Taj Express
| Overview | |||||
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| First service | 1964 between New Delhi & Agra |
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| Route | |||||
| Start | Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station | ||||
| Stops | 9 | ||||
| End | Jhansi Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 403 km (250 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 6 hours 50 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12279 / 12280 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, 2nd Class sitting | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists travelling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the travelling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen- which ran as a high-speed commuter-special train between Pune(ex Poona) and CST Mumbai ( ex VT Bombay)- and provided a quick and comfortable journey between Agra and Delhi. It was a very popular train especially among foreign tourists, before the Bhopal Shatabdi was introduced in 1986. The train was later extended up to Gwalior, then to Jhansi in 2006.
The train numbered 12279 goes from Jhansi Junction to Nizamuddin Railway Station, and train number is 12280 goes from Nizamuddin Railway Station to Jhansi
As the whole route is electrified the train is generally hauled by WAP 7 from Tughlaqabad for its whole journey. But occasionally it is also hauled by WAP 5 from Ghaziabad
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