Bangalore Rajdhani Express

The 22691 / 22692 KSR Bengaluru City Junction – Hazrat Nizamuddin KSR Bengaluru City Junction Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train connecting Bangalore and Delhi. It was the fastest service on the Bangalore & Delhi sector before Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express running via Secunderabad–Nagpur–Bhopal–Agra route. It is the most profitable Rajdhani Express train of all the Rajdhani Express train running in india by Indian Railways.

KSR Bengaluru-Hazrat Nizamuddin
Rajdhani Superfast Express

Bangalore Rajdhani Express at Guntakal Junction
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Status	Running
Locale	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1 November 1992; 32 years ago (1992-11-01)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railways
Route
Termini	KSR Bangaluru City (SBC) Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	15
Distance travelled	2,367 km (1,471 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22691 / 22692
Line(s) used	Bangalore–Guntakal section Guntakal–Secunderabad section Secunderabad–Nagpur line Nagpur–Bhopal section Bhopal–Agra section Agra–New Delhi (till Hazrat Nizamuddin)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	Fully Electrified
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum speed, 71 km/h (44 mph) average including halts.
Route map Legend KSR Bengaluru City Jn Sathya Sai Nilayam-Dharmavaram Karnataka Andhra Pradesh border Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Dharmavaram Junction Guntakal Junction Raichur - Sedam Andhra Pradesh Karnatak border Raichur Junction Sedam Karnataka Telangana border Secunderabad Junction Kazipet - Balharshah Kazipet Junction Telangana Maharashtra border Balharshah Nagpur Junction Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh border Itarsi Junction Bhopal Junction Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh border Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Jn Gwalior - Agra Cantonment Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh border Gwalior Junction Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh border Agra Cantonment Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border Hazrat Nizamuddin 22691 - KSR Bengaluru → Hazrat Nizamuddin 22692 - Hazrat Nizamuddin → KSR Bengaluru

History

Originally introduced in 1992, this was a weekly train, then converted to bi-weekly, tri-weekly and then four times a week.^[1]

Service

Bangalore Rajdhani Express is the 2nd fastest train on the Bengaluru (earlier known as Bangalore)–Delhi sector after Yeshvantapur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22691 from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bangalore) to Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, and as train number 22692 in the reverse direction. It has been converted into a daily service from 1 July 2017.^[2]

Routes and halts

1. KSR Bangalore City
2. Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam
3. Guntakal Junction
4. Raichur
5. Sedam
6. Secunderabad
7. Kazipet
8. Balharshah
9. Nagpur Junction
10. Itarsi Junction
11. Bhopal Junction
12. Jhansi Junction
13. Gwalior
14. Agra Cantonment
15. Hazrat Nizamuddin

Gallery

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  Banglore Rajdhani Express AC 3 tier coach
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  Greeting poster on Banglore Rajdhani
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  AC 1st Class Bangalore Rajdhani Express

References

1. "Rajdhani changes!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
2. "Delhi- Bangalore Rajdhani to run daily". Times of India. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.