Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

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Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways & ; Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
Start	Dibrugarh (DBRG)
Stops	21 as 12423/24, ; 24 as 20503/04, ; 24 as 20505/06
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	2,276 kilometres (1,414 mi) (Via. Barauni Junction) ; 2,452 kilometres (1,524 mi) (Via. Muzaffarpur Junction) ; 2,458 kilometres (1,527 mi) (Via. Chhapra Junction)
Average journey time	37 hrs (Approx.)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12423/12424 ; 20503/20504 ; 20505/20506
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (included in the ticket)
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
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Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express is one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. It connects New Delhi in Delhi and Dibrugarh in Assam.

Dibrugarh Rajdhani via Samastipur and Bogibeel is the king of all Rajdhanis in Indian Railways .

History[edit]

The first version of this train was inaugurated on 26 October 1996 as Guwahati Rajdhani Express which ran via Barauni. It was flagged off by Ram Vilas Paswan (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a Weekly service.^[1] The frequency was later increased to Tri-weekly in 1997.^[2]
Later on, 11 January 1999 the Second set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Chhapra. It was Flagged off by Nitish Kumar (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a bi-weekly service.
After that on, 24 March 2010 the third set of Guwahati Rajdhani Express was inaugurated which runs through Muzaffarpur. It was flagged off by Mamata Banerjee (Former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service.^[3]
Later due to public demand in 2012, The three sets of Rajdhani was extended up to Dibrugarh and runs as Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and also the Frequency of First Set was increased to daily service.^[4]^[5]

Route & Halts[edit]

1st set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 12423/12424 goes via New Tinsukia, Mariani, Dimapur, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Patna Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central to New Delhi.

2nd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20503/20504 goes via Mariani, Dimapur, Guwahati, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur, Chhapra Junction, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow Charbagh, Bareilly, Moradabad to New Delhi.

3rd set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express with numbered 20505/20506 goes via Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Harmuti Junction, Viswanath Charali, Rangapara North Junction, New Missamari, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri Junction, Katihar, Barauni Junction, Hajipur, Chhapra Junction, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow Charbagh. Bareilly,. Moradabad to New Delhi.

Traction[edit]

All set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express are hauled by a Siliguri based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Dibrugarh to New Cooch Behar, after New Cooch Behar it is hauled by a Ghaziabad based WAP 7 electric locomotive until New Delhi and vice versa.

Derailment[edit]

On 25 June 2014, this train derailed in Chhapra, Bihar, killing four people and seriously injuring eight.^[6] Sabotage by Naxalites was considered but ruled out as the cause of the crash.^[7] Also, on 6 December 2016 derailed in Allipurduar district of west Bengal.

Gallery[edit]

12424 Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express departing Katihar Junction
20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express arriving Katihar Junction
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID19 Special with SGUJ WDP4 arriving Katihar
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID19 Special with GZB WAP7 arriving Katihar
02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani (COVID-19 AC Special) leaving Katihar

References[edit]

↑ Rail Budget 1994-95, Retrieved 25 May 2016
↑ Rail Budget 1995-96, Retrieved 25 May 2016
↑ Rail Budget 2009-10, Retrieved 25 May 2016
↑ Rail Budget 2010-11, Retrieved 25 May 2019
↑ Rail Budget 2005-06, Retrieved 25 May 2016
↑ Das, Mala (25 June 2014). "New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Derails in Bihar, Four Killed". NDTV. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
↑ "Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailment: Bihar CM rules out Maoist role". India Today. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

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[1] Rail Budget 1994-95, Retrieved 25 May 2016

[2] Rail Budget 1995-96, Retrieved 25 May 2016

[3] Rail Budget 2009-10, Retrieved 25 May 2016

[4] Rail Budget 2010-11, Retrieved 25 May 2019

[5] Rail Budget 2005-06, Retrieved 25 May 2016

[6] Das, Mala (25 June 2014). "New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Derails in Bihar, Four Killed". NDTV. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[7] "Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailment: Bihar CM rules out Maoist role". India Today. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

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