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Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
শিয়ালদাহ রাজধানী এক্সপ্রেস
सियालदह राजधानी एक्सप्रेस
Sealdah Rajdhani halted at New Delhi station
Overview
Service typeRajdhani Express
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service1 July 2000; 24 years ago (1 July 2000)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways
Route
TerminiSealdah (SDAH)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops6
Distance travelled1,457 km (905 mi)
Average journey time17 hrs 45 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12313 / 12314
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge Windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed83 km/h (52 mph) average including halts

Sealdah Rajdhani Express connects Sealdah (Kolkata) to New Delhi via Durgapur— Asansol Jn. - Dhanbad Jn.- Gaya Jn.- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction. & Kanpur Central.This train runs everyday between these two cities. The train departs from Sealdah at 04.50 pm and reaches New Delhi on its subsequent day at 10.25 am and the Sealdah bound train departs from New Delhi at 04.25 pm and reaches Sealdah at 10.10 am on its next day. It is the third Rajdhani Express that runs from West Bengal to the Capital of India, the other two being Howrah Rajdhani Express, One via Patna Jn. & other via Gaya Jn.. It is the second fastest Rajdhani to West Bengal and the third fastest train to Kolkata after Howrah Rajdhani Express and Sealdah Duronto Express. [1]

Stoppage

The important stoppages of this sf train are as follows:-

It is hauled by WAP 7 of Howrah electric loco shed end to end.

Coach composition

Pure LHB Coaches in Red-Grey, manufactured in India, are used for this train.

  • It consists of thirteen Third AC (3A), three Second AC (2A), one pantry, one First AC (1A) and two Generator cum luggage cum guard van, a total of 20 coaches.
Legends
LRM/GD/EOG/SLR B- A- H- PC
Generator cum luggage van Third AC Second AC First AC Pantry Hot buffet car
Rake composition of 12313 down SDAH to NDLS
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
EOG B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 PC H1 A1 A2 A3 EOG
  • while 12314 up NDLS to SDAH has reverse rake composition of 12313
  • Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach - B 12
    Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach - B 12
  • Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 2 tier coach
    Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 2 tier coach
  • Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach
    Sealdah Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach

References

  1. ^ "Indian Railways unveils its upgraded 'Swarna' coaches in Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani Express". Business Today. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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