Rajendra Nagar Tejas Rajdhani Express

Overview
Service type	Tejas-Rajdhani Express
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)
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)
Route map km 0 New Delhi Delhi Uttar Pradesh 440 Kanpur Central 634 Allahabad Junction 787 Mughalsarai Junction Uttar Pradesh Bihar 999 Patna Junction 1,001 Rajendra Nagar to Howrah Junction

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

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