The Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a

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train starting from

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of

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to the final destination of

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, the capital of India. Currently, there are three dedicated sets of rakes operating from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. This is the 3rd Rajdhani train which is having 3 dedicated routes after

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and Ranchi Rajdhani Express.

History

* 1st set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 1994–95 Rail Budget by C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Former Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train. Later the service was increased to bi-weekly after public demand in 1998. It used to get

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) l ...

locomotive from Ghaziabad shed (NDLS–HWH) & Santragachi shed (HWH–BBS) and also changed its route to Adra Instead of bypassing Howrah in 2002. * 2nd set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 2003 by

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(Former Minister of Railways) as a bi-weekly frequency train. Later in 2004 the frequency of this train are increased to 4 days in a week. * Later, 3rd set of Bhubansewar Rajdhani Express was inaugurated on 10 February 2018, was flagged off by

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(Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train which bypasses through Sambalpur.

Overview

This train is fully air conditioned and has an AC Hot Buffet car to provide both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals during the journey. The meals are pre-paid along with the ticket, similar to the other

Rajdhani Express The Rajdhani Express () is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states. ''Rajdhani'', derived from the Sanskrit m ...

trains. The train offers three classes of accommodation i.e. AC First Class (1A) with 2-berth and 4-berth couples (with locking facility for privacy), AC Two Tier (2A) with open bays (4 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay), provided with curtains for privacy, and AC Three Tier (3A) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay) without curtains. Bhubaneswar Rajdhani's coaches was painted in Pattachitra and NALCO branding in December 2019. However, it was upgraded to Tejas rake on 14 August 2023, making it the latest and 5th Tejas Rajdhani Express of India.

Traction

The three sets of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express are hauled by Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based

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electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

Routes

Incidents

* On 27 October 2009, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani was hijacked by Maoists and later train was taken over by Security Forces no damage to life happened. *On 3 Apr 2019, two coaches of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani uncoupled on the river bridge which is 2.5 km away from Cuttack immediately the loco pilot stopped the train, no casualties reported. * On 11 May 2019, a fire broke out at Generator Car of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani nearby Balasore, immediately railway staffs kept fire in under control, no casualties reported.''Business Today''
11 May 2019, Retrieved 26 May 2019

Gallery

File:A duronto liveried Ghaziabad WAP-7 hauling Bhubaneswar Rajdhani.jpg, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani being hauled by a Duronto-liveried

of Ghaziabad Loco Shed. File:Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City - AC 3 tier coach.jpg, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City – AC Three Tier coach File:Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City - AC 1st Class coach.jpg, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City – AC First Class coach File:Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City - Train Board.jpg, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City – Train board

References

External links

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