Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express

The 20501 / 20502 Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express is a semi-high-speed Fully AC Train belonging to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone, and runs between Agartala and Anand Vihar Terminal in New Delhi, India. It is currently being operated as train numbers 20501/20502 on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service typeTejas-Rajdhani Express
First service28 October 2017 (2017-10-28)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
TerminiAgartala (AGTL)
Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops14
Distance travelled2,423 km (1,506 mi)
Average journey time40 hrs 5 min as 20501, 41 hrs 30 mins as 20502
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20501 / 20502
On-board services
Class(es)First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car
On-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesOn-board WiFi
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockTejas rakes
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) (top speed)
61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts as 20501, 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts as 20502

It became the 1st Rajdhani express to be rolled out with Tejas Express livery Sleeper LHB coach operated from 15 February 2021.[4]

Speed and service details

The 20501 Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 61 km/h and covers 2427 km in 40 hrs 5 mins.

The 20502 Anand Vihar Terminal–Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 2427 km in 41 hrs 30 mins.

Route and halts

TRIPURA

  1. Agartala (Starts)
  2. Ambassa
  3. Dharmanagar

ASSAM

  1. New Karimganj Junction
  2. Badarpur Junction
  3. Hojai
  4. Guwahati
  5. Rangiya Junction
  6. Barpeta Road

WEST BENGAL

  1. New Jalpaiguri Junction

BIHAR

  1. Bhagalpur Junction
  2. Jamalpur Junction
  3. Patna Junction

UTTAR PRADESH

  1. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction
  2. Kanpur Central

DELHI

  1. Anand Vihar Terminal (Ends)

Coach composition

The train has standard Tejas Express livery LHB coach of 18 coaches, capable of achieving a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The coach configuration is:

  • 1 First AC classes
  • 3 AC II Tiers
  • 11 AC III Tiers
  • 1 Pantry car
  • 2 End-on Generator Car
  • 1 Luggage Van

Locomotive
The WDP-4D on inaugural run

A Siliguri/SGUJ or a New Guwahati/NGC- based WDP-4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D locomotive hauls the train from Agartala to Guwahati, and from Guwahati to Anand Vihar Terminal, the train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Ghaziabad/GZB or Tuglakabad/TKD- based and vice versa.

Running

Train No. 20501 Agartala to Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express runs on Monday from Agartala and reaches Anand Vihar Terminal on Wednesday. Train No. 20502 Anand Vihar Terminal to Agartala Tejas Rajdhani Express runs on Wednesday from Anand Vihar Terminal and reaches Agartala on Friday.

See also

Notes
  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References
  1. "Agartala Rajdhani Express inaugural run tomorrow". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. "Agartala-New Delhi Rajdhani Express Gears Up For Debut Run On Oct 28". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. Bhattacharjee, Biswendu. "agartala rajdhani exp: Inaugural run of Agartala Rajdhani Express on Saturday | Agartala News". The Times of India. TNN.
  4. "Watch | Agartala Rajdhani Express with new Tejas sleeper coaches rolled out". The Hindu. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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