Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express

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{{Short description|Shatabdi Express train in India}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rail service
| color = ADD8E6
| name = ''Bhopal Shatabdi Express'' Lucknow to New Delhi Lucknow junction se subah 6:10 per chale Gaye platform number chhoti line per 6
| logo =
| image_width = 300px
| image = BHOPAL SHATABDI arriving HABIBGANJ with GZB WAP-5.jpg
| caption = A WAP-5 hauling the ''Bhopal Shatabdi Express'' At [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Junction]]
| type = [[Shatabdi Express]]
| locale = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] & [[Delhi]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|07|10}} for 12001, {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|11|14}} for 12002
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Rani Kamlapati}}
| stops = 11
| end = {{rws|New Delhi}}
| distance = {{convert|709|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 8 hours 40 mins
| frequency = daily
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Executive Class]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC Chair Car]]
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| autorack =
| catering = No [[Dining car|Pantry]] car but provided
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Overhead racks
| other facilities =
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1,676mm|allk=on}}
| el = Yes
| trainnumber = 12001 / 12002
| line_used = *[[New Delhi–Chennai main line|Chennai–Bhopal–Delhi main line (from Rani Kamlapati till New Delhi)]]
| speed = {{convert|150|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br />{{convert|82|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map = [[File:Bhopal New Delhi Shatabdi Route.png|300px]]<br />
{{Rani Kamalapati-New Delhi Shatabdi Express Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The 12001/02 '''Rani Kamalapati-New Delhi Shatabdi Express''' known as '''Bhopal Shatabdi Express''' is a [[Shatabdi Express|train]] operated by the [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railways]] which runs between [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]], the main railway station of India's capital territory, [[New Delhi]], and [[Rani Kamalapati railway station]], the suburban railway station of [[Bhopal]], the state capital of the central Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is one of the fastest trains in [[India]] with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

It runs on the [[New Delhi]]-[[Agra]] stretch.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://trainsofindia.travel.blog/2020/05/25/habibganj%e2%87%8cnew-delhi-shatabdi-express/|title= Habibganj ⇌ New Delhi Shatabdi Express(12001⇌12002) |work=Trains Of India|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/feb/15train.htm | title = India's fastest train flagged off | work = rediff.com | date = 2006-02-15 | access-date = 2012-03-22 }}</ref> The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]] train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of {{convert|82|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi-Agra section at an average speed of {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to {{convert|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. The train was extended to Habibganj Railway Station from {{start date and age|df=yes|2014|09|01}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rail Budget: List of new, extended trains |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rail-budget-list-of-new-extended-trains/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=8 July 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
The name "Shatabdi" means century in [[Sanskrit]]. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]], the first Prime Minister of India. [[Madhavrao Scindia]] was the Indian Railway Minister<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html|title=[IRFCA] Railway Ministers|work=irfca.org}}</ref> at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] and [[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior Junction]] which was later extended to
[[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal Junction]] and Habibganj railway stations.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-02-17/india/27800214_1_fastest-train-delhi-agra-stretch-travel-time | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021173258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-02-17/india/27800214_1_fastest-train-delhi-agra-stretch-travel-time | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-10-21 | title = Fastest train claim gone in 60 seconds | author = Chirdeep Bagga | date = 2006-02-17 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 2012-03-22 }}</ref>

== Route ==

• [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]

• [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Junction]]

• [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantonment]]

• [[Dholpur Junction railway station|Dholpur]]

• [[Morena railway station|Morena]]

• [[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior Junction]]

• [[Jhansi Junction railway station|VGL Jhansi Junction]]

• [[Lalitpur Junction railway station|Lalitpur Junction]]

• [[Bina Junction railway station|Bina Junction]]

• [[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal Junction]]

• [[Rani Kamalapati railway station|Rani Kamalapati]]

== Traction ==
This train runs with Ghaziabad-based [[WAP-5]].

== See also ==

{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[AC Express (Indian Railways)|AC Superfast Express]]
* [[Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train|Bullet train (Mumbai-Ahmedabad)]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Garib Rath Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Mahamana Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Uday Express]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Shatabdi Express}}

== External links ==
*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1516?

[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1988]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Shatabdi Express trains]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]

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