''Sealdah Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani class train of

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which connects the capital of

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Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

to the National Capital of India,

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through

Sealdah Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Etymology Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata wa ...

. It is the third

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 ...

class train connecting Delhi and Kolkata and is the third-fastest connection between these two cities by rail.

Overview

Owing to the high demands of the passengers plying between Delhi and Kolkata and to ease down the existing pressure of bookings on the

Howrah Rajdhani Express ''Howrah Rajdhani Express'' (also known as ''Kolkata Rajdhani Express'') is a Rajdhani-class train of Indian Railways connects the capital of West Bengal, Cultural Capital of India,Captial before the British Kolkata to the National Capital of I ...

decided to introduce another Rajdhani Class train between these two cities. Since Howrah Division of Eastern Railways already had two existing Rajdhani Express trains, thus Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway was awarded with third Rajdhani Express to

. Hence on 1 July 2000, the first Sealdah Rajdhani Express left for New Delhi from Sealdah for its maiden journey. In 2003,the coaches of Sealdah Rajdhani Express were upgraded to LHB coaches replacing the older ICF coaches.

Route & Halts

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Traction

It is hauled by a

Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...

based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...

( HOG) equipped locomotive from end to end. Sometimes, it may receive a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based

( HOG) equipped locomotive.

Time Table

Speed

The maximum permissible speed is 130 kmph.

Gallery

Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach - B 12.jpg, Sealdah Rajdhani Express – AC 3 tier coach – B 12 Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 2 tier coach.jpg, Sealdah Rajdhani Express – AC 2 tier coach Sealdah Rajdhani at New Delhi.jpg, Sealdah Rajdhani Express – AC 3 tier coach – B 7, halted at New Delhi rail station

References

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