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Dibrugarh–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani class train of
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that connects
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in
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 ...
to the
Dibrugarh Railway Station Dibrugarh railway station is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is rated as an A Category railway station in Northeast Frontier Railway and is located in Dibrugarh, the 3rd largest city in the Indian state of As ...
in
Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
.


History

* 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 Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 19468 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the First Modi ministry, first and Second Modi ministry, second Modi ministries. Pasw ...
(former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service. The frequency was later increased to tri-weekly in 1997. * 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 Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...
(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 Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 2 ...
(former Minister of Railways) which runs as a weekly service. * 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. *February 2021: 20503/04 Dibrugarh Rajdhani frequency increased to 5 days a week from Weekly.


Traction

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 Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in Western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziaba ...
and Tuglakabad shed. For 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani the loco is changed at Guwahati From
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 ...
to WDP4 or WDP4-B or WDP4-D of Siliguri shed or to the
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 ...
of New Guwahati shed. For 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani, the train is hauled by
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 Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in Western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziaba ...
or Tuglakabad shed from
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 ...
to Rangiya Junction. From Rangiya Junction to
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...
train is hauled by the
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 ...
or by WDP4 or by WDP4B of Siliguri loco shed. This train also get hauled by the WDP4D of New Guwahati Loco shed. For the 12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani, the train is hauled by
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 Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in Western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziaba ...
or Tuglakabad shed from
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 ...
to
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 ...
. From
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 ...
to
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...
train is hauled by the
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 ...
or by WDP4 or by WDP4B of
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 ...
. This train also get hauled by the WDP4D or by WDP4B or by WDP4 of New Guwahati loco shed.


Coach Composition

For the 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Composition is: 2 EOG Brake van coach 4 AC 2 Tier coach 13 AC 3 Tier Coach 1 AC 1 Tier Coach 1 Pantry Car 1 High Capacity parcel van coach For the 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Composition is: 2 EOG Brake van coach 4 AC 2 Tier coach 13 AC 3 Tier Coach 1 AC 1 Tier Coach 1 Pantry Car 1 High capacity Parcel van coach For the 12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Composition is: 2 EOG Brake van coach 12 AC 3 Tier coach 5 AC 3 Tier 1 AC 1 Tier coach 1 Pantry Car 1 High Capacity Parcel Van coach


Coach Positioning

For the 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Positioning at New Delhi station is: LOCO-EOG-A4-A3-A2-A1-H1-PC-B13-B12-B11-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-EOG-HCP Vice Versa Coach Positioning at
Dibrugarh Railway Station Dibrugarh railway station is a railway junction station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is rated as an A Category railway station in Northeast Frontier Railway and is located in Dibrugarh, the 3rd largest city in the Indian state of As ...
. For the 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Positioning at New Delhi station is : LOCO-EOG-A4-A3-A2-A1-H1-PC-B13-B12-B11-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-EOG-HCP Vice Versa Coach Positioning at Dibrugarh Railway Station. For the 12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Coach Positioning at
New Delhi Railway Station New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS) is the primary railway hub for the Indian capital, New Delhi, and an integral part of Indian Railways. Situated in Central Delhi, approximately 2 kilometers north of Connaught Place, the station ...
is: LOCO-EOG-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-B12-PC-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-H1-EOG-HCP Vice Versa Coach Positioning at Dibrugarh Railway Station.


Rake Sharing

The 12423/12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani shares it's rake with 12425/12426 Jammu Tawi Rajdhani express. The 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani shares it's rake with 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani and 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani shares it's rake with 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani.


