Rajdhani Express
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Rajdhani Express is a passenger train service in India introduced in 1969 providing high-speed connections (up to 140 km/h / 87 mph) from various railway stations in the capital city of New Delhi to the capital cities of various states in India (or, in certain cases, prominent cities within the state the train serves). These trains have higher priorities on the Indian railway network, have fewer stops than other express trains and are fully air-conditioned. Currently there are 18 pairs of Rajdhani expresses, connecting New Delhi to Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Bilaspur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, Kolkata, Jammu, Mumbai, Patna, Secunderabad and Thiruvananthapuram. Some cities have more than one Rajdhani Express serving them.
| Train Name | State Served | Origin and Destination Station | frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad Rajdhani | Gujarat | New Delhi to Ahmedabad via Jaipur | 6 days a week |
| Bangalore Rajdhani | Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh | Hazrat Nizamuddin to Bangalore via Secunderabad | 4 days a week |
| Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani | Orissa | New Delhi to Bhubaneshwar via Tatanagar/Dhanbad | 2 days a week on both routes |
| Bilaspur Rajdhani | Chhattisgarh | New Delhi to Bilaspur via Raipur | 2 days a week |
| Chennai Rajdhani | Tamil Nadu | Hazrat Nizamuddin to Chennai via Bhopal | 2 days a week |
| Guwahati Rajdhani | Assam and North Eastern states | New Delhi to Guwahati via Patna and Kanpur | 5 days a week |
| Guwahati Rajdhani | Assam and North Eastern states | New Delhi to Guwahati via Lucknow and Hajipur. A part of the train goes to Dibrugarh. | 2 days a week |
| Ranchi Rajdhani | Jharkhand | New Delhi to Ranchi | 2 days a week |
| Kolkata Rajdhani | West Bengal | New Delhi to Kolkata (Sealdah) | 7 days a week |
| Kolkata Rajdhani | West Bengal | New Delhi to Kolkata (Howrah) via Patna | 6 days a week |
| Kolkata Rajdhani | West Bengal | New Delhi to Kolkata (Howrah) via Dhanbad | 1 day a week |
| Jammu Rajdhani | Jammu and Kashmir | New Delhi to Jammu Tawi | 1 day a week |
| Mumbai Rajdhani | Maharashtra | New Delhi to Mumbai | 7 days a week |
| August Kranti Rajdhani | Maharashtra | Hazrat Nizamuddin to Mumbai | 7 days a week |
| Patna Rajdhani | Bihar | New Delhi to Rajendra Nagar (Patna) | 2 days a week |
| Secunderabad Rajdhani | Andhra Pradesh | Hazrat Nizamuddin to Secunderabad | 1 day a week |
| Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani | Kerala | Hazrat Nizamuddin to Thiruvananthapuram | 2 days a week |
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