Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express

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Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1996; 29 years ago
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Start	Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
Stops	6
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,005 km (624 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 15min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12309 / 12310
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows LHB rakes
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	79 km/h (49 mph) average including halts
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Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express connects Patna with and Delhi. It is fastest train on the Patna–Delhi section and fifth fastest rajdhani of Indian railways. It is the fastest train in covering the Delhi–Kanpur section. It also comes in top 10 fastest trains of Indian railways.^[1]

History[edit]

This Train was introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996–97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later its route was rerouted to run via Allahabad. In 1997, the pantry car service was introduced.

Service[edit]

It runs daily. It operates as train number 12309 from Rajendra Nagar ([Patna) to New Delhi railway station and as train number 12310 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1005 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 15 minutes when operating as train number 12310 at an average speed of 82 km/h (including halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 40 min at an average speed of 79 km/h (including halts) as train number 12309. Later on with the completion of the construction of the Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, it was terminated from Patna Junction to here.^[2]

It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, PT Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction, Allahabad Junction, and Kanpur Central. With 22 coaches, the train is the longest Rajdhani Express service in the country. Also this train has 7 AC 2 coaches which is maximum in Indian railways. This is the only Rajdhani Express having ISO certification.

Time Table[edit]

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
RJPB	Rajendra Nagar Terminal		19:10
PNBE	Patna Junction	19:25	19:35
DDU	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya	22:12	22:22
PRYJ	Prayagraj Junction	00:10	00:12
CNB	Kanpur Central	02:15	02:20
NDLS	New Delhi	07:40