What is Indian Rajdhani?

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Where is the Rajdhani Express?

The Rajdhani Express connecting Delhi and Jammu Tawi has the shortest route and journey time (582 km/ about 9 hours). The longest Rajdhani route is from Trivandrum Central in Kerala to Hazrat Nizamuddin in South Delhi (3,149 km/ about 46 hours).

Is Rajdhani Express a special train?

The Rajdhani Special train service started by the national carrier on May 12 to ferry stranded people between Delhi and other major cities of the country has seen a major demand from the middle class with most of them running on full capacity.

Which is the first Rajdhani Express in India?

Rajdhani Express Rajdhani Express is a superfast broad-gauge train service in India connecting New Delhi (either New Delhi or Nizamuddin)with other important destinations, especially state capitals. Rajdhani means “The Capital” in Hindi.

What kind of food is served on Rajdhani Express?

The passengers are provided with complimentary meals during the journey. Depending on the timings of the train, lunch, high tea, dinner, morning tea and breakfast are served.

Which is the only state that does not have Rajdhani Express?

However, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Punjab still do not have a Rajdhani Express terminating/originating from any of their major cities. Rajdhani express gets the highest priority on the Indian railway network.

How many people died in accident of Rajdhani Express?

There are currently 24 operational pairs of Rajdhani Express: On 9 September 2002, At least 130 people were killed in an accident when the Howrah New Delhi Rajdhani derailed near Rafiganj, which was reportedly due to sabotage by a local Maoist terrorist group, the Naxalites.