Rajya Rani Express

Rajya Rani trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.

Rajya Rani Express
Overview
Main Operating(s)State capital to important cities in the state
Other Operating(s)Launched in 2011[1][2]
Fleet size10
Parent companyIndian Railways
Dates of operation1 July 2011–

History

The word "Rajya" means "State"[3] and the word "Rani" means Queen[4] in Sanskrit and several Indian languages. The Rajya Rani trains were announced by the railway minister in railway budget 2011.[5][6] The first Rajya Rani train was started between Mysore and Bangalore by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and was flagged off on 1 July 2011 by K. H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for Railways.[7]

Etymology

The train was named after Maharani Gayatri Devi, former princess of the state of Cooch Behar, Maharani of Jaipur.[8] She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the Vogue list. She shares space with the likes of Rabindranath Tagore (Kavi Guru Express) and Swami Vivekananda (Vivek Express) as the railways has named a series of trains as Rajya Rani Expresses to honour the late Rajmata of Jaipur.

On 22 May 2017, the Dadar-Sawantwadi Rajya Rani Express was named as "Tutari Express" to mark the centenary of Keshavasuta's famed poem titled "Tutari".[9] [10]

Active Services
S.No. Train No. Sector[1] Distance (km) Date of introduction[2]
1 16557 / 16558 Mysore – Bangalore 139 1 July 2011
2 11003 / 11004 Dadar – Sawantwadi Road 497 1 July 2011
3 22861 / 22862 Shalimar – Adra 283 1 Oct 2011
4 22161 / 22162 Bhopal – Damoh 291 12 Nov 2011
5 16349 / 16350 Thiruvananthapuram (Kochuveli) – Nilambur Road 443 16 Nov 2011
6 18117 / 18118 Rourkela – Gunupur 798 16 Nov 2011
7 15417 / 15418 Alipurduar – Silghat 460 14 Feb 2012
8 22453 / 22454 Meerut – Lucknow 459 11 March 2012
9 17611 / 17612 Nanded – Mumbai CSMT 604 10 January 2020
10 12567 / 12568 Saharsa – Patna 214 18 March 2012

See also

References
  1. "Rajya Rani Express to Connect State Capitals With Important Cities of Those States". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  2. "New Time Table Comes into Effect from 1st July 2011". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  3. Tamilcube.com: rajya, Tamil Cube, 9 September 2011.
  4. Tamilcube.com: rani, Tamil Cube, 10 March 2012.
  5. Headlines Today Bureau: 10 new Rajya Rani Express trains announced., Headlines Today Bureau, 25 February 2011.
  6. Equity Bulls: Rajya Rani Express to Connect State Capitals With Important Cities of Those States., Equity Bulls, 25 February 2011.
  7. Day in Pics, TOI: Rajya Rani Express inaugurated, Times of India, 2 Jul 2011.
  8. Jayanta Gupta, TNN: Trains in honour of Gayatri Devi., Times of India, 1 July 2011.
  9. "'RajyaRani Express' rechristened as 'Tutari Express'". DNA. PTI. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. "Press Information Bureau: Government of India news site, PIB Mumbai website, PIB Mumbai, Press Information Bureau, PIB, India's Official media agency, Government of India press releases, PIB photographs, PIB photos, Press Conferences in Mumbai, Union Minister Press Conference, Marathi press releases, PIB features, Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Bharat Nirman Campaign, Public Information Campaign, Indian Government press releases, PIB Western Region".
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