The 12309 / 12310 Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi ''Tejas Rajdhani Express'' is a Semi-High Speed Fully AC Train that connects

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with and

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History

This Train was originally introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996–97 as a daily

Rajdhani Express 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 ...

from New Delhi to Patna via

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. Later it was rerouted to run via

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. In 1997, the

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service was introduced. From 1st September 2021, the train LHB Rajdhani Rakes are replaced with LHB Tejas Sleeper Rakes.

Service

It runs daily. It operates as train number 12309 from Rajendra Nagar (Patna) to New Delhi railway station and as train number 12310 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1001 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 5 minutes when operating as train number 12310 at an average speed of 83 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 30 min at an average speed of 80 km/h (including halts) as train number 12309. Later on with the completion of the construction of the

Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station Rajendra Nagar Terminal, (Station code: RJPB), is a railway station serving the capital city of Patna in the Indian state of Bihar. It is located in Rajendra Nagar in Patna and is in the Danapur railway division of the East Central Railway zo ...

, it was terminated from

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to here. It has 4 halts in either direction at

, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, , and .This is the only Rajdhani Express having

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Coach composition

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express Transport in Patna Transport in Delhi Rajdhani Express trains Rail transport in Bihar Rail transport in Delhi Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Railway services introduced in 1996