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Mumbai Central–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express
The 12951 / 12952 Mumbai Central – New Delhi - Mumbai Central Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express, Rajdhani class train of Indian Railways, that connects (MMCT) and (NDLS) in India. It is the fastest Tejas Rajdhani Express among all Rajdhani Express, Rajdhani express service of India, with an average speed of 90 km/h and maximum permissible speed of 140 km/h. It is widely regarded as one of the most premium trains on the Indian Railway network and is given the highest priority in terms of clearance. It was the second Rajdhani Express train in India to be introduced after the Howrah–New_Delhi_Rajdhani_Express_(via_Gaya), Howrah Rajdhani Express. History The initial mention of the Rajdhani service originating from Bombay was documented in the Annual Railway Budget for the fiscal year 1970-71, coinciding with the introduction of a meter gauge Rajdhani from Ahmedabad to Delhi. Subsequently, on 17 May 1972, the second Rajdhani Express in India was inaugurated fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejas Rajdhani Express
The Rajdhani Express () is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various States and union territories of India, states. ''Rajdhani'', derived from the Sanskrit means "capital". Introduced in 1969, the trains are amongst the premium services operated by Indian Railways and regularly get a higher priority on the railway network. History In 1960, the Ministry of Railways (India), Railway Board of India commissioned a study to increase the speed of its trains, which was restricted to on the existent broad gauge lines. A target of with an intermediate stage of was set for passenger trains. Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) started work on the same in 1962 with field trials commencing in 1967. The coaches were manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Madras and hauled by diesel locomotives. On 19 February 1969, the Government of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
