Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

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*Rajendra Nagar Tejas Rajdhani Express*
Overview
Service type	Tejas-Rajdhani Express
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1 September 1996
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Termini	Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB); New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	1,001 km (622 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 5min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12309 / 12310
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	Tejas rakes
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
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	Delhi
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	Uttar Pradesh
	Bihar

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

History

This Train was originally introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996–97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later it was rerouted to run via Prayagraj. In 1997, the pantry car service was introduced.

From 1st September 2021, the train LHB Rajdhani Rakes are replaced with LHB Tejas Sleeper Rakes. [1]

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, it was terminated from Patna Junction to here.

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, Prayagraj Junction, and Kanpur Central.This is the only Rajdhani Express having ISO certification.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
LOCOMOTIVE	EOG	BE1	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	B11	A1	A2	A4	A4	A5	PC	H1	H2	EOG

References

Livemint (1 September 2021). "Railways starts Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with Tejas rake from today". mint. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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[1] Livemint (1 September 2021). "Railways starts Patna-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with Tejas rake from today". mint. Retrieved 3 September 2021.