Bilaspur Rajdhani Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast, Rajdhani Express |
First service | 28 October 2001 |
Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
Route | |
Start | New Delhi |
Stops | 7 |
End | Bilaspur Junction |
Distance travelled | 1,501 km (933 mi) |
Service frequency | 12441 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express – Tuesday & Saturday. 12442 New Delhi Bilaspur Rajdhani Express – Monday & Thursday |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Pantry Car Coach attached |
Observation facilities | Old ICF coaches |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Old Rajdhani coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed |
140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,73.22 km/h (45 mph), including halts |
The 12441 / 42 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Superfast express train of the Rajdhani Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 12441 from Bilaspur Junction to New Delhi and as train number 12442 in the reverse direction serving the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi.
Coaches
The 12441 / 42 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 5 AC 2 tier, 7 AC 3 tier, 2 End on Generator Car & 1 Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12441 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express covers the distance of 1501 kilometres in 20 hours 45 mins (72.34 km/hr) & in 20 hours 15 mins as 12442 New Delhi Bilaspur Rajdhani Express (74.12 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12441 / 42 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express runs from Bilaspur Junction via Raipur Junction, Nagpur, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction to New Delhi.
It reverses direction of travel at Nagpur
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled end to end by a powerful Ajni based WAP 7.
Timings
12441 Bilaspur New Delhi Rajdhani Express leaves Bilaspur Junction every Monday & Thursday at 14:00 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 10:45 hrs IST the next day.
12442 New Delhi Bilaspur Rajdhani Express leaves New Delhi every Tuesday & Saturday at 15:45 hrs IST and reaches Bilaspur Junction at 12:00 hrs IST the next day.
References
- "INDIAN RAILWAYS: 12442 NEW DELHI BILASPUR RAJDHANI EXPRESS DEPARTURE FROM DURG JUNCTION - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "RAJDHANI TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Nizamuddin-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express coach catches fire | NDTV.com". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Blog Archive » Bilaspur Rajdhani experimentally extended to Howrah (for 3 months) with stoppages in Brajrajnagar and Rourkela". orissalinks.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Northern Railway News : Extension of Augmentation period of Bilaspur and Ranchi Rajdhani Express Trains | JAABAALI NEWS". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Faridabad railway land encroachers stone Rajdhani Express | RailNews". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.