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[IRI] 12309 Patna Rajdhani Overtake Marudhar and thrashed Rura Station in Style

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Channel: Mohd Arif · 2016 · Travel & Events

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12309 Rajendra Nagar Patna - New Delhi Rajdhani Express ( 
راجندر نگر پٹنہ - نئی دہلی راجدھانی ایکسپریس   / राजेंद्र नगर पटना - नई दिल्ली राजधानी एक्सप्रेस ) with its regular loco link GZB WAP7 crossing rura station nd overtaking my 14863 Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur) at full 130KMPH speed

Few info about Patna Rajdhani  :-
 
   Patna Rajdhani, or Rajendranagar Rajdhani is run by East Central Railway, connecting Rajendranagar Terminus of Patna to New Delhi. It runs daily from New Delhi and Rajendranagar both. Patna Rajdhani is a fast alternative to other trains between Delhi and Patna..
 
    Patna Rajdhani covers the distance of 1001 km in just 12 hrs 35 min. It is one of the fastest trains in India. It departs from New Delhi at 1710 and arrives Rajendranagar at 0600 the next day. From Rajendranagar it departs at 1900 and arrives New Delhi at 0735 the next day. 

    This Train was introduced in the Annual Railway Budget of 1996-97 as a daily Rajdhani Express from New Delhi to Patna via Lucknow. Later its route was changed to run via Allahabad. In 1997, the Pantry Car service was introduced.

    It is a daily train. It operates as train number 12309 from Rajendra Nagar (Patna) to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12310 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1001 kilometres in each direction however it takes 12 hours 35 minutes when operating as train number 12309 at an average speed of 79 km/h (excluding halts) while its return journey takes 12 h 50 min at an average speed of 79 km/h (excluding halts) as train number 12310. 

   The train runs on the Golden Quadrilateral route of Delhi - Howrah till Patna Junction, and is one of the most prestigious trains of this route.

    It has 4 halts in either direction at Patna Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad Junction, and Kanpur Central. With 21 Coaches, the train is the longest Rajdhani Express service in the country.Also this train has 7 AC 2 coaches which is maximum in indian railways. The train is regularly hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive of Ghaziabad shed from September 2013.This is the only rajdhani express which gets ISO certification.

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