INDIAN RAILWAYS

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Indian Railways

New Delhi: India has a vast railway network. It is also one of the oldest

railway networks in the world

10 fastest train in India

1. Gatimaan Express2. Bhopal Shatabdi3. Rajdhani Express

4. Sealdah Duronto 5. Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi

6. Howrah Rajdhani7. Howrah Duronto

8. Allahabad Duronto Express9. Sealdah Rajdhani Express

10. Garib Rath

Gatimman Express

Gatimaan Express is a semi-high speed train that will connect New Delhi and Agra with in 20 minutes by Running at top speed of

160 km/hr.

Bhopal Shatabdi

The Bhopal Shatabdi is the fastest train in India with the top speed of

155 km/h on New Delhi-Agra stretch

Rajdhani Express

Mumbai Rajdhani Express is a super fast express train, runs between Mumbai to

Delhi the speed of this train is 91.2 km/h (56.7 mph)

Sealdah Duronto

New Delhi Duronto Express is the Superfast express train of the Duronto Express,runs between Sealdah and

New Delhi.Duronto Express category trains are long-distance non stop trains and Sealdah Duronto Express is

the first Duronto Express by the Indian Railways

Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi

Kanpur New Delhi Shatabdi Express is the second Shatabdi Express Train for Kanpur Central, Lucknow

Swarna Shatabdi Express being the first one. It is called as Kanpur Reverse Shatabdi because of reverse time

table of Lucknow Shatabdi Express.

Howrah Rajdhani

Howrah Rajdhani is an express passenger train in India which connects New Delhi to Howrah,West Bengal. The

Howarh Rajdhani was the first amongst the 22 operational Rajdhani Express trains , thereby becoming the

first fully air-conditioned train in the country. The train is one of the fastest in India with an average speed of 88.21

km/hr.

Howrah Duronto

t is a Rajdhani type train, in which meals are provided as the cost for the same being included in the ticket cost. Jnaneshwari Express was the only Full AC Train that used to run in the past,

but now the Mumbai-Howrah route's full AC train tag goes to this Duronto Express. Being non-stop version of Rajdhani train, it takes least number of intermediate halts for technical purposes like crew change, loco change and also other reasons such as food pick-up, water-

filling, etc. Hence, There are no commercial halts i.e. booking can be done only for Mumbai to Howrah or Howrah to Mumbai. It shares rakes with Pune Howrah Duronto Express, which has

same timetable or run between Manmad Junction and Howrah Junction.

Allahabad Duronto Express

The 12275 Allahabad New Delhi Duronto Express covers the distance of 634 kilometers in 07 hours 25 mins (85.48 km/hr) & in

07 hours 30 mins as 12276 New Delhi Allahabad Duronto Express (84.53 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Sealdah Rajdhani Express

The Sealdah Rajdhani Express connects Sealdah (Kolkata) and Delhi. It is the second fastest train after Sealdah - New Delhi Duronto Express on the Sealdah-Delhi sector. It operates as train

number 12313 from Sealdah (Kolkata) to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12314 in the reverse direction.

Garib Rath

The Garib Rath (literally: "Poor people's chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in Garib Rath The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is around 130Kmph.