadu Express.

The Chennai Rajdhani covers a distance of 2194 kilometers in just over 28 hours. It is one of the fastest trains in India. It departs from Delhi at 1600Hrs and arrives in Chennai at 2010Hrs the next day. From Chennai it departs at 0640Hrs and arrives in Delhi at 1020Hrs the next day.It gets WAP7/WAP4 from SCR's LALLAGUDA electric shed.


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Interior of a First Class AC bedroom

The train has a high priority at signals, on the Indian railway network, and is fully air-conditioned. Passengers are provided with complimentary meals during the journey. Depending on the timings of the train, lunch, high tea, dinner, morning tea and breakfast are served. The trains offer three classes of accommodation; First Class AC with 2 or 4 berth lockable bedrooms, Second Class AC 2-tier with open system berths (bays of 4 berths + 2 berths on the side) but provided with curtains for privacy, Second Class AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) with no privacy curtains.

Passengers travelling on the First AC class in this train are treated with luxury. They get their own private cabin, music stereos, scent emitters and a 4 course dinner.

The Chennai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 78 km/h (excluding halts), and touches a top speed 130 km/h in the Delhi-Bhopal section of the route. It is highly utilized by indian citizens.

Destination

Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi) via. Bhopal Junction, Nagpur, Vijayawada. .

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