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The New Delhi-Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna) Tejas Rajdhani Express is the fastest train of this route (and is the fastest train of India) to cover a distance of 1001 Km in just 11 hours and 30 minutes, while Howrah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is one of the fastest train on this route as it covers this journey in 19 hours and 25 minutes.
New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS [1])) is the primary railway hub for the Indian capital, New Delhi, and an integral part of Indian Railways.Situated in Central Delhi, approximately 2 kilometers north of Connaught Place, the station features 16 platforms with entrances at Paharganj (platform 1) and Ajmeri Gate (platform 16).
The station building was renovated in 2012–13. Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains. Since 1994, it is a purely broad-gauge station, metre-gauge traffic having been shifted to Delhi Sarai Rohilla station. [22] In 1926, New Delhi railway station opened ahead of the inauguration of the New Delhi as city in 1931.
Little River Railroad's Terry Bloom said after 50 years of steam engine train rides, ""It's just a hobby that got way out of hand."
In 1969, the Government of India announced the introduction of a new express train capable of reaching speeds of up to 120 km/h (75 mph) in the railway budget and the first Rajdhani Express was flagged off from New Delhi to Howrah in March 1969. [50] [51] In 1974, Indian Railways endured a 20-day strike.
The Delhi–Noida Direct Flyway or DND Flyway is India's first 8-lane wide, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) long access-controlled expressway in Delhi NCR. [1] It connects Maharani Bagh and Nizamuddin on the western side to Noida (Sector-15A) and Mayur Vihar on the eastern side of the Yamuna river .
The 12415 / 12316 Indore – New Delhi Intercity Superfast Express is a Daily Intercity Superfast Express train service which runs between Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi, the capital city of India. It is also called as the rajdhani express of Indore by railfans .
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction twin-track 121.7-kilometre (75.6 mi)-km long, 160 km per hour high-speed, railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.