Chennai Rajdhani Express

Chennai Rajdhani Express
चेन्नई राजधानी एक्सप्रेस
சென்னை ராஜதானி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்

AC 3 tier coach of Chennai Rajdhani express
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Locale	Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway
Route
Start	Chennai Central
Stops	7
End	New Delhi railway station
Distance travelled	2,194 km (1,363 mi)
Average journey time	28 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	Daily (12433) Daily (12434)[1]
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class(1A), AC Two Tier(2A), AC Three Tier(3A)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Received new LHB rakes in 2012
Entertainment facilities	Yes(1A)
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	77.23 km/h (47.99 mph) average with halts
Route map Indian Railways Chennai Rajdhani Express (interactive map)

The Chennai Rajdhani Express (12433/34) is an important train connecting Chennai to New Delhi. It was first introduced in 1993 and runs twice a week from Delhi and twice from Chennai. The Chennai Rajdhani is a fast alternative to the classic Grand Trunk Express and the modern superfast Tamil Nadu Express. The Chennai Rajdhani covers a distance of 2176 kilometers in 28 hours 10 minutes as compared to 33 hours covered by Tamil Nadu Express and 35 hours taken by Grand Trunk Express.^[2] It gets WAP7/WAP4 from SCR's LALLAGUDA electric shed. It shares the record of being the fastest train between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Chennai Central with the Chennai Duronto covering the 2174 km journey in 28 hours and 20 minutes.

Train

The train get highest priority on the Indian railway network and is fully air-conditioned. Passengers are provided with complimentary meals during the journey. Depending on the timings of the train, lunch, high tea, dinner, morning tea, and breakfast are served. The trains offer three classes of accommodation; First Class AC with 2 or 4 berth lockable bedrooms, Second Class AC 2-tier with open system berths (bays of 4 berths + 2 berths on the side) but provided with curtains for privacy, Second Class AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) without curtains.

Passengers travelling on the First AC class in this train are treated with luxury. They get their own private cabin, music stereos, scent emitters and a 4 course dinner.

The Chennai Rajdhani Express runs at an average speed of 77.23 km/h,^[3][4] and touches a top speed of 130 km/h in the Delhi-Jhansi section of the route. This train now runs with the new LHB rakes, which were introduced in 2012.

Loco Link

Chennai Rajdhani Express is the Fastest train on Chennai-Delhi sector along with Chennai Rajdhani Express.It uses a Erode Red based WAP-7 end to end.

Coach Composition

This train has 9 AC Three tier,5 AC Two Tier,1 AC First Class,2 pantry car & 2 luggage cum generator coaches taking the total to 18 LHB coaches. It shares its rake with Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Secunderabad Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express

12434 New Delhi Chennai Central Rajdhani Express

12433 Chennai Central New Delhi Rajdhani Express

Timetable

The 12433 Rajdhani Express leaves Chennai Central in the morning of Daily at 06:15 and reaches New Delhi at 10:20 in the morning of the next day.^[3] While on the return journey, the 12434 Rajdhani Express leaves New Delhi at 15:55 on Daily and reaches Chennai Central at 20:15 in the evening of the next day. delhi-chennai-central-rajdhani-12434 Check Maps^[4]

Gallery

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  Chennai Rajdhani Express crossing Vallur Thermal Power Plant

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  Interior of a First Class AC bedroom

References

1. ↑ "H Nizamuddin (NZM), Delhi Railway Station". MakeMyTrip.com. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
2. ↑ "Chidambaram flags off bi-weekly Chennai-Delhi Duronto Express". The Hindu. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2013. 
3. 1 2 "Rajdhani Express - 12433". MakeMyTrip.com. 
4. 1 2 "Chennai Rajdhni - 12434". MakeMyTrip.com. 

External links

• List of all Rajdhani Trains
• Chennai Rajdhani Schedule & Route Map

Route map: Bing / Google

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