Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express

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{{Infobox rail service
| name = ''Jammu Rajdhani Express''
| image = 12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express - Train board.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Rajdhani Express]]
| first= {{start date and age|1994|7|}}
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| start = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS)
| stops = 3
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
| distance = {{convert|577|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 09 hrs 15 mins
| stock = [[LHB Coaches|LHB]] Coaches
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = [[Pantry car]] <br> On-board catering <br> E-catering
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment = Yes(1A)
| baggage = Yes
| otherfacilities=
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
| el = Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| trainnumber = 12425 / 12426
| speed = {{convert|65|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts, {{convert|140|km/h|abbr=on}}maximum
| map = [[File:(New Delhi - Jammu Tawi) Rajdhani Express Route map.png|300px|(New Delhi–Jammu Tawi) Rajdhani Express route map]]
| map_state =
}}
The '''''Jammu Rajdhani Express''''' connects [[Jammu Tawi]] and [[New Delhi]]. It is the [[Rajdhani Express]] series train on the Jammu Tawi–New Delhi section. Its number is 12425 / 12426.

== Service ==

This train was introduced on 10 July 1994. The 12425 / 12426 Rajdhani Express is the fastest train on the Jammu Tawi–New Delhi section. It used to run weekly once until 2009. In 2009 its frequency was increased from weekly to daily. It operates daily as train number 12426 from Jammu Tawi to [[New Delhi railway station]] and as train number 12425 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 577 kilometres in each direction however it takes 9 hours 15 mins when operating as train number 12426 at an average speed of 75 km/h (excluding halts) while its return journey takes 9 hrs at an average speed of 74 km/h (excluding halts).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1330?kkk=1280143619919 |title=Jammu Rajdhani Express/2425 Train New Delhi/NDLS to Jammu Tawi/JAT Complete Train Route - India Rail Info - Database of Indian Railways Trains & Stations |publisher=India Rail Info |date= |accessdate=2010-07-26}}</ref>

==Halts==
It has 2 halts in either direction at [[Pathankot Cantonment]], and [[Ludhiana]].
It is the shortest Rajdhani Express in terms of distance.

==Loco link and rake==
This train used to run with [[ICF Coaches]]. Currently it runs with LHB rakes.
This train comprises all AC [[LHB coaches|LHB]] rakes. Jammu Rajdhani Express runs with [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[WAP-5]] or [[WAP-7]] electric loco.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>

File:12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express with Ghaziabad WAP 7.jpg |12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express with {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}} [[WAP-7]]
File:12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express - AC 1st Class coach.jpg |12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express – AC 1st Class coach
File:12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express - AC 2 tier coach.jpg |12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express – AC 2 tier coach
File:12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express - Pantry Car coach.jpg |12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express – Pantry car coach
File:12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg |12425 Jammu Rajdhani Express – AC 3 tier coach
</gallery>

===Coach composition===

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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 19
|-
|||EOG||B1||B2||B3||B4||B5||B6||B7||B8||B9||B10||PC||A1||A2||A3||A4||A5||H1||EOG
|}

==See also==
* [[Jammu Mail]]
* [[Uttar Sampark Kranti Express]]
* [[Jammu Tawi]]
* [[Jhelum Express]]
* [[Shalimar Express]]
* [[Jammu–Baramulla line]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Rajdhani Express}}

[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Transport in Jammu]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Rajdhani Express trains]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1994]]

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