Route&Halts

Route & Halts for 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani is: •
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 ...
• Moradabad Junction •
Bareilly Junction Bareilly Junction railway station (station code:- BE, BRY) is a railway station serving Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh. It is an important station as well as the headquarters of Izzatnagar railway division of the North Eastern Railway zone & M ...
• Lucknow charbagh •
Varanasi Junction Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi C ...
•
Ballia Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara. The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 k ...
• Chhapra Junction • Hajipur Junction • Muzaffarpur Junction • Samastipur Junction • Katihar Junction •
Kishanganj Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India. History Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. Mithila first gained prominen ...
•
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 ...
• New Cooch Behar Junction • New Alipurduar •
Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India. History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan From the ...
• New Bongaigaon Junction •
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 ...
• Lumding Junction •
Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2024 , the municipality had a population of 172,000. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along ...
• Mariani Junction • Simaluguri Junction • Moranhat •
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...
Route & Halts for 20506 Dibrugarh Rajdhani is : i is: •
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 ...
• Moradabad Junction •
Bareilly Junction Bareilly Junction railway station (station code:- BE, BRY) is a railway station serving Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh. It is an important station as well as the headquarters of Izzatnagar railway division of the North Eastern Railway zone & M ...
• Lucknow charbagh •
Varanasi Junction Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi C ...
•
Ballia Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara. The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 k ...
• Chhapra Junction • Hajipur Junction •
Barauni Junction Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. History In February 2 ...
• Begu Sarai • Katihar Junction •
Kishanganj Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India. History Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. Mithila first gained prominen ...
• New Jalpaiguri junction • New Cooch Behar Junction • New Alipurduar •
Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India. History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan From the ...
• New Bongaigaon Junction • Rangiya Junction • Tangla •
Udalguri Udalguri is a small town and the headquarters of Udalguri district under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region in the state of Assam. Demographics As per 2011 census, population of ...
• New Missamari • Rangapara North Junction • Harmuti Junction •
North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur ( ) is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district. North Lakhimpur is also the name of the subdivision o ...
•
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...
Route & Halts for 12424 Dibrugarh Rajdhani is: •
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 ...
•
Kanpur Central Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...
• Prayagraj Junction • PT Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (Mughalsarai) •
Danapur Danapur Nizamat or Danapur is an Indian satellite town and one of six subdivisions (tehsil) in the Patna district of Bihar state.Patliputra Junction •
Barauni Junction Barauni Junction railway station (station code BJU), is a railway station in the Sonpur division of East Central Railway. Barauni Junction is located in Barauni city in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. History In February 2 ...
• Mansi Junction •
Naugachia Naugachhia is a town in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, situated within the Anga (region), Anga region of India. In the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census of India, its population was recorded as 49,069. Naugachhia has an average literacy rate ...
• Katihar Junction •
Kishanganj Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state in India. History Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region. Mithila first gained prominen ...
• New Jalpaiguri Junction •
New cooch behar New Cooch Behar junction railway station is the main railway station in the district of Cooch Behar. It serves Cooch Behar city of the district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies under Alipurduar railway division. It is a junc ...
•
Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India. History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan From the ...
• New Bongaigaon Junction • Rangiya Junction •
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 ...
• Chaparmukh Junction • Lumding Junction •
Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2024 , the municipality had a population of 172,000. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along ...
• Mariani Junction • New Tinsukia Junction •
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...


Derailment

On 25 June 2014, this train derailed in
Chhapra Chhapra (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Chaparā'') is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based mar ...
,
Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
, killing four people and seriously injuring eight. Sabotage by
Naxalite Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Inspired by Maoism, Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight ...
s was considered but ruled out as the cause of the crash. Also, on 6 December 2016 derailed in Allipurduar district of west Bengal.


Gallery

File:Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express in New Delhi.jpg, 12423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express in New Delhi. File:02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani approaching Katihar Junction.jpg, 02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID-19 Special with SGUJ WDP4 arriving Katihar File:02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express approaching Katihar.jpg, 02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani COVID-19 Special with GZB WAP7 arriving Katihar File:02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani (COVID-19 AC Special) departing Katihar.jpg, 02423 Dibrugarh Rajdhani (COVID-19 AC Special) leaving Katihar


See also

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Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
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Express trains in India India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, ...
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List of named passenger trains of India A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...


References

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