Rajya Rani Express

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Rajya Rani Express
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Main Operation(s): State capital to Important Cities in the state 2011 -
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.

11003 Rajyarani Express AC 3 tier coach
(Bhubaneswar-Rourkela) Rajya Rani Express Route map
(Mysore-Bangalore) Rajya Rani Express Route map

History

The word "Rajya" means "kingdom"[1] and the word "Rani" means Queen[2] in Sanskrit and several Indian languages. The Rajya Rani trains were announced by the railway minister in railway budget 2011.[3][4] The first service was flagged off on 1 July 2011 between Mysore and Bangalore.[5]

Etmology

The train was named after Maharani Gayatri Devi, former princess of the state of Cooch Behar, Maharani of Jaipur.[6] She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the Vogue list.[7] 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.

Routes

Pair Train No Type Sector Route State Distance (km) Zone Frequency Running Since
1 16557 - 16558 Express Mysore – Bangalore Mandya, Ramanagaram Karnataka 139 SWR Daily[8] 01-Jul-2011
2 11003 - 11004 Express Dadar - Sawantwadi Road Panvel, Ratnagiri Maharashtra 497 CR Daily[9] 01-Jul-2011
3 22861 - 22862 Superfast Shalimar – Bankura Kharagpur, Midnapore West Bengal 229 SER Tri-Weekly 01-Oct-2011
4 22161 - 22162 Superfast Bhopal – Damoh Vidisha, Bina Madhya Pradesh 291 WCR Daily 12-Nov-2011
5 16349 - 16350 Express Trivandrum – Nilambur Road Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur Kerala 393 SR Daily 16-Nov-2011
6 18417 - 18418 Express Rourkela – Bhubaneswar Cuttack, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda Orissa 341 ECoR Tri-Weekly 16-Nov-2011
7 15817 - 15818 Express Dhubri – Silghat Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Jogighopa Assam 460 NFR Tri-Weekly 14-Feb-2012
8 22453 - 22454 Superfast Lucknow – Meerut Bareilly, Moradabad, Hapur Uttar Pradesh 459 NR Daily 11-Mar-2012
9 22101 - 22102 Superfast Mumbai LTT – Manmad Kalyan, Nasik Road Maharashtra 242 CR Daily 12-Mar-2012
10 12567 - 12568 Superfast Saharsa – Patna Khagaria, Begusarai, Bakhtiyarpur Bihar 214 ECR Daily 18-Mar-2012

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tamilcube.com: rajya, Tamil Cube, September 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Tamilcube.com: rani, Tamil Cube, March 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Headlines Today Bureau: 10 new Rajya Rani Express trains announced., Headlines Today Bureau, February 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ Equity Bulls: Rajya Rani Express to Connect State Capitals With Important Cities of Those States., Equity Bulls, February 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ Day in Pics, TOI: Rajya Rani Express inaugurated., [Times of India, Jul 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ Jayanta Gupta, TNN: Trains in honour of Gayatri Devi., Times of India,Jul 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia: Gayatri Devi., Wikipedia, August 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Indiarailinfo: Mysore Bangalore Rajya Rani Express/16557., Indiarailinfo, August 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ Indiarailinfo: Dadar Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express/11003., Indiarailinfo, August 28, 2011.
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