The 09003/09004 Bandra Rajdhani Express was a superfast train of
Rajdhani Rajdhani may refer to:
* ''Rajdhani'' (film), 1956 Indian film
* ''Rajadhani'' (1994 film), Indian Malayalam-language film
* ''Rajadhani'' (2011 film), Indian Kannada-language film
* Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan
* Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a ...
service linking the National Capital of
Delhi to
Bandra
Bandra (Indian English, æːɳɖɾa also known as Vandre (Help:IPA/Marathi, aːn̪d̪ɾe is an upscale coastal suburb located in Mumbai (Bombay) area of the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India. The suburb is located to the immediate nor ...
in
Mumbai.
It operates with a maximum speed of and an average speed of 98 km/h.
History
It was introduced on 16 October 2017 connecting the
Bandra Terminus and
Hazrat Nizamuddin for a 3-month Period.
It was given a Tri-weekly run. It was introduced with objective to cut the travel time between Mumbai and Delhi to under 14 Hours.
Mumbai Rajdhani takes 16 Hours 45 minutes while the
August Kranti Rajdhani takes 17 Hours.
It had 2
Locomotives, 1 on front and other on back used Push-pull technique for faster acceleration.
It was hauled by Ghaziabad-based
WAP7 end to end.
Route
Bandra Terminus -
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
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Vadodara -
Ratlam -
Kota
Kota or KOTA may refer to:
People and languages
*Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name
*Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka
*Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India
**Kota language ...
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Mathura - Hazrat Nizamuddin
Haults
It had only 3 stops on its 1,367 km journey.
Surat
Vadodara
Kota
Service
Bandra Rajdhani Express usually reach late at its destination.
In January 2018, Bandra Rajdhani Express was further extended till April 2018 for 3 months.
In May 2018, It's run was again extended till July 2018.
In July 2018, Rajdhani again extended till September 2018.
Termination
In October 2018, Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express was terminated due to frequently reaching Bandra delayed & low occupancy.
References
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Transport in Mumbai
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Gujarat