Service type Superfast Start Ranchi Junction End New Delhi | Current operator(s) Indian Railways Stops 6(BOTH ROUTES) | |
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Locale Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi | ||
The 12453/12454 Ranchi Rajdhani Express connects Ranchi and New Delhi. It is the fastest train on the Ranchi - Delhi sector.
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Service
The 12453/12454 Rajdhani Express is the fastest train on the Ranchi - Delhi sector. It runs four days in a week on between Ranchi and Delhi. It operates as train number 12453 from Ranchi to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12440.
It has four halts in 12453 direction at Tori, Daltonganj, Mughalsarai Junction and Kanpur Central Junction.
A separate Ranchi Rajdhani (Train no. 12439/12440) via Grand Chord route is also there via Bokaro, Gomoh, Gaya.
Loco link
This train is hauled by a WAP 4/WAP 7 locomotive of Ghaziabad shed in both directions.
Incident
On 12 May 2012,30 people reported ill after eating the food and numerous of passengers vomited .
Time-table
This table shows the time-table of 12453/12454 Rajdhani Express (via Daltonganj).
The 12439/12440 Rajdhani Express (via Bokaro) has a journey time of 16 hours and 55 minutes. It covers 1307 km at the average speed of 95 km/h and touches a top speed of 130 km/h in Gaya – New Delhi section of route. The 12439 Rajdhani Express (via Bokaro) departs Ranchi Junction at 5:55pm in the evening and reaches New Delhi at 10:50 in the morning. And the 12440 Rajdhani Express (via Bokaro) departs New Delhi at 16:05pm in the evening and reaches Ranchi Junction at 9:10am in the morning.