The 12957 / 12958 Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train of the Indian Railways. It is connecting Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) and New Delhi, a distance of the route is approximately . The train was one of the Rajdhani Express trains to be introduced in the 20th century, making its inaugural run on 1 January 1998 after the erstwhile metre-gauge lines between Ahmedabad and Delhi through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana were converted to broad gauge. Since it was introduced in the 50th year of India's independence, it was named "Swarna Jayanti" (Golden Jubilee) Rajdhani Express.

Schedule As of 21 March 2023, the Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express runs daily using the Jaipur–Ahmedabad line on Ahmedabad–Delhi main line. 12957 departs SBIB at 19:10 and arrives at NDLS at 07:30 the next day. 12958 departs NDLS at 19:55 and arrives at SBIB at 08:05 the next day, averaging approximately on both runs. In this sector, it is the fastest train between Ahmedabad and New Delhi. During its journey, the train passes through the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. The entire train route is electrified and only the section between Jagudan and Palanpur Junction is on double line as of February 2025.

Time table Station Code Station name Arrival Departure SBIB —— 18:45 MSH 19:36 19:38 PNU 20:40 20:42 ABR 21:20 21:25 FA 22:34 22:36 AII 01:00 01:05 JP 02:45 02:55 GGN 06:24 06:26 DEC 06:40 06:42 NDLS 07:30 ——

Traction Before the line was fully electrified, this premium train used to be pulled by a diesel locomotives like WDM-3A, WDM-3D and WDP-4 class. It is now hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

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Other details The train's rake is split into three classes of travel, AC 1st class (code: H/1A), AC 2 Tier (code: A/2A) and AC 3 Tier (code:B/3A). Usually, the train has one H/1A coach, four A/2A coaches and four to eight B/3A coaches. The train also has one or two End-on-Generation cars at either end. This train is popular with passengers and made a daily train in 2009. Previously, it used to run 5 days a week. As a Rajdhani Express, it is a Superfast train and gets the highest priority on its journey between Ahmedabad and New Delhi.

See also Indian Railways

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External links

Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express India Rail Info