The 12441 / 12442 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a

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 ...

train belonging to

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Northern Railway zone The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 17 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi. History Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...

that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12441 from Bilaspur Junction to New Delhi and as train number 12442 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

and

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

. It is the fastest train on the Bilaspur - Delhi via Nagpur route. Currently this is the only Rajdhani in the entire Indian Railway network to have a locomotive and rake reversal. The reversal for both the trains occurs at Nagpur Junction (NGP).

Coaches

The 12441 / 42 Bilaspur–New Delhi Rajdhani Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 6 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier, a

pantry car A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. These cars provide the highest level of service of any rai ...

and 2 end-on generator coaches. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. It was the last Rajdhani class train to be equipped with

LHB coach Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and produced by rail coach manufacturing units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli. They have been used since 2000 on ...

es, in 2016.

Coach positioning

Coach positioning of 12442 Bilaspur Rajdhani at New Delhi station is: LOCO-EOG-H1-H2-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-PC-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-B12-EOG Coach Positioning is vice versa at Bilaspur Junction Railway Station.

Service

Then northbound 12441 Bilaspur–New Delhi Rajdhani Express covers the distance of in 20 hours 45 minutes (); the southbound 12442 New Delhi–Bilaspur Rajdhani Express takes 20:15 (). Per Indian Railways rules, as the average speed of the train is above , its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. 12442 Bilaspur Rajdhani Express

Route

The 12441 / 12442 Bilaspur–New Delhi Rajdhani Express runs from Bilaspur Junction via Raipur Junction, Nagpur New Delhi. It reverses direction of travel at . In the year 2009, This train was extended up till Howrah Junction for providing – connection. That time the train used to depart Howrah Junction at 21.35 P.M., at 01.05 A.M., at 08.05 A.M., Nagpur at 14.35 P.M. and reached New Delhi on 3rd day morning at 05.20 A.M. On return the train used to depart at 20.35 P.M., Nagpur at 10.49 A.M., Bilaspur Junction at 17.34 P.M. Tatanagar at 00.40 A.M. and reached Howrah Junction at 04.20 A.M. From grey area of 2009, the extended service was withdrawn.

Halts

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New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

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Gwalior Junction Gwalior Junction Railway Station (station code: GWL) is a major railway Junction of Gwalior City in the northern part of in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior Junction is part of the Jhansi Division and falls under the administrati ...

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Bhopal Junction Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...

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Nagpur Junction Nagpur Junction (station code: NGP) is a railway station in Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai trunk line of the Indian Railways. It belongs to the A1 ca ...

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Gondia Junction Gondia Junction (station code: G) serves Gondia in Gondia district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the important railway stations in India of South East central railways zone railways. This station is India's third and first in ...

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Durg Junction Durg Junction Railway Station, is a junction station located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It serves Durg, Bhilai and adjoining areas. Durg Junction is the part of South East Central Railway. It is one of the largest railway junctions of ...

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Raipur Junction Raipur Junction is the main railway station serving the city of Raipur. It is only few of the railway stations in India which has been given the grade 'A-1' by the Indian Railways and is one of the highest-revenue-earning railway stations in Ind ...

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Bilaspur Junction Bilaspur Junction Railway Station (station code BSP), located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territori ...

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled from end to end by a Ajni Loco Shed-based

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 ...

electric locomotives.

Timings

*12441 Bilaspur–New Delhi Rajdhani Express leaves Bilaspur Junction every Monday & Thursday at 14:00 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 10:40 hrs IST the next day. *12442 New Delhi–Bilaspur Rajdhani Express leaves New Delhi every Tuesday & Saturday at 15:25 hrs IST and reaches Bilaspur Junction at 12:00 hrs IST the next day.

Rake sharing

This train shares it’s rake with 12453/12454 Ranchi Rajdhani ( Via Chopan ) and this train also shares it’s rake with 20407/20408 Ranchi rajdhani ( Via Jalpa ).

References

External links

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