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{{Infobox rail service
| name= Chennai Rajdhani Express
| image = File:Chennai rajdhani exp.jpg
| caption = Chennai Rajdhani Express trainboard
| type = [[Rajdhani Express]]
| locale = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Delhi]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway Zone|Northern Railways]]
| first = {{start date and age|1993}}
| ridership =
| start = [[Chennai Central|MGR Chennai Central]] '''(MAS)'''
| stops = 8
| end = [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] '''(NZM)'''
| distance = {{convert|2175|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 28 hours 15 minutes
| frequency = Bi - Weekly
| class = AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A)
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment = Yes(1A)
| baggage =
| otherfacilities=
| stock = [[LHB Coaches]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 12433 / 12434
| sharing = *[[Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express]]
*[[Secunderabad Rajdhani Express]]
*[[Madgaon Rajdhani Express]]
| speed = {{convert|79|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts
| map = [[File:Indian Railways Chennai Rajdhani Express.png|frameless|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12433 / 12434 '''Hazrat Nizamuddin - Chennai Central Rajdhani Express''' is an important train connecting [[Chennai]] to [[New Delhi]]. It was first introduced in 1993 and runs twice a week from Delhi and twice from Chennai. The Chennai Rajdhani is a fast alternative to the classic [[Grand Trunk Express]] and the modern [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast]] [[Tamil Nadu Express]]. The '''Chennai Rajdhani Express''' covers a distance of 2176 kilometers in 28 hours 10 minutes as compared to 33 hours and 5 min covered by Tamil Nadu Express and 35 hours and 15 minutes taken by Grand Trunk Express.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092250260100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318185442/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092250260100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2014|title=Chidambaram flags off bi-weekly Chennai-Delhi Duronto Express|date=22 September 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref> It gets WAP7 from SCR's Lallaguda electric shed. It shares the record of being the second fastest train between [[Chennai Central]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] covering the distance of 2175 km in 28 hours and 10 minutes as [[Chennai Duronto]] covering the 2174 km journey in 27 hours and 55 minutes but in return it does not happens.

==Train==
The train get highest priority on the Indian railway network and is fully air-conditioned. Passengers are provided with complimentary meals during the journey. Depending on the timings of the train, lunch, high tea, dinner, morning tea, and breakfast are served. The trains offer three classes of accommodation; First Class AC with 2 or 4 berth lockable bedrooms, AC 2-tier with open system berths (bays of 4 berths + 2 berths on the side) but provided with curtains for privacy, AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) without curtains.

Passengers travelling on the First AC class in this train are treated with luxury. They get their own private cabin, music stereos, scent emitters and a 4 course dinner.

The Chennai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 77.24 km/h,<ref name="mtm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/rajdhani_express-12433-train.html|title=Rajdhani Express - 12433|publisher=MakeMyTrip.com|access-date=17 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221111147/http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/rajdhani_express-12433-train.html|archive-date=21 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="mtm2">{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/chennai_rajdhni-12434-train.html|title=Chennai Rajdhni - 12434|publisher=MakeMyTrip.com}}</ref> and touches a top speed of 130 km/h in the [[Delhi]]-[[Jhansi]] section of the route. This train now runs with the new LHB rakes, which were introduced in 2012.

==Traction==
It is hauled by a Vijaywada based WAP 4 locomotive end to end.

==Route & Halts==

* '''{{rws|Chennai Central}}'''
* {{rws|Vijayawada}}
* {{rws|Warangal}}
* {{rws|Nagpur}}
* {{rws|Bhopal Junction}}
* {{rws|Jhansi Junction}}
* {{rws|Gwalior Junction}}
* {{rws|Agra Cantonment}}
* '''{{rws|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}'''

==Coach composition==
This train has 9 AC Three tier,5 AC Two Tier,1 AC First Class,1 pantry car & 2 luggage cum generator coaches taking the total to 18 [[Linke-Hofmann|LHB]] coaches. It shares its rake with [[Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express]] and [[Secunderabad Rajdhani Express]] and [[Madgaon Rajdhani Express]]

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==Timetable==

The 12433 Rajdhani Express leaves [[Chennai Central]] in the morning of Friday and Sunday at 06:10 and reaches [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]] at 10:25 in the morning of the next day.<ref name="mtm1"/> On the return journey, the 12434 Chennai Rajdhani leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 15:55 PM on Wednesday and Friday and reaches [[Chennai Central]] at 20:45 in the evening of the next day.<ref name="mtm2"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Vallur Thermal Power Plant.JPG|Chennai Rajdhani Express crossing [[Vallur Thermal Power Station]]
Rajdhani First AC1.jpg|Interior of a First Class AC bedroom
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.indianrail.gov.in/rajdhani_trn_list.html List of all Rajdhani Trains]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/1337/748/35 Chennai Rajdhani Schedule & Route Map]
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