Taj Express

Taj Express
Overview
First service	1964 between New Delhi & Agra
Route
Start	Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
Stops	9
End	Jhansi Junction
Distance travelled	403 km (250 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12279 / 12280
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class sitting
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) average with halts

The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen and provided a quick and comfortable journey between Agra and Delhi. It was a very popular train especially among foreign tourists, before the Bhopal Shatabdi was introduced in 1986. The train was later extended up to Gwalior, then to Jhansi in 2006.

History

In 1964 Taj Express was introduced from New Delhi to Agra. Running at 105 km/h it brought down the travel time on this route to 2h 35m. It was hauled by a WP 7003 steam engine.
In Oct, 1982 The Taj Express gets diesel locomotives (WDM-2).
In 1985. the then Railway Minister late Madhavrao Scindia extended the Taj Express to Gwalior Junction.
In 1986 The Taj Express gets electric locomotives.
1 July 2006, the train was extended to Jhansi.

Route

The train numbered 12279 goes from Jhansi Junction to Nizamuddin Railway Station, and train number is 12280 goes from Nizamuddin Railway Station to Jhansi

Nizamuddin, Delhi
Faridabad
Mathura
Raja ki Mandi, Agra
Agra Cantt, Agra
Dhaulpur
Morena
Gwalior Junction
Dabra
Datia
Jhansi

As the whole route is electrifies the train is generally hauled by WAP 7 from Tughlakabad for its whole journey. But sometimes it also receives WAP 5 from Ghaziyabad

External links

Railways in Northern India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah-Delhi main line Delhi–Chennai line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

Branch lines/ sections	Agra-Bhopal section Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Bathinda–Rewari line Bilaspur–Mandi–Leh railway Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi-Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Delhi–Shamli–Saharanpur line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Poonch railway line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Kanpur–Delhi section Kashmir Railway Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari-Rohtak line Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line

Urban and Suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Blue Line (Delhi Metro) Green Line (Delhi Metro) Red Line (Delhi Metro) Violet Line (Delhi Metro) Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi Panipat RRTS Delhi Meerut RRTS Delhi Alwar RRTS

Narrow gauge railways	Kalka-Shimla Railway Kangra Valley Railway

Abanoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot Line

Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (abandoned)

Named trains	Ajmer Jammu Express Ajmer – Jabalpur Superfast Express Akal Takht Express Amritsar Mail Ananya Express Andaman Express Andhra Pradesh Express Anand Vihar Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express Assam Mail Bagh Express Bhopal – Lucknow Garibrath Express Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Bhopal–Lucknow Express Bhopal–Lucknow–Pratapgarh Express Brahmaputra Mail Chambal Express Chennai Duronto Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Doon Express Durgavati Express Faizabad Delhi Express Faizabad Superfast Express Ganga Kaveri Express Goa Express Godaan Express Golden Temple Mail Gondwana Express The Grand Trunk Express Gyan Ganga Express Himalayan Queen Himsa Express Himsagar Express Hirakud Express Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express Howrah–Delhi Yuva Express Indore Express Indore – Chandigarh Express Indore – Dehradun Express Indore – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore – Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Udaipur City Express Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jaipur Superfast Express Jammu Tawi – Indore Express Jhelum Express Kaifiyat Express Kalinga Utkal Express Kalka Mail Kanpur Allahabad Intercity Kanpur Varanasi InterCity Kashi Vishwanath Express Kerala Express Kongu Express Kushinagar Express Lashkar Express Lucknow Mail Magadh Express Mahabodhi express Mahakoshal Express Mahanagari Express Mahananda Express Malwa Express Mandor Express Mangala Lakshadweep Express Manikarnika Express Marusagar Express Meenakshi Express Mewar Express Mithila Express Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express Navyug Express Neelachal Express New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi New Jalpaiguri - New Delhi SF Express North East Express Patalkot Express Patna – Kota Express Poorva Express Pratham Swatrantata Sangrm Express Prayagraj Express Punjab Mail Purushottam Express Pushpak Express Rajendra Nagar Bihar – Indore Express Rajendranagar Express Ranthambore Express Raptisagar Express Sabarmati Express Sachkhand Express Saket Express Samata Express Samjhauta Express Sampoorna Kranti Express Sanghamithra Express Sapt Kranti Express Sealdah Rajdhani Express Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shalimar Express Shipra Express Shiv Ganga Express Shram Shakti Express Shramjeevi Express Taj Express Tamil Nadu Express Thar Express Thirukural Express Tirhut Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Utsarg Express Uttar Sampark Kranti Express Vaishali Express Vikramshila Express West Bengal Sampark Kranti

Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Rajputana-Malwa Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India

Railways in Central India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Delhi–Chennai line

Branch lines/ sections	Bina–Katni rail route Satpura narrow gauge lines Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed-Amravati Railway

Monorail	Indore Monorail

Defunct lines revived//under revival	Nagpur Chattisgarh Railway

Defunct lines	Rajputana-Malwa Railway

Named trains	Ahilyanagari Express Amarkantak Express Avantika Express Azad Hind Express Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express Bhopal Janata Express Bhopal Rajya rani Express Bhopal Shatabdi Express Bhopal – Indore Intercity Express Bhopal – Indore Passenger Bhopal – Jabalpur Express Bhopal – Jabalpur Intercity Express Bhopal – Lucknow Garibrath Express Bhopal – Mumbai Express Bhopal – Ujjain Passenger Bhopal–Bilaspur Express Bhopal–Bina passenger train Bhopal-Gwalior Intercity Express Bhopal–Howrah Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Non-Stop Express Bhopal-Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Bhopal-Lucknow Express Bhopal-Lucknow-Pratapgarh Express Bhopal-Pratapgarh Express Bina - Katni 505 Passenger Coimbatore Express Chambal Express Chhattisgarh Express Chhindwara - Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Durgavati Express Gondwana Express Grand Trunk Express Gwalior–Chhindwara Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Indore Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Jabalpur Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Bhopal Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Gwalior Express Himsagar Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Indore Express Indore - Bangalore Express Indore - Bhopal AC Double Decker Intercity Express Indore – Bhopal Intercity Express Indore - Bhopal Passenger Indore–Bandra Express Indore - Rewa Intercity Express Indore Express Indore Tri Shatabdi Indore – Dehradun Express Indore – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore – Maksi Passenger Indore – Nagda Passenger Indore – Nagpur Express Indore – Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore – Ujjain Passenger Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Bandra Express Indore–Bhind Express Indore - Rewa Intercity Express Indore–Bhopal Non-Stop Express Indore–Chennai Express Indore–Gwalior Intercity Express Indore–Jabalpur Express Indore–Jabalpur Intercity Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Pune Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore–Surat Express Indore–Udaipur City Express Intercity Express – Agra Jabalpur - Indore Intercity Express Jabalpur – Ambikapur Express Jabalpur – Mumbai Central Garib Rath Special Express Jabalpur – Mumbai Garibrath Express Jabalpur–Amravati Express Jabalpur–Bhopal Express Via. Bina Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express Jabalpur–Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express Jabalpur–Indore Express Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Express Jabalpur–Nagpur Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jabalpur–Rewa Intercity Express Jabalpur–Somnath Express Jaipur Superfast Express Lashkar Express Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Mahakoshal Express Mahanadi Express Malwa Express Meenakshi Express Mumbai–Indore Duronto Nagpur – Indore Tri Shatabdi Express Narmada Express Panchvalley Express Patalkot Express Rajendra Nagar Bihar – Indore Express Ranthambore Express Rewa – Delhi Anand Vihar Express Rewanchal Express Sarguja Express Satpura Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shaktipunj Express Shanti Express Shipra Express Shramik express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Taj Express Tapti Ganga Express Trivandrum–Indore Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Vindhyachal Express

Railway companies	Bengal Nagpur Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway South East Central Railway Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident Akola–Ratlam (metre gauge trains) Indore–Ajmer metre-gauge trains Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line

Taj Express

History

Route

See also

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