The Ranchi–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a premium train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Express of Indian Railways.
History On 17 October 2001, Nitish Kumar, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a weekly service through with Hatia as the terminating station instead of present terminating station Ranchi.Rail Budget 2001-02, Retrieved 26 May 2019 Later, in 2004 the frequency was increased to bi-weekly.Rail Budget 2003-04, Retrieved 26 May 2019 On 11 June 2006, Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Minister of Railways, inaugurated the train service as a bi-weekly service through the Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Barkakana - Muri route. Later in 2021, after gauge conversion of Ranchi - Lohardaga rail line and construction of Lohardaga - Tori rail line the route was changed to Prayagraj - Mughalsarai - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi. Further, the route for the train service on one of the two days of a week was changed to Prayagraj - Chunar - Chopan - Daltonganj - Lohardaga - Tori - Ranchi.
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Traction The three sets of Ranchi Rajdhani Express is hauled by a WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive of Ghaziabad electric loco shed in both directions.Route& Halts
Time table Route 1 - via ChopanRoute 2 - via JaplaRoute 3 - via Bokaro Steel CityTrain No. 12453StationsTrain No. 12454Train No. 20407StationsTrain No. 20408Train No. 20839StationsTrain No. 20840ArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture---17:15Ranchi09:45------18:25Ranchi08:10------18:10Ranchi09:05---20:3920:41Daltonganj05:4005:4221:3921:41Daltonganj04:4104:4320:0520:10Bokaro Steel City06:3006:3521:2021:25Garhwa Road05:0005:0522:5022:55Garhwa Road04:1004:1522:0122:03Koderma04:4004:4222:3622:38Renukut03:2003:2201:3501:45Mughalsarai 01:1201:2223:2023:23Gaya03:3003:3300:0500:10Chopan02:4502:5000:1600:18Dehri-on-Sone02:2802:3003:3503:37Prayagraj22:5823:0003:3503:37Prayagraj22:5823:0001:3501:45Mughalsarai01:1201:2205:4005:45Kanpur Central20:5220:5705:4005:45Kanpur Central20:5220:5705:4005:45Kanpur Central20:5220:5711:10---New Delhi---16:1011:10---New Delhi---16:1011:10---New Delhi---16:10
Incidents On 7 Sep 2017, the engine and power car of train derailed near New Delhi, but no casualties were reported.
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