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As the time is passing by, India is growing its railway network day by day. Not only that, India now has introduced some semi-high speed trains like Gatimaan Express with a maximum speed of upto 160 km/hr and Spanish Talgo Train with a maximum speed of 180 km/hr. Apart from these trains, there are some Shatabdi Trains in India which are faster than some of the Rajdhani trains, but slower than Gatimaan and Spanish Talgo Train. Also, read our article on top 10 fastest trains in India.
Today, we will tell you about the 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
Top 10 Fastest Rajdhani Express Trains in India
Although the fare of the Rajdhani Express trains is on a higher side, but the comfort and the duration of journey is quite less as compared to other trains on the same routes.
Note : The speed mentioned here is the average speed of each train. However, the maximum speed of these trains may go upto 140 km/hr
1) Mumbai Rajdhani (12951/12951) – 88 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kota → Ratlam → Vadodara → Surat → Mumbai
Distance : 1384 km
Mumbai Rajdhani covers its distance of 1384 km at a speed of 88 km/hr. It is positioned at no.1 in the list of top 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
2) Howrah Rajdhani (12301/12302) – 84 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Allahabad → Mughalsarai → Gaya → Parasnath → Dhanbad → Howrah
Distance : 1447 km
Howrah Rajdhani covers its distance of 1447 km at a speed of 84 km/hr. It is positioned at no.2 in the list of top 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
3) Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani (12423/12424) – 82 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Allahabad → Mughalsarai → Patna → Barauni → Katihar → New Jalpaiguri → Guwahati → Dimapur → Dibrugarh
Distance : 2438 km
Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani covers its distance of 2438 km at a speed of 82 km/hr. It is ranked at no.3 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
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4) Sealdah Rajdhani (12313/12314) – 82 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Mughalsarai → Gaya → Dhanbad → Asansol → Durgapur → Sealdah
Distance : 1454 km
Sealdah Rajdhani covers its distance of 1454 km at a speed of 82 km/hr. It is ranked at no.4 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
5) Jammu Tawi Rajdhani (12425/12426) – 82 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Ludhiana → Pathankot Cantt → Kathua → Jammu Tawi
Distance : 582 km
Jammu Tawi Rajdhani covers its distance of 582 km at a speed of 82 km/hr. It is ranked at no.5 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
6) Lucknow Rajdhani (12429/12430) – 82 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Ghaziabad → Moradabad → Bareilly → Lucknow
Distance : 493 km
Lucknow Rajdhani covers its distance of 493 km at a speed of 82 km/hr. It is positioned at no.6 in the list of top 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
7) August Kranti Rajdhani (12953/12954) – 79 km/hr
Route : Hazrat Nizamuddin → Kota → Ratlam → Vadodara → Surat → Mumbai
Distance : 1377 km
August Kranti Rajdhani covers its distance of 1377 km at a speed of 79 km/hr. It is positioned at no.7 in the list of top 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
8) Howrah Rajdhani (12305/12306) – 76 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Allahabad → Mughalsarai → Patna → Jasidih→ Madhupur → Barddhaman → Howrah
Distance : 1530 km
Howrah Rajdhani covers its distance of 1530 km at a speed of 76 km/hr. It is ranked at no.8 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
9) Ranchi Rajdhani (12453/12454) – 76 km/hr
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Mughalsarai → Daltonganj → Ranchi
Distance : 1341 km
Ranchi Rajdhani covers its distance of 1341 km at a speed of 76 km/hr. It is ranked at no.9 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
10) Bhubaneswar Rajdhani (22823 – 74 km/hr, 22824 – 76 km/hr)
Route : New Delhi → Kanpur → Mughalsarai → Gaya → Bokaro → Tatanagar → Kharagpur → Balasore → Cuttack → Bhubaneswar
Distance : 1800 km
Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani covers its distance of 1800 km at a speed of 74 km/hr (UP) & 76 km/hr (Down). It is ranked at no.10 from the list of top 10 rajdhani express trains in India.
Hope you liked to know about the top 10 fastest rajdhani express trains in India.
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