THIS superfast train completes 56 years, its not Shatabdi, Tejas, Vande Bharat, the name of the train is…

New Delhi: The Rajdhani Explicit, definitely one of many highest rate trains within the Indian Railways network, has performed 56 years since its inception. The inaugural hurry of the first Rajdhani Explicit took build of residing on March 1, 1969, connecting Delhi and Howrah. Even after so many years and a slew of transformational changes within the Indian Railways, the Rajdhani Explicit stays definitely one of basically the most beloved trains of travellers.

All You Need To Know About The First Rajdhani Explicit:

• The main Rajdhani Explicit used to be operated between Delhi and Howrah on 1st March 1969.
• Remark Number 12301 Howrah Junction—New Delhi Rajdhani Explicit departs from Howrah at 4:50 PM and reaches NDLS at 10:05 AM.
• Remark Number 12302 New Delhi-Howrah Junction Rajdhani Explicit departs from New Delhi at 4:50 PM and reaches Howrah at 9:55 AM.
• En route, the educate halts at Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Parasnath, Gaya Junction, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Prayagraj Junction and Kanpur Central railway stations.
• In 2019, the educate turned 50 years.

To stamp the Fiftieth anniversary, the railway passengers of the Kolkata Rajdhani Explicit purchased greetings message vis SMS. Passengers were also welcomed by stamp new linen and disposable napkins with greetings of the 50 Years of the Rajdhani Explicit educate.

The authorities also decrease a undeniable cake to stamp the occasion. The railway workers deployed on the educate were supplied with a undeniable badge to wear. Moreover, greeting messages were displayed on the video wall of the railway location and the destination boards of the educate and were communicated during the Public Tackle Machine at the railway location and within the educate.

The PM Modi-led Cupboard Committee on Financial Affairs (CCEA) had earlier accepted the nationwide transporter’s ambitious mission to permit educate journeys at a whisk of 160 km per hour on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes. The mission required an investment of ₹6,806 crore for the Delhi-Mumbai route and Rs 6,685 crore for the Delhi-Howrah route. It used to be within the beginning projected that the initiative would possibly be performed by the year 2022-23.