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Posted: Apr 12 2015 (19:02)

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Apr 12 2015 (19:02)   12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Gaya) | DKDE/Dankaur (3 PFs) | HWH/WAP-7/30371
 
Gunjan Pravinchandra Pandya
Gunjan Pravinchandra Pandya   175 blog posts
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ROYAL BENGAL TIGER : Howrah Rajdhani Express Roars Dankaur At 130 KMPH : First Rajdhani Of India
Indian Railways : Seen in video is Bengal Tiger : 12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya) hauled by Howrah [HWH] WAP-7 #30371 roaring with continuous honking at Dankaur station of North Central Railways [NCR] at raw MPS of 130 KMPH. Rail fan Tarun Tyagi can be seen in action as well.
Howrah Rajdhani is the first fully air-conditioned train, as well as the first Rajdhani train. It is the most senior of all the
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Rajdhanis. It is also the first train in India which provide free wi-fi access. The Howrah Rajdhani Express left New Delhi station for Howrah station, on 3 March 1969, to cover a distance of 1,445 km in 17 hours 20 mins. At that time, it only had an AC Chair Car seating. Also, it reduced the travel time from Delhi to West Bengal from 24 hours to 17 hours. Howrah Rajdhani is the first and only Indian train to have two AC first class coaches.
12301/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (via Gaya) travels 1451 km in 17h 5m with 6 halts at an average speed of 84 km/hr and belongs to Eastern Railways [ER].
Video By : Gunjan Pandya
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Apr 12 2015 (19:09)
elangotuti92   129 blog posts
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1. Can you post the time table of the first Rajdhani? Because, the journey time has not reduced much when compared to the today's train. More stoppages could be a reason.
2. Can we get the fare details of the fare for the first Rajdhani? Just to have a perspective.
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Apr 12 2015 (19:14)
Gunjan Pravinchandra Pandya   175 blog posts
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Sorry to say but I don't think there is any document/page from where we can get info related to old time table or fare details of First Rajdhani.
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Apr 12 2015 (19:28)
elangotuti92   129 blog posts
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I did some googling.
Then First Rajdhani
Distance: 1,445 km from Howrah to New Delhi; Time: 17 hrs, 20 min
Stops: Three technical stops at Gomoh, Mughalsarai, Kanpur. No passenger pick-ups or drops.
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Coaches: 9, ICF , Perambur—two power cars, 5 AC chair cars, 1 AC dining car, I AC first class coach Fully airconditioned Ran on diesel engine
Maximum Speed: 120 kmph; Fare: Rs 90 for AC chaircar, Rs 280 for AC first class, including food
Menu: Morning tea and biscuits, breakfast with choice of eggs, seasonal fruits, three-course lunches and dinners, choice of European/Indian cuisine
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Frequency: Biweekly
Time: 17 hrs, 10 min ( 16 hrs, 55 min on return leg)
Stops: Dhanbad, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad, Kanpur (Patna instead of Gaya on Sundays)
Coaches: 18, new ones, manufactured under licence from LHB, Germany, at Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala: 2 AC first class, 5 AC two tier, 7 AC three tier, 2 pantry cars and 2 power cars hauled by electric locomotives
Maximum Speed: 130 kmph
Frequency: Daily, plus one more daily Rajdhani from Sealdah, giving Calcutta two Rajdhanis
Fare: AC first class Rs 3,365, AC 2-tier Rs 2,010, and AC 3-tier 1,520 (chair car phased out)
Menu: Even more sumptuous, with juices, sandwiches, barfis and sandesh
Extra Amenities: Laptop and mobile charging facilities; fresh linen sealed in plastic bags; features commercial ads
Low: Derailed near Gaya in 2002, killing 108 people
High: Got ISO 2001 certificate for overall train management
Source: Eastern Railways
Here is the link:click here

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Apr 12 2015 (19:32)
AmitJha^~   18347 blog posts
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one correction here .. 12309/10 RJBP-NDLS Rajdhani also has two coaches of AC First class .. :)
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Apr 12 2015 (19:47)
elangotuti92   129 blog posts
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On a poignant note about Rajdhanis, I quote from the linked article,
"Overwhelmingly, the question asked, is: why, four decades on, are we still locked into 17-hour journeys and maximum speed of 130 or 140 km? As some point out, in the 40 years that the Howrah Rajdhani increased its speed from 120 to 130 kmph, China's rails went from nowhere to trains running at 300 kmph. Asks railway buff, Mohan Bhuyan: "Couldn't journey time at least have come down by one hour for every decade?" For the men who brought the Rajdhani into existence, too, the anniversary is bitter-sweet. "There has been a virtual freeze on the development of indigenous technology," says Banerji. "One Rajdhani has been replicated 200 times."
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