Mumbai Rajdhani Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Rajdhani Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi | ||||
| First service | May 17, 1972 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
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| Start | Mumbai Central | ||||
| Stops | 6 | ||||
| End | New Delhi | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,384 km (860 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 15 hours 42 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12951 / 12952 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | 1 Pantry Car Coach attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | LHB rakes | ||||
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| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
91.2 km/h (56.7 mph) average 140 km/h (87 mph) maximum |
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91.2 km/h (56.7 mph) average
The 12951/12952 Mumbai Rajdhani Express is a super fast express train of Rajdhani class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai and Delhi in India.This is the primary Rajdhani of this route. It is the fastest Rajdhani considering average running speed (ARS) of nearly 91 kmph. It was introduced on 17 May 1972 between the then Bombay Central and New Delhi. The train became so popular that prior to the introduction of current reservation facility its reservation chart was prepared just 15 minutes before the scheduled departure of the train. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12951 up from Mumbai Central to New Delhi and as train number 12952 down in the reverse direction.The train has been portrayed in the film 'The Rajdhani Express'
The Mumbai Rajdhani generally has one AC 1st Class coach, five AC 2 tier class coaches, one pantry car, two luggage cum generator coaches & eleven AC 3 tier coaches taking the total up to 20 coaches. Since its inception, the Mumbai Rajdhani ran with 16 coaches. However, the conventional rakes were replaced by Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches for this train in 2004, and the number of coaches was also increased to 19 including the pantry cars. The number of coaches again was increased to 21 by the Western Railways to accommodate more passengers in June 2012. No Extra private coach or party coach is attached in this train.
The 12951/12952 Mumbai Rajdhani Express is the fastest train on the Mumbai - Delhi sector and the fastest Rajdhani train as well as the fastest train (Considering ARS and including halts) in India. Mumbai Rajdhani Express is the first Rajdhani to get Alstom-LHB Coaches in India. It used to run six days a week until September 2000 after which Railways decided to run it daily. In its early days, it used to cover the distance of 1385 kilometres in each direction in 19 hours and 5 minutes. However, after the electrification of the route, the speed of the train improved and as of 2016, it takes 15 hours and 35 minutes when operating as train number 12951 at an average speed of 89 km/h (including halts) while on its return journey as train number 12952 takes 15 hrs 50 mins at an average speed of 88 km/h (including halts) thus making it the fastest train on the Mumbai - Delhi sector. Before the introduction of the LHB coaches, the maximum speed that could be attained with the conventional rakes was 120 kmph.But after introduction of LHB rakes the highest speed could attained is 160 kmph but is restrictred to 135 kmph due to poor conditions of tracks. After their introduction, the LHB coaches enhanced the speed of the Rajdhani to more than 120 kmph and even touching 135+ kmph at times. The highest attained speed is 140 kmph between New Delhi and Mumbai Central. Recently Vasai-Vadodara-Godhra Section top speed is enhanced from 120kmph to 130kmph. Hence, Mumbai Rajdhani's time reduced from 16 hours to 15 hr 35 minutes while it continues to be the fastest train in India (including halts) with average speed of 91 km/ph.It is the first train (along with 12953/54 August Kranti Rajdhani Express as both have Rake Sharing) to be experimented with HOG (Head On Generation) which powers the train directly from locomotive instead of an EOG or generator van.
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