The 20501 / 20502 Agartala – Anand Vihar Terminal

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is a flagship Rajdhani-class train operated by

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. It connects

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, the capital city of state of

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in Northeast India, to

Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...

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, the national capital. Notably, it is the only Rajdhani-class train originating from the eastern part of India that terminates at Anand Vihar Terminal, instead of New Delhi Railway station in Delhi. It became the first Rajdhani express to be rolled out with

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Liveried Sleeper LHB Coaches from 15 February 2021.

Running

During the time of its introduction, the Agartala Rajdhani Express use to traverse via Katihar- Barauni – Patliputra route to Delhi. However, on 15 January 2024, due to commercial requirements and passenger demand, the

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approved its re-routing via Malda Town – Bhagalpur – Jamalpur – Patna route, with commercial stoppages at Malda Town,

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur, historically known as Champapuri, Champa Nagari, is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern bank of the Ganges river. It is the Bihar#Government and administration, third largest city of Bihar by population and ...

, Jamalpur and

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Routes&Halts

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• New Karimganj • Badarpur Junction •

Hojai Hojai is a town and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. It is located on the banks of the two tributaries of Brahmaputra, namely Kapili and Jamuna. Etymology The term Hojai means Pr ...

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Guwahati Guwahati () the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...

• Rangiya Junction •

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New Jalpaiguri New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station (station code NJP) established in 1960, is an A1 category broad-gauge and narrow-gauge railway station under Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is the largest and the busiest ...

• Malda Town • Sahibganj Junction •

• Jamalpur Junction •

• Pandit Deen dayalu Upadhyay Junction •

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Traction

This train is hauled by

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WDP-4B The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotiv ...

WDP-4D The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomoti ...

Siliguri Loco shed Siliguri (, ; ), also known as Shiliguri, is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms the Twin Cities with the neighbouring city of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian state of West B ...

From

.After the Guwahati this train is hauled by the

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

of Ghaziabad shed.

Coach Composition

At first this train used ICF Coaches but on 15 February 2021 this train got new Lhb tejas coaches. This train consists of 1 AC first tier coaches 4 AC two tier coaches 12 AC three tier coaches 2 EOG coaches 1 High capacity parcel van coach

Coach Positioning

This coach positioning is for 20501 at

LOCO-HCP-EOG-A1-A2-A3-A4–H1-PC-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-B12-EOG This is vice versa for 20502 at Anand Vihar Terminal.

Notes

References

External links

20501/Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Rajdhani Express

20502/Anand Vihar Terminal - Agartala Rajdhani Express
